| San Lorenzo Valley (Felton, CA) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Cougars Colors: Red/Black Coach: Dave Poetzinger League: Mission Trail - Mission Trail (moving from Santa Cruz Coast) Section: Central Coast Playoff Division: none RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 6 Returning Defensive Starters: 5 2016 JV Record: 7-2-1 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: no TOP PLAYERS Mark Carling 6'1" 215 Senior FB/ILB 4.9 Ben Kanter 5'9" 165 Senior RB/SS 4.75 Daniel Halberstadt 6'0" 225 Senior OL/DL 5.1 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: DB/RB Depth Team Weaknesses: Overall Depth RATINGS 2016 Final Power Rating: -2.3 2016 National Rank: #8036 2016 State Rank: #566 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -3.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -2.1 2017 Starting Power Rating: -5.8 2017 National Rank: #8756 2017 State Rank: #621 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 0 Dynasty National Rank: #8185 2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 5.8 Dynasty Record: 78-63-6 [75-66-6 on the field] (48-28-3 in league) HISTORICAL 2016 Overall Record: 6-4 2016 League Record/Finish: 3-2 (3rd) 2016 Points For Average: 30.9 2016 Points Against Average: 20.5 2016 Differential: +10.4 2016 Wins: #6695 Homestead (Cupertino) (35-34), #9620 Santa Clara (35-27), #11030 Santa Cruz (42-9), #12926 Balboa (San Francisco) (51-6), #13070 Soquel (56-13), #14371 Harbor (Santa Cruz) (46-0) 2016 Losses: #1732 Aptos (38-7), #5582 Scotts Valley (35-14), #5877 King's Academy (Sunnyvale) (36-17), #7716 Capuchino (San Bruno) (7-6) 2016 Opponents W-L: 51-55 Recent League Championships: 2010 (Santa Cruz Coast), 2009 (tied for 1st; Santa Cruz Coast), 2006 (tied for 1st; Santa Cruz Coast), 2005 (Santa Cruz Coast) Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none SCHEDULE 2017 Schedule: 8/26 at Balboa (San Francisco), 9/2 Yerba Buena (San Jose), 9/16 Layton Christian Academy (Layton, UT), 9/23 Fremont (Oakland), 9/30 Pacific Grove, 10/6 at Carmel, 10/13 at King City, 10/21 Stevenson [Robert Louis] (Pebble Beach), 10/28 Soledad, 11/3 at Scotts Valley Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Carmel (10.9), Scotts Valley (9.3), Soledad (3.3) Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Yerba Buena (San Jose) (-53), Balboa (San Francisco) (-38.3), Pacific Grove (-23.9) 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -7.5 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -12 2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: -4.5 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #779 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #11108 2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-4 2017 Projected League Finish: 5th 2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% |