East Union (Manteca, CA)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Lancers Colors: Royal Blue/Red/White Coach: Willie Herrera League: Valley Oak Section: Sac-Joaquin Playoff Division: IV Playoff Division Rank: #8 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 5 Returning Defensive Starters: 5 2017 JV Record: 7-3 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: no Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Jojo Esipinosa 6'0" 195 Senior QB/FS Levi Huffman 6'0" 205 Senior RB/OLB Marquise Higgins 6'4" 220 Senior WR/OLB STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Experience Team Weaknesses: Line Size RATINGS 2017 Final Power Rating: 9 2017 National Rank: #4892 2017 State Rank: #374 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +2.5 2018 Starting Power Rating: -4 2018 National Rank: #4299 2018 State Rank: #328 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): -1 Dynasty National Rank: #9601 2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 3 Dynasty Record: 45-105-1 (25-77 in league) HISTORICAL 2017 Overall Record: 7-4 2017 League Record/Finish: 4-3 (4th) 2017 Points For Average: 30.2 2017 Points Against Average: 25.3 2017 Differential: +4.9 2017 Wins: #7653 Lathrop (21-0), #8202 Sierra (Manteca) (41-17), #8511 Kimball [John C.] (Tracy) (20-7), #10156 West [Merrill F.] (Tracy) (41-20), #10385 Ceres (47-14), #10493 Weston Ranch (Stockton) (56-8), #12883 Johansen (Modesto) (48-6) 2017 Losses: #475 Oakdale (42-6), #472 Manteca (46-17), #515 Central Catholic (Modesto) (55-7), #1694 Patterson (63-28) 2017 Opponents W-L: 58-66 Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: none SCHEDULE 2018 Schedule: 8/17 at Downey [Thomas] (Modesto), 8/25 vs Napa, 8/31 Bear Creek (Stockton), 9/7 Vanden (Fairfield), 9/14 Oakdale, 9/21 Kimball [John C.] (Tracy), 9/28 at Central Catholic (Modesto), 10/12 at Sierra (Manteca), 10/19 at Weston Ranch (Stockton), 10/26 Manteca Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Central Catholic (Modesto) (28.2), Manteca (22.7), Oakdale (13.7) Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Kimball [John C.] (Tracy) (-29.7), Sierra (Manteca) (-29), Bear Creek (Stockton) (-23.9) 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 4.3 (12.2 overall) 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -2.3 2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -6.6 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #248 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #3041 2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-5 2018 Projected League Finish: 4th 2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%