Taft (CA) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Wildcats Colors: Blue/Gold Coach: Brian Durkan League: South Sequoia Section: Central Playoff Division: V Playoff Division Rank: #12 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 6 Returning Defensive Starters: 3 2021 JV Record: 4-3 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: no Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Richard Jennings Senior WR/DB Jayce Moore Senior QB/DB Caleb Kozloski Senior RB/LB STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: OL Returners Team Weaknesses: Defensive Youth RATINGS 2021 Final Power Rating: -16.2 2021 National Rank: #8907 2021 State Rank: #610 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -2.5 2022 Starting Power Rating: -31.5 2022 National Rank: #8722 2022 State Rank: #622 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2021 Rating): 3.9 Dynasty National Rank: #7479 2022 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 35.4 Dynasty Record: 103-91 (48-50 in league) HISTORICAL 2021 Overall Record: 6-5 2021 League Record/Finish: 2-3 (tied for 4th) 2021 Points For Average: 29.8 2021 Points Against Average: 14.7 2021 Differential: +15.1 2021 Wins: #10322 Woodlake (49-13), #11012 Lindsay (26-14), #11427 Arvin (34-14), #13245 McFarland (42-0), #13836 Desert (Edwards AFB) (49-0), #13856 California City (55-0) 2021 Losses: #3133 Wasco (32-14), #6054 Foothill (Bakersfield) (8-6), #8161 Shafter (34-13), #8368 Morro Bay (35-33), #9454 Chavez [Cesar] (Delano) (12-7) 2021 Opponents W-L: 49-63 Recent Section Championships: 2007 (IV) Recent League Championships: 2009 (tied for 1st), 2004 Winning Streak Entering 2022 Season: none SCHEDULE 2022 Schedule: 8/19 Kern Valley (Lake Isabella), 8/26 Foothill (Bakersfield), 9/1 at Tehachapi, 9/9 Arvin, 9/16 Kennedy [Robert F.] (Delano), 9/23 at Shafter, 10/7 McFarland, 10/14 at Chavez [Cesar] (Delano), 10/21 Wasco, 10/28 at Delano Highest-Rated 2022 Regular Season Opponents: Kennedy [Robert F.] (Delano) (-5.8), Wasco (-12.5), Tehachapi (-17.2) Lowest-Rated 2022 Regular Season Opponents: McFarland (-70.9), Arvin (-50.2), Kern Valley (Lake Isabella) (-49.1) 2021 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -23 (-25.4 overall) 2022 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -33.4 2022 vs. 2021 Schedule Strength Comparison: -10.4 2022 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #697 2022 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #10255 2022 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-5 2022 Projected League Finish: 4th 2022 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% |