| Taft (CA) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Wildcats Colors: Blue/Gold Coach: Brian Durkan League: South Sequoia Section: Central Playoff Division: V Playoff Division Rank: #8 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 3 Returning Defensive Starters: 6 2022 JV Record: 6-3 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: no TOP PLAYERS Blaine Neudorf 6'2" 205 Senior QB/DB Cameron Cash 5'10" 185 Senior RB/OLB Brenden Gratt 6'0" 235 Senior OL/DE RATINGS 2022 Final Power Rating: -8.2 2022 National Rank: #7381 2022 State Rank: #451 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -6.5 2023 Starting Power Rating: -33.5 2023 National Rank: #8379 2023 State Rank: #528 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2022 Rating): -16.8 Dynasty National Rank: #9784 2023 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 16.7 Dynasty Record: 20-23 (7-15 in league) HISTORICAL 2022 Overall Record: 8-3 2022 League Record/Finish: 4-1 (tied for 2nd) 2022 Points For Average: 26.5 2022 Points Against Average: 16.1 2022 Differential: +10.4 2022 Wins: #5156 Shafter (29-28), #8644 Wasco (31-20), #10205 South (Bakersfield) (21-13), #10380 Delano (21-0), #11161 Arvin (28-21), #11569 Kern Valley (Lake Isabella) (29-0), #13021 McFarland (47-0), #13361 Foothill (Bakersfield) (48-18) 2022 Losses: #3141 Kennedy [Robert F.] (Delano) (21-0), #5854 Tehachapi (30-20), #6818 Coalinga (26-18) 2022 Opponents W-L: 68-60 Recent Section Championships: 2007 (IV) Recent League Championships: 2009 (tied for 1st), 2004 Winning Streak Entering 2023 Season: none SCHEDULE 2023 Schedule: 8/18 at Kern Valley (Lake Isabella), 8/25 Mission Oak (Tulare), 9/1 Tehachapi, 9/8 at Arvin, 9/15 at Kennedy [Robert F.] (Delano), 9/22 Shafter, 10/5 at McFarland, 10/13 Chavez [Cesar] (Delano), 10/20 at Wasco, 10/26 Delano Highest-Rated 2023 Regular Season Opponents: Kennedy [Robert F.] (Delano) (-4.2), Tehachapi (-12.6), Shafter (-16.8) Lowest-Rated 2023 Regular Season Opponents: McFarland (-68), Kern Valley (Lake Isabella) (-48.4), Delano (-45.4) 2022 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -18.9 (-18.4 overall) 2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -31.5 2023 vs. 2022 Schedule Strength Comparison: -12.6 2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #507 2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #8635 2023 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-5 2023 Projected League Finish: 6th 2023 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% |