Menlo (Atherton, CA)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Knights
Colors: Blue/Gold
Coach: Todd Smith
League: De Anza (moving from Peninsula - Bay)
Section: Central Coast
Playoff Division: none

RATINGS
2022 Final Power Rating: 13.4
2022 National Rank: #3162
2022 State Rank: #202
Roster-Based (Players Back/Lost) Rough Rating Adjustment: -1.7
2023 Starting Power Rating: -5.6
2023 National Rank: #3392
2023 State Rank: #212
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2022 Rating): 6.8
Dynasty National Rank: #4331
2023 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 12.6
Dynasty Record: 30-21 (13-11 in league)

HISTORICAL
2022 Overall Record: 8-6
2022 League Record/Finish: 2-3 (tied for 4th)
2022 Points For Average: 25.1
2022 Points Against Average: 18.7
2022 Differential: +6.4
2022 Wins: #3989 Hollister (42-6), #4316 Live Oak (Morgan Hill) (21-14), #5464 King's Academy (Sunnyvale) (37-20), #5464 King's Academy (Sunnyvale) (31-6), #5689 Burlingame (21-7), #5951 Palo Alto (18-0), #6756 Aragon (San Mateo) (30-10), #12575 North Salinas (Salinas) (47-7)
2022 Losses: #1410 Sacred Heart Prep (Atherton) (34-7), #2222 San Marin (Novato) (29-21), #2867 Amador Valley (Pleasanton) (14-6), #3018 Menlo-Atherton (Atherton) (24-14), #3681 Half Moon Bay (53-42), #4481 Freedom (Oakley) (38-14)
2022 Opponents W-L: 89-71
Recent Section Championships: 2022 (III)
Recent League Championships: 2021 (Peninsula - Ocean), 2020 (Peninsula - Ocean), 2017 (Peninsula - Ocean), 2016 (tied for 1st; Peninsula - Ocean), 2006 (tied for 1st; Peninsula - Ocean)
Winning Streak Entering 2023 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2023 Schedule: 8/26 American Canyon, 9/1 at Carlmont (Belmont), 9/9 Watsonville, 9/16 Menlo-Atherton (Atherton), 9/30 Homestead (Cupertino), 10/6 at Palo Alto, 10/13 Hillsdale (San Mateo), 10/20 at King's Academy (Sunnyvale), 10/27 at Half Moon Bay, 11/3 Sacred Heart Prep (Atherton)
Highest-Rated 2023 Regular Season Opponents: Sacred Heart Prep (Atherton) (9.5), American Canyon (-4.6), Half Moon Bay (-8.1)
Lowest-Rated 2023 Regular Season Opponents: Watsonville (-76.1), Carlmont (Belmont) (-41.8), Homestead (Cupertino) (-40.7)
2022 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 5.3 (5.6 overall)
2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -24.5
2023 vs. 2022 Schedule Strength Comparison: -29.8
2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #379
2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #6752
2023 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-3
2023 Projected League Finish: 1st
2023 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 2%



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