Granada Hills (CA) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Highlanders Colors: Black/Green/White Coach: Walter Roby League: West Valley Section: Los Angeles Playoff Division: I Playoff Division Rank: #19 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 3 Returning Defensive Starters: 5 2017 JV Record: 3-7 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Daniel Lopez 6'0" 245 Senior DT/OL Jalen Thompson 6'2" 205 Junior FS/TE Zack Hawkins 5'8" 170 Senior RB/DB STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Athleticism, Physicality Team Weaknesses: Inexperience, Learning-Curve RATINGS 2017 Final Power Rating: -2.7 2017 National Rank: #7543 2017 State Rank: #541 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -5.5 2018 Starting Power Rating: -23.7 2018 National Rank: #8737 2018 State Rank: #617 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): 1.7 Dynasty National Rank: #8853 2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 25.4 Dynasty Record: 63-103 [62-104 on the field] (26-49 in league) HISTORICAL 2017 Overall Record: 6-7 2017 League Record/Finish: 2-3 (4th) 2017 Points For Average: 25.9 2017 Points Against Average: 27 2017 Differential: -1.1 2017 Wins: #1432 Oxnard (forfeit), #6634 Reseda (16-13), #10710 Taft [William Howard] (Woodland Hills) (30-0), #10772 Chavez [Cesar] (San Fernando) (39-20), #11361 Kennedy [John F.] (Granada Hills) (63-21), #12631 Chatsworth (48-0) 2017 Losses: #382 Grace Brethren (Simi Valley) (68-8), #4023 Birmingham (Van Nuys) (38-14), #4669 Palisades (Pacific Palisades) (49-24), #5783 Heritage Christian (Northridge) (30-22), #5909 Huntington Park (34-28), #6200 El Camino Real (Woodland Hills) (41-12), #6532 Cleveland [Grover] (Reseda) (10-7) 2017 Opponents W-L: 84-72 Recent League Championships: 2013 (tied for 1st) Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: none SCHEDULE 2018 Schedule: 8/17 at Oxnard, 8/24 Grace Brethren (Simi Valley), 8/30 at Palisades (Pacific Palisades), 9/7 at Kennedy [John F.] (Granada Hills), 9/14 Heritage Christian (Northridge), 9/28 at Birmingham (Van Nuys), 10/5 at Taft [William Howard] (Woodland Hills), 10/12 El Camino Real (Woodland Hills), 10/19 at Cleveland [Grover] (Reseda), 10/26 Chatsworth Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Grace Brethren (Simi Valley) (38.7), Oxnard (23.8), Birmingham (Van Nuys) (4.1) Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Kennedy [John F.] (Granada Hills) (-43.6), Taft [William Howard] (Woodland Hills) (-43.2), Chatsworth (-36.8) 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 4.7 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -11.4 2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -16.1 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #404 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #5539 2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 4-6 2018 Projected League Finish: 3rd 2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% |