California (Coal Center, PA) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Trojans Colors: Maroon/Gold Coach: Darrin Dillow League: WPIAL 1A Tri-County South Playoff Division: A Playoff Division Rank: #8 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 3 Returning Defensive Starters: 2 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Jelani Stafford 6'3" 265 Senior RB/DL 4.8 Clayton Watson 6'1" 250 Senior C/DL 4.9 Cochise Ryan 5'11" 175 Junior RB/DB 4.5 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: RB Talent/Depth, Experience, Line Size/Strength Team Weaknesses: Must Replace Many Seniors RATINGS 2017 Final Power Rating: 16.9 2017 National Rank: #3343 2017 State Rank: #125 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -5.5 2018 Starting Power Rating: -4.1 2018 National Rank: #4310 2018 State Rank: #161 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): 0.3 Dynasty National Rank: #9206 2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 4.4 Dynasty Record: 77-74 (60-49 in league) HISTORICAL 2017 Overall Record: 12-1 2017 League Record/Finish: 7-0 (1st) 2017 Points For Average: 50.5 2017 Points Against Average: 10 2017 Differential: +40.5 2017 Wins: #3655 Imani Christian Academy (Pittsburgh) (41-26), #5395 Rochester (38-6), #7232 Carmichaels (42-7), #7795 Union Area (New Castle) (43-19), #8425 Fort Cherry (McDonald) (49-0), #9009 West Greene (Waynesburg) (42-0), #10023 Bishop Canevin (Pittsburgh) (51-7), #11464 Monessen (53-0), #12124 Jefferson-Morgan (Jefferson) (57-8), #12329 Brownsville (67-6), #12565 Mapletown (Greensboro) (63-8), #13710 Avella (86-13) 2017 Losses: #3655 Imani Christian Academy (Pittsburgh) (30-24) 2017 Opponents W-L: 74-70 Recent League Championships: 2017, 2006 (tied for 1st; WPIAL A 4) Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: none SCHEDULE 2018 Schedule: 8/24 Bethlehem Center (Fredericktown), 8/31 Monessen, 9/7 at Avella, 9/14 Laurel (New Castle), 9/21 Washington, 9/28 at Jefferson-Morgan (Jefferson), 10/5 West Greene (Waynesburg), 10/12 at Bentworth (Bentleyville), 10/19 at Chartiers-Houston (Houston), 10/26 Mapletown (Greensboro) Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Washington (15.4), Bethlehem Center (Fredericktown) (-8.6), West Greene (Waynesburg) (-13) Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Avella (-58.7), Chartiers-Houston (Houston) (-57.7), Mapletown (Greensboro) (-45.4) 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -10.8 (-4.9 overall) 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -29.7 2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -18.9 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #461 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #11260 2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 9-1 2018 Projected League Finish: 1st 2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 4% |