| Novato (CA) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Hornets Colors: Black/Gold Coach: Joe Simmons League: Marin County Section: North Coast Playoff Division: 4 Playoff Division Rank: #14 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 1 Returning Defensive Starters: 0 2022 JV Record: 7-2 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: no TOP PLAYERS Dominic Scafani 5'9" 140 Junior QB 5.0 Noah Gibbs 5'9" 205 Junior G/DT 5.7 John DeMartini 5'9" 180 Junior HB/ILB 5.1 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Intelligence, Conditioning, Play With Heart Team Weaknesses: Youth, Leadership, Depth/Size RATINGS 2022 Final Power Rating: -33.6 2022 National Rank: #11762 2022 State Rank: #788 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -14.5 2023 Starting Power Rating: -66.7 2023 National Rank: #12743 2023 State Rank: #900 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2022 Rating): -30.5 Dynasty National Rank: #12200 2023 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 36.4 Dynasty Record: 13-31 (6-23 in league) HISTORICAL 2022 Overall Record: 4-6 2022 League Record/Finish: 1-5 (7th) 2022 Points For Average: 17 2022 Points Against Average: 29.3 2022 Differential: -12.3 2022 Wins: #12017 Terra Linda (San Rafael) (14-12), #12212 Arroyo (San Lorenzo) (14-13), #13207 Mission (San Francisco) (32-14), #13766 Healdsburg (49-0) 2022 Losses: #2222 San Marin (Novato) (49-0), #4864 Redwood (Larkspur) (55-0), #7361 Tamalpais (Mill Valley) (41-16), #8898 San Rafael (47-15), #10847 Williams [Archie] (San Anselmo) (35-17), #11516 Napa (27-13) 2022 Opponents W-L: 40-64 Recent Section Championships: 2007 (2A), 2006 (2A), 2005 (2A Redwood Empire) Recent League Championships: 2014 (tied for 1st), 2008, 2007, 2006, 2004 (tied for 1st) Winning Streak Entering 2023 Season: none SCHEDULE 2023 Schedule: 8/26 vs Irvington (Fremont), 9/2 Hayward, 9/8 at Washington (Fremont), 9/16 Napa, 9/22 at Richmond, 10/7 San Rafael, 10/14 vs Elite (Vallejo), 10/20 at Piner (Santa Rosa), 11/4 Williams [Archie] (San Anselmo) Highest-Rated 2023 Regular Season Opponents: Hayward (-28.7), San Rafael (-29.3), Williams [Archie] (San Anselmo) (-39.8) Lowest-Rated 2023 Regular Season Opponents: Richmond (-94.2), Irvington (Fremont) (-64.6), Washington (Fremont) (-57) 2022 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -24.3 2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -45 2023 vs. 2022 Schedule Strength Comparison: -20.7 2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #741 2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #11583 2023 Projected Regular Season Record: 2-7 2023 Projected League Finish: 8th 2023 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% |