| Highlands (North Highlands, CA) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Scots Colors: Red/White/Blue Coach: Matt Cokley League: Sierra Delta Section: Sac-Joaquin Playoff Division: VII Playoff Division Rank: #12 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 8 Returning Defensive Starters: 8 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: no Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Walter Lewis 5'11" 160 Sophomore QB/DL 4.65 Covon Wheeler 5'10" 185 Senior RB/LB 4.5 Ahmere Choyce 6'0" 190 Senior RB/LB 4.7 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Speed, Athleticism RATINGS 2022 Final Power Rating: -39.3 2022 National Rank: #12390 2022 State Rank: #844 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +7.5 2023 Starting Power Rating: -53.1 2023 National Rank: #11431 2023 State Rank: #769 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2022 Rating): -31.2 Dynasty National Rank: #12286 2023 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 22.1 Dynasty Record: 22-19 (11-9 in league) HISTORICAL 2022 Overall Record: 6-4 2022 League Record/Finish: 3-2 (3rd) 2022 Points For Average: 34.5 2022 Points Against Average: 26.7 2022 Differential: +7.8 2022 Wins: #12958 Vacaville Christian (Vacaville) (57-40), #13546 Golden Sierra (Garden Valley) (35-7), #13565 Lindhurst (Olivehurst) (54-0), #13755 Florin (Sacramento) (37-0), #13842 San Juan (Citrus Heights) (42-6), #14056 Western Sierra (Rocklin) (63-0) 2022 Losses: #8491 Esparto (63-21), #8953 Johnson [Hiram] (Sacramento) (56-28), #10539 Rio Vista (50-0), #12497 Galt (45-8) 2022 Opponents W-L: 35-67 Winning Streak Entering 2023 Season: 1 Streak List: 10/28/22 Vacaville Christian (Vacaville) (57-40) SCHEDULE 2023 Schedule: 8/25 Galt, 8/31 Oakland, 9/8 Johnson [Hiram] (Sacramento), 9/15 Florin (Sacramento), 9/22 at Cordova (Rancho Cordova), 9/29 at Esparto, 10/6 at San Juan (Citrus Heights), 10/13 Golden Sierra (Garden Valley), 10/20 at Rio Vista, 10/27 Vacaville Christian (Vacaville) Highest-Rated 2023 Regular Season Opponents: Rio Vista (-35.4), Esparto (-35.4), Johnson [Hiram] (Sacramento) (-40.2) Lowest-Rated 2023 Regular Season Opponents: San Juan (Citrus Heights) (-84.9), Florin (Sacramento) (-83.6), Golden Sierra (Garden Valley) (-76.5) 2022 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -45.9 2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -63.1 2023 vs. 2022 Schedule Strength Comparison: -17.2 2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #955 2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #13459 2023 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-3 2023 Projected League Finish: 2nd 2023 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% |