| Menlo (Atherton, CA) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Knights Colors: Blue/Gold Coach: Josh Bowie League: Peninsula - Bay (moving from Peninsula - Ocean) Section: Central Coast Playoff Division: none RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 3 Returning Defensive Starters: 5 2017 JV Record: 8-2 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: no Top Defender Returning: no TOP PLAYERS Aidan Pak 5'10" 170 Senior LB/WR Kevin Alarcon 6'0" 165 Junior QB STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Work-Ethic, Competitiveness, Culture Team Weaknesses: Youth RATINGS 2017 Final Power Rating: 15.2 2017 National Rank: #3653 2017 State Rank: #278 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -8.5 2018 Starting Power Rating: -8.8 2018 National Rank: #5258 2018 State Rank: #388 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): 15.8 Dynasty National Rank: #4581 2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 24.6 Dynasty Record: 109-61 (49-36 in league) HISTORICAL 2017 Overall Record: 8-5 2017 League Record/Finish: 4-1 (1st) 2017 Points For Average: 30.8 2017 Points Against Average: 17 2017 Differential: +13.8 2017 Wins: #4218 Hillsdale (San Mateo) (33-10), #5442 King's Academy (Sunnyvale) (28-0), #6072 Piedmont (28-7), #6235 Scotts Valley (26-21), #7647 Jefferson (Daly City) (35-8), #7881 South San Francisco (48-13), #11206 Woodside (51-6), #11672 Stevenson [Robert Louis] (Pebble Beach) (56-6) 2017 Losses: #1951 East Nicolaus (Nicolaus) (16-9), #2007 Gilroy (38-21), #3811 Palma (Salinas) (29-14), #4437 Sacred Heart Prep (Atherton) (25-24), #7501 Sequoia (Redwood City) (42-27) 2017 Opponents W-L: 80-63 Recent League Championships: 2017 (Peninsula - Ocean), 2016 (tied for 1st; Peninsula - Ocean), 2006 (tied for 1st; Peninsula - Ocean) Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: none SCHEDULE 2018 Schedule: 9/1 Piedmont, 9/7 at Santa Clara, 9/14 at Overfelt (San Jose), 9/28 at Capuchino (San Bruno), 10/5 Half Moon Bay, 10/12 at Menlo-Atherton (Atherton), 10/19 Terra Nova (Pacifica), 10/26 at Aragon (San Mateo), 11/2 at Sacred Heart Prep (Atherton) Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Half Moon Bay (16.8), Aragon (San Mateo) (8.4), Menlo-Atherton (Atherton) (7) Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Santa Clara (-29.7), Capuchino (San Bruno) (-25.5), Overfelt (San Jose) (-23.6) 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 4.1 (8.8 overall) 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -7.4 2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -11.5 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #342 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #4330 2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 4-5 2018 Projected League Finish: 5th 2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% |