Palo Alto (CA) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Vikings Colors: Green/White Coach: David DeGeronimo League: Peninsula - Bay (moving from De Anza) Section: Central Coast Playoff Division: none RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 4 Returning Defensive Starters: 7 2023 JV Record: 8-2 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: no Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Joseph Kessler 6'0" 210 Senior ILB/FB Jeremiah Fung 6'2.5" 200 Senior WR/DB J.J. Stallworth 6'5" 330 Senior OL/NG COLLEGE PROSPECT LOST TO GRADUATION Ikinasio Tupou 6'6" 290 Senior OT ![]() STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Skill Position Depth, Roster Size, Players Won't Have To Go Both Ways Team Weaknesses: Inexperience, Youth RATINGS 2023 Final Power Rating: 9.5 2023 National Rank: #3820 2023 State Rank: #261 General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -3.5 D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -0.7 Season Scaling/Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -3 2024 Starting Power Rating: -8.9 2024 National Rank: #4467 2024 State Rank: #311 5-Year Dynasty Rating (Average 2018-2023 Rating): 8.9 5-Year Dynasty National Rank: #3774 2024 Rating vs. 5-Year Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 17.8 5-Year Dynasty Record: 29-27 (13-14 in league) Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2023 Rating): 25.5 Dynasty National Rank: #1794 2024 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 34.4 Dynasty Record: 159-90-2 (83-41-2 in league) HISTORICAL 2023 Overall Record: 8-6 2023 League Record/Finish: 3-2 (tied for 2nd) 2023 Points For Average: 27.9 2023 Points Against Average: 21.3 2023 Differential: +6.6 2023 Wins: #4892 Mountain View (34-33), #5345 King's Academy (Sunnyvale) (34-28), #6729 Leigh (San Jose) (45-14), #8036 Seaside (55-21), #8209 Fremont (Sunnyvale) (28-10), #8438 Leland (San Jose) (38-20), #9798 Half Moon Bay (61-23), #11313 Homestead (Cupertino) (42-0) 2023 Losses: #332 Los Gatos (42-0), #2348 St. Vincent (Petaluma) (28-26), #2650 Sacred Heart Prep (Atherton) (28-14), #3152 Menlo (Atherton) (14-0), #3249 Menlo-Atherton (Atherton) (21-0), #5251 Hillsdale (San Mateo) (16-13) 2023 Opponents W-L: 94-69 Recent Section/State Championships: 2023 (IV), 2022 (V), 2010 (Open), 2010 (Bowl I), 2007 (Large), 2006 (Open) Recent League Championships: 2012 (De Anza), 2011 (De Anza), 2010 (De Anza), 2009 (De Anza), 2006 (De Anza), 2005 (tied for 1st; De Anza) Winning Streak Entering 2024 Season: none SCHEDULE 2024 Schedule: 8/30 at Mountain View, 9/6 at Oak Grove (San Jose), 9/13 Christopher (Gilroy), 9/19 at Fremont (Sunnyvale), 9/27 at King's Academy (Sunnyvale), 10/11 Sacred Heart Prep (Atherton), 10/18 Wilcox [Adrian] (Santa Clara), 10/25 at Menlo-Atherton (Atherton), 11/2 at Menlo (Atherton), 11/8 Los Gatos Highest-Rated 2024 Regular Season Opponents: Los Gatos (35.1), Sacred Heart Prep (Atherton) (5.7), Wilcox [Adrian] (Santa Clara) (4.7) Lowest-Rated 2024 Regular Season Opponents: Oak Grove (San Jose) (-31.7), Fremont (Sunnyvale) (-22.6), Mountain View (-18.5) 2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 0.4 (1.1 overall) 2024 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -4.1 2024 vs. 2023 Schedule Strength Comparison: -4.5 2024 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #218 2024 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #2751 2024 Projected Regular Season Record: 4-6 2024 Projected League Finish: 6th 2024 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% |