Taft (CA)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Wildcats Colors: Blue/Gold Coach: George Falgout League: South Sequoia Section: Central Playoff Division: 5 Playoff Division Rank: #16 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 5 Returning Defensive Starters: 6 2018 JV Record: 8-2 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Bryce Veach 6'2" 220 Sophomore RB/DE 4.8 Jacob Ellis 6'1" 185 Senior WR/OLB 4.8 Chase Gratt 6'3" 230 Sophomore T/DE 4.9 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Line Size, Have Multiple Weapons, Player Buy-In Team Weaknesses: Only Have 11 Seniors RATINGS 2018 Final Power Rating: -28.3 2018 National Rank: #11926 2018 State Rank: #846 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.5 2019 Starting Power Rating: -45.1 2019 National Rank: #12066 2019 State Rank: #858 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2018 Rating): 6.3 Dynasty National Rank: #7254 2019 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 51.4 Dynasty Record: 93-79 (45-42 in league) HISTORICAL 2018 Overall Record: 2-8 2018 League Record/Finish: 0-6 (7th) 2018 Points For Average: 16.5 2018 Points Against Average: 32.5 2018 Differential: -16 2018 Wins: #8471 California City (54-36), #13068 Kern Valley (Lake Isabella) (49-6) 2018 Losses: #2494 Kennedy [Robert F.] (Delano) (35-0), #2506 Shafter (57-0), #5416 Wasco (48-7), #7436 Arvin (43-7), #9588 Tehachapi (34-15), #10356 Chavez [Cesar] (Delano) (19-0), #11603 McFarland (13-12), #11971 Coalinga (34-21) 2018 Opponents W-L: 64-53 Recent Section Championships: 2007 (IV) Recent League Championships: 2009 (tied for 1st), 2004 Winning Streak Entering 2019 Season: none SCHEDULE 2019 Schedule: 8/23 at Kern Valley (Lake Isabella), 8/30 California City, 9/6 at Tehachapi, 9/14 at Cabrillo (Long Beach), 9/20 at Kennedy [Robert F.] (Delano), 9/27 Shafter, 10/11 at McFarland, 10/18 Chavez [Cesar] (Delano), 10/25 at Wasco, 11/1 Arvin Highest-Rated 2019 Regular Season Opponents: Kennedy [Robert F.] (Delano) (0.3), Shafter (-5), Wasco (-8.4) Lowest-Rated 2019 Regular Season Opponents: McFarland (-47.3), Kern Valley (Lake Isabella) (-43.8), Tehachapi (-35) 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -9.4 2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -24.8 2019 vs. 2018 Schedule Strength Comparison: -15.4 2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #637 2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #9220 2019 Projected Regular Season Record: 1-9 2019 Projected League Finish: 6th 2019 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%