Piedmont (CA) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Highlanders Colors: Purple/White Coach: James Holan League: West Alameda County - Foothill Section: North Coast Playoff Division: 4 Playoff Division Rank: #4 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 4 Returning Defensive Starters: 3 2016 JV Record: 9-1 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Cole Kingston 5'11" 175 Senior WR/DB Lane Bentley 6'1" 255 Senior OL/DL K.K. Smith 6'0" 180 Junior WR/DB STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Disciplined Team Weaknesses: Inexperience RATINGS 2016 Final Power Rating: 13.5 2016 National Rank: #4368 2016 State Rank: #316 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -6.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.8 2017 Starting Power Rating: 7 2017 National Rank: #5692 2017 State Rank: #387 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 1.4 Dynasty National Rank: #7749 2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 5.6 Dynasty Record: 87-67-3 (50-29 in league) HISTORICAL 2016 Overall Record: 8-5 2016 League Record/Finish: 3-2 (3rd) 2016 Points For Average: 32 2016 Points Against Average: 19.5 2016 Differential: +12.5 2016 Wins: #4747 Salesian (Richmond) (28-27), #5699 Kennedy [John F.] (Richmond) (16-8), #6250 Berkeley (35-20), #8769 Castro Valley (35-21), #9620 Justin-Siena (Napa) (48-14), #10403 Lower Lake (53-14), #12807 Tennyson (Hayward) (65-0), #12926 Balboa (San Francisco) (63-0) 2016 Losses: #567 Bishop O'Dowd (Oakland) (37-19), #731 Cardinal Newman (Santa Rosa) (54-8), #3116 San Leandro (14-12), #3631 Encinal (Alameda) (20-13), #5439 Moreau Catholic (Hayward) (24-21) 2016 Opponents W-L: 89-63 Recent League Championships: 2015 (West Alameda County - Shoreline), 2014 (West Alameda County - Shoreline), 2005 (tied for 1st; Bay Shore), 2003 (tied for 1st; Bay Shore) Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none SCHEDULE 2017 Schedule: 8/25 at Justin-Siena (Napa), 9/1 vs Healdsburg, 9/8 Menlo (Atherton), 9/15 Salesian (Richmond), 9/22 Encinal (Alameda), 10/6 at Bishop O'Dowd (Oakland), 10/13 Berkeley, 10/20 Castro Valley, 10/27 vs San Leandro, 11/2 vs Tennyson (Hayward) Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Bishop O'Dowd (Oakland) (51.6), Encinal (Alameda) (17.3), San Leandro (16.5) Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Tennyson (Hayward) (-31.4), Healdsburg (-31.2), Justin-Siena (Napa) (-15.1) 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 1.4 (8.2 overall) 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 2.4 2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: +1 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #453 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #6633 2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-4 2017 Projected League Finish: 3rd 2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% |