Salinas (CA) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Cowboys Colors: Purple/Gold Coach: Steven Zenk League: Pacific Coast - Gabilan (moving from Monterey Bay - Gabilan) Section: Central Coast Playoff Division: none RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 4 Returning Defensive Starters: 4 2017 JV Record: 6-3-1 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: no Top Defender Returning: no TOP PLAYERS Sebastian Gomez 6'1" 275 Senior OL/DL 4.71 Carl Richardson 6'4" 200 Junior QB 4.8 Mike Cortez 6'0" 220 Senior RB 4.7 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Play As Team, Offensive Balance, DL Experience Team Weaknesses: Decreased Depth/Speed RATINGS 2017 Final Power Rating: 31.5 2017 National Rank: #1370 2017 State Rank: #125 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -6.5 Season Scaling/Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -2.6 2018 Starting Power Rating: 9.4 2018 National Rank: #2110 2018 State Rank: #177 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): 21.6 Dynasty National Rank: #3088 2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 12.2 Dynasty Record: 88-80-2 [94-74-2 on the field] (50-37-1 in league) HISTORICAL 2017 Overall Record: 11-3 2017 League Record/Finish: 7-0 (1st) 2017 Points For Average: 31.1 2017 Points Against Average: 17.4 2017 Differential: +13.7 2017 Wins: #598 Milpitas (25-18), #2897 Aptos (31-21), #3694 Los Gatos (43-23), #3811 Palma (Salinas) (21-7), #4281 Oak Grove (San Jose) (42-6), #4366 San Benito (Hollister) (42-13), #5349 Seaside (47-21), #5854 Palo Alto (14-7), #7424 Monte Vista Christian (Watsonville) (42-16), #8315 Alvarez [Everett] (Salinas) (21-0), #9802 North Salinas (Salinas) (48-13) 2017 Losses: #598 Milpitas (27-0), #977 Placer (Auburn) (43-42), #2378 Terra Nova (Pacifica) (28-17) 2017 Opponents W-L: 95-70 Recent Section Championships: 2017 (Open I) Recent League Championships: 2017 (Monterey Bay - Gabilan), 2014 (tied for 1st; Monterey Bay - Gabilan) Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: none SCHEDULE 2018 Schedule: 8/24 Carmel, 9/7 Clovis, 9/14 at Milpitas, 9/21 vs Palma (Salinas), 9/28 Alvarez [Everett] (Salinas), 10/5 at Christopher (Gilroy), 10/12 Seaside, 10/19 at Gilroy, 10/26 San Benito (Hollister), 11/2 Aptos Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Milpitas (18.3), Gilroy (12.6), Aptos (9.5) Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Alvarez [Everett] (Salinas) (-24), Seaside (-11.3), Palma (Salinas) (-2.7) 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 12 (21.9 overall) 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 1.7 2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -10.3 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #191 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #2144 2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-3 2018 Projected League Finish: 3rd 2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% |