Highland (Palmdale, CA)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Bulldogs Colors: Cardinal/Gold Coach: Richard Lear League: Golden Section: Southern Playoff Division: 10 Playoff Division Rank: #17 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 5 Returning Defensive Starters: 6 2017 JV Record: 3-7 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: no Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Darion Dorris 5'11" 200 Senior LB/RB Demani Jamison 6'0" 160 Senior WR/DB Isaiah Creech 6'1" 170 Junior RB/OLB STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Work-Ethic, Senior Leadership RATINGS 2017 Final Power Rating: -1.6 2017 National Rank: #7307 2017 State Rank: #521 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -0.5 2018 Starting Power Rating: -17.6 2018 National Rank: #7309 2018 State Rank: #530 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): 15 Dynasty National Rank: #4805 2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 32.6 Dynasty Record: 72-88-1 [71-89-1 on the field] (59-40 in league) HISTORICAL 2017 Overall Record: 3-7 2017 League Record/Finish: 3-4 (5th) 2017 Points For Average: 19.5 2017 Points Against Average: 27.8 2017 Differential: -8.3 2017 Wins: #9349 Lancaster (33-14), #11458 Eastside (Lancaster) (39-0), #12105 Littlerock (45-20) 2017 Losses: #639 Quartz Hill (42-18), #918 Antelope Valley (Lancaster) (35-7), #2045 Golden Valley (Santa Clarita) (30-0), #2472 Palmdale (47-22), #3947 Canyon (Canyon Country) (35-0), #4472 Knight [William J.] (Palmdale) (24-17), #6042 Thousand Oaks (31-14) 2017 Opponents W-L: 59-57 Recent League Championships: 2011 (tied for 1st) Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: 1 Streak List: 11/3/17 Littlerock (45-20) SCHEDULE 2018 Schedule: 8/17 Golden Valley (Santa Clarita), 8/24 at Barstow, 8/31 St. Bonaventure (Ventura), 9/14 at Eastside (Lancaster), 9/21 Antelope Valley (Lancaster), 9/28 Lancaster, 10/5 at Palmdale, 10/12 at Quartz Hill, 10/19 Knight [William J.] (Palmdale), 10/26 at Littlerock Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Antelope Valley (Lancaster) (36.5), Quartz Hill (13.5), Palmdale (9) Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Eastside (Lancaster) (-51.3), Littlerock (-47.8), Lancaster (-33) 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 13.5 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -8.2 2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -21.7 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #354 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #4570 2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 4-6 2018 Projected League Finish: 5th 2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%