| Taft (CA) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Wildcats Colors: Blue/Gold Coach: George Falgout League: South Sequoia Section: Central Playoff Division: 4 Playoff Division Rank: #18 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 4 Returning Defensive Starters: 5 2017 JV Record: 1-8 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: no Top OL Returning: no Top Defender Returning: no TOP PLAYERS Bryson Ginn 5'10" 230 Senior T/DE 4.9 Jordan Miranda 5'8" 175 Senior RB/ILB 4.8 Austin Massey 5'8" 180 Junior TE/FS 4.8 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Running Game, Defensive Speed, DL Size Team Weaknesses: Passing Game, LB Inexperience RATINGS 2017 Final Power Rating: -24.4 2017 National Rank: #11797 2017 State Rank: #842 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -3 2018 Starting Power Rating: -42.9 2018 National Rank: #12132 2018 State Rank: #864 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): 8.6 Dynasty National Rank: #6768 2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 51.5 Dynasty Record: 91-71 (45-36 in league) HISTORICAL 2017 Overall Record: 2-7 2017 League Record/Finish: 2-4 (5th) 2017 Points For Average: 15.1 2017 Points Against Average: 35.4 2017 Differential: -20.3 2017 Wins: #11971 Arvin (33-30), #13080 Chavez [Cesar] (Delano) (44-35) 2017 Losses: #2711 Bakersfield Christian (Bakersfield) (55-0), #6417 Shafter (28-0), #7034 Porterville (33-6), #8192 Golden Valley (Bakersfield) (55-0), #8590 Kennedy [Robert F.] (Delano) (20-17), #8904 Exeter (42-20), #10425 Wasco (21-16) 2017 Opponents W-L: 43-52 Recent Section Championships: 2007 (IV) Recent League Championships: 2009 (tied for 1st), 2004 Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: none SCHEDULE 2018 Schedule: 8/17 Kern Valley (Lake Isabella), 8/24 California City, 8/31 at Tehachapi, 9/7 Coalinga, 9/14 Kennedy [Robert F.] (Delano), 9/21 at Shafter, 10/5 McFarland, 10/12 at Chavez [Cesar] (Delano), 10/19 Wasco, 10/26 at Arvin Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Tehachapi (-8.4), Shafter (-13), Kennedy [Robert F.] (Delano) (-18) Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Kern Valley (Lake Isabella) (-68.6), Chavez [Cesar] (Delano) (-54.5), Arvin (-44.4) 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -4.2 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -34.2 2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -30 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #868 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #12299 2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 4-6 2018 Projected League Finish: 5th 2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% |