Piedmont (CA) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Highlanders Colors: Purple/White Coach: John Trotman League: West Alameda County - Foothill Section: North Coast Playoff Division: 4 Playoff Division Rank: #5 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 7 Returning Defensive Starters: 8 2017 JV Record: 5-5 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: no TOP PLAYERS Jack Evelkrog 6'2" 215 Senior MLB/TE Patrick Selna 6'7" 300 Junior G/DT Will Kalmbach 6'1" 185 Senior CB/WR 4.5 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Leadership, Large Senior Class, Skill Position Depth Team Weaknesses: Line Depth, Learning New Systems On Both Sides Of Ball RATINGS 2017 Final Power Rating: 3.5 2017 National Rank: #6072 2017 State Rank: #449 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +5.5 Season Scaling/Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.6 2018 Starting Power Rating: -6.5 2018 National Rank: #4780 2018 State Rank: #366 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): 5.8 Dynasty National Rank: #7604 2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 12.3 Dynasty Record: 94-72-3 (53-31 in league) HISTORICAL 2017 Overall Record: 7-5 2017 League Record/Finish: 3-2 (3rd) 2017 Points For Average: 26.6 2017 Points Against Average: 24.3 2017 Differential: +2.3 2017 Wins: #6331 Berkeley (20-14), #8776 Lower Lake (24-19), #8858 Castro Valley (20-7), #10130 Tennyson (Hayward) (47-13), #10162 Salesian (Richmond) (55-18), #10370 Justin-Siena (Napa) (41-17), #13043 Healdsburg (57-0) 2017 Losses: #1114 Bishop O'Dowd (Oakland) (54-0), #1492 San Leandro (55-15), #2999 Encinal (Alameda) (28-21), #3653 Menlo (Atherton) (28-7), #4237 Harker (San Jose) (38-12) 2017 Opponents W-L: 72-57 Recent League Championships: 2015 (West Alameda County - Shoreline), 2014 (West Alameda County - Shoreline), 2005 (tied for 1st; Bay Shore), 2003 (tied for 1st; Bay Shore) Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: none SCHEDULE 2018 Schedule: 8/17 Justin-Siena (Napa), 8/24 Rodriguez (Fairfield), 9/1 at Menlo (Atherton), 9/8 at Salesian (Richmond), 9/14 Lincoln [Abraham] (San Francisco), 9/28 San Leandro, 10/5 at Encinal (Alameda), 10/12 Bishop O'Dowd (Oakland), 10/19 at Berkeley, 10/26 at Castro Valley Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Bishop O'Dowd (Oakland) (22.7), San Leandro (12.4), Encinal (Alameda) (-6) Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Castro Valley (-31.2), Salesian (Richmond) (-30.4), Justin-Siena (Napa) (-28) 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 3.5 (5.6 overall) 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -12.4 2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -15.9 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #420 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #5883 2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-3 2018 Projected League Finish: 4th 2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% |