| Willows (CA) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Honkers Colors: Purple/Gold Coach: Jim Ward League: Sacramento Valley Section: Northern Playoff Division: III Playoff Division Rank: #1 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 5 Returning Defensive Starters: 7 2011 JV Record: 10-0 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Trevor Candelaria 6'1.5" 270 Senior DE/T 5.01 Jacob Candelaria 6'0" 245 Junior DT/G 4.99 Joey Perry Senior NG STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Lines, Defense, Running Game Team Weaknesses: Inexperience At Skill Positions RATINGS 2011 Final Power Rating: 9.4 2011 National Rank: #5596 2011 State Rank: #451 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -6.7 2012 Starting Power Rating: 1.2 2012 National Rank: #7412 2012 State Rank: #567 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): 2.8 Dynasty National Rank: #7221 2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 5.1 Dynasty Record: 64-42 (30-17 in league) HISTORICAL 2011 Overall Record: 10-3 2011 League Record/Finish: 4-2 (tied for 3rd) 2011 Points For Average: 28.9 2011 Points Against Average: 21.5 2011 Differential: +7.4 2011 Wins: #6375 Durham (21-7), #7286 Pierce (Arbuckle) (29-15), #8965 Live Oak (18-14), #9199 Trinity (Weaverville) (49-21), #9793 Winters (49-28), #9861 Gridley (19-14), #12771 Esparto (42-14), #13605 University Prep (Redding) (53-24), #13875 Colusa (40-19), #14013 Mt. Shasta (42-0) 2011 Losses: #1685 Orland (52-0), #6375 Durham (36-0), #7286 Pierce (Arbuckle) (35-14) 2011 Opponents W-L: 76-64 Recent Section Championships: 2011, 2003 Recent League Championships: 2008, 2005 (tied for 1st; Greater Mountain Valley), 2003 (Greater Mountain Valley) Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: 4 Streak List: 11/4/11 Live Oak (18-14), 11/10/11 Esparto (42-14), 11/18/11 Pierce (Arbuckle) (29-15), 11/23/11 Durham (21-7) SCHEDULE 2012 Schedule: 8/31 at Gridley, 9/7 Winters, 9/14 Orland, 9/21 at Corning, 9/28 Hamilton (Hamilton City), 10/5 at Live Oak, 10/12 at Mt. Shasta, 10/19 Durham, 10/26 at Trinity (Weaverville), 11/2 at Pierce (Arbuckle) Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Orland (20.6), Corning (2.5), Pierce (Arbuckle) (1) Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Mt. Shasta (-31.4), Winters (-13.8), Trinity (Weaverville) (-12.3) 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -11.1 (-6.8 overall) 2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -4.8 2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: +6.3 2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #736 2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #9144 2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-2 2012 Projected League Finish: 1st 2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 3% |