Scotts Valley (CA) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Falcons Colors: Maroon/Gold Coach: Louie Walters League: Mission Trail - Mission Trail (moving from Santa Cruz Coast) Section: Central Coast Playoff Division: none RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 7 Returning Defensive Starters: 6 2016 JV Record: 7-3 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Carson Spence 6'7" 240 Senior LB/TE 4.49 Kyle Rajala 6'2" 200 Junior QB/SS 4.75 Anthony Locoatelli 6'0" 200 Senior HB/ILB 4.79 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: All Linemen Return, Top Junior In League Last Season Returns At LB/TE, QB/SS Is Best Athlete In School History Team Weaknesses: WR Inexperience RATINGS 2016 Final Power Rating: 7.8 2016 National Rank: #5595 2016 State Rank: #400 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +1.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -0.9 2017 Starting Power Rating: 9.3 2017 National Rank: #5204 2017 State Rank: #349 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 5.9 Dynasty National Rank: #6285 2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 3.4 Dynasty Record: 90-59-4 (52-23-4 in league) HISTORICAL 2016 Overall Record: 7-4 2016 League Record/Finish: 4-1 (2nd) 2016 Points For Average: 32.4 2016 Points Against Average: 15.5 2016 Differential: +16.9 2016 Wins: #5439 Eureka (21-7), #6228 Seaside (24-22), #8014 San Lorenzo Valley (Felton) (35-14), #11030 Santa Cruz (55-6), #11520 Watsonville (31-0), #13070 Soquel (53-6), #14371 Harbor (Santa Cruz) (58-0) 2016 Losses: #1732 Aptos (21-14), #2303 Half Moon Bay (49-30), #5231 Carmel (22-21), #7602 Los Altos (24-14) 2016 Opponents W-L: 70-50 Recent League Championships: 2009 (tied for 1st; Santa Cruz Coast), 2008 (Santa Cruz Coast), 2007 (tied for 1st; Santa Cruz Coast), 2006 (tied for 1st; Santa Cruz Coast) Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none SCHEDULE 2017 Schedule: 8/26 at Los Altos, 9/1 Terra Nova (Pacifica), 9/8 Monte Vista Christian (Watsonville), 9/22 at Pacific Grove, 9/29 Carmel, 10/6 King City, 10/13 Nipomo, 10/20 at Soledad, 10/28 at Stevenson [Robert Louis] (Pebble Beach), 11/3 San Lorenzo Valley (Felton) Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Terra Nova (Pacifica) (13.4), Carmel (10.9), Nipomo (8) Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Pacific Grove (-23.9), Stevenson [Robert Louis] (Pebble Beach) (-10.8), Los Altos (-8.4) 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -7.3 (0.6 overall) 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -1.9 2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: +5.4 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #552 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #8044 2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-2 2017 Projected League Finish: 2nd 2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 6% |