St. Helena (CA)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Saints Colors: Red/White/Black Coach: Brandon Farrell League: North Central I Section: North Coast Playoff Division: 5 Playoff Division Rank: #10 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 4 Returning Defensive Starters: 7 2016 JV Record: 1-9 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: no TOP PLAYERS Christian Cia Senior QB/S Connor Dotzler Senior OL/DL Casey Walker Senior RB/LB STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Several Defensive Players With Experience Return Team Weaknesses: Size, Offensive Inexperience RATINGS 2016 Final Power Rating: -15.8 2016 National Rank: #10859 2016 State Rank: #763 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -4.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -0.8 2017 Starting Power Rating: -20.3 2017 National Rank: #11510 2017 State Rank: #811 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): -1.7 Dynasty National Rank: #8761 2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 18.6 Dynasty Record: 99-57 (55-24 in league) HISTORICAL 2016 Overall Record: 6-5 2016 League Record/Finish: 4-4 (tied for 5th) 2016 Points For Average: 32.3 2016 Points Against Average: 24 2016 Differential: +8.3 2016 Wins: #10113 Winters (32-24), #10403 Lower Lake (26-6), #12995 Cloverdale (33-0), #13563 Drake [Sir Francis] (San Anselmo) (36-6), #13784 Willits (78-28), #13992 St. Vincent (Petaluma) (55-28) 2016 Losses: #5926 Fort Bragg (44-21), #8264 Kelseyville (27-21), #8466 Middletown (24-0), #10230 Ferndale (27-9), #11687 Clear Lake (Lakeport) (50-44) 2016 Opponents W-L: 54-68 Recent League Championships: 2014 (tied for 1st), 2011, 2010 (North Central I - South), 2006 (North Central I - South) Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none SCHEDULE 2017 Schedule: 9/1 Drake [Sir Francis] (San Anselmo), 9/8 Kelseyville, 9/15 at Cloverdale, 9/22 St. Vincent (Petaluma), 9/29 Lower Lake, 10/6 at Fort Bragg, 10/13 at Winters, 10/20 at Willits, 10/27 Middletown, 11/3 at Clear Lake (Lakeport) Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Fort Bragg (-2.2), Winters (-3.4), Middletown (-7.8) Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Drake [Sir Francis] (San Anselmo) (-51.1), Willits (-39.5), St. Vincent (Petaluma) (-36.6) 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -18.6 (-16.5 overall) 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -19 2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: -0.4 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #898 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #12658 2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 4-6 2017 Projected League Finish: 6th 2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%