| Ceres (CA) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Bulldogs Colors: Red/White Coach: Brett Johnson League: Western Section: Sac-Joaquin Playoff Division: V Playoff Division Rank: #9 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 5 Returning Defensive Starters: 5 2022 JV Record: 7-2-1 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: no Top Defender Returning: no TOP PLAYERS Manny Mendoza Senior WR Reis Smith Junior DB/WR Elias Carrera Junior T STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Depth Team Weaknesses: Some Graduation Losses RATINGS 2022 Final Power Rating: -10.5 2022 National Rank: #7825 2022 State Rank: #477 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -6.5 2023 Starting Power Rating: -33.2 2023 National Rank: #8317 2023 State Rank: #522 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2022 Rating): -23.9 Dynasty National Rank: #11166 2023 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 9.5 Dynasty Record: 16-30 (10-21 in league) HISTORICAL 2022 Overall Record: 8-3 2022 League Record/Finish: 5-2 (tied for 2nd) 2022 Points For Average: 31.3 2022 Points Against Average: 17.6 2022 Differential: +13.7 2022 Wins: #9058 Pacheco (Los Banos) (27-0), #10101 Mountain House (35-33), #10821 West [Merrill F.] (Tracy) (54-21), #11058 Davis [Grace] (Modesto) (36-0), #11618 Central Valley (Ceres) (21-20), #12219 Amador (Sutter Creek) (36-15), #12329 Johansen (Modesto) (40-6), #13139 Beyer [Fred C.] (Modesto) (36-14) 2022 Losses: #3709 Merced (37-15), #7185 Los Banos (29-28), #9443 Lathrop (19-16) 2022 Opponents W-L: 39-67 Recent League Championships: 2004 (tied for 1st; Modesto Metro) Winning Streak Entering 2023 Season: none SCHEDULE 2023 Schedule: 8/18 Hughson, 9/1 Central Valley (Ceres), 9/15 at Lathrop, 9/22 Beyer [Fred C.] (Modesto), 9/29 Johansen (Modesto), 10/6 at Pacheco (Los Banos), 10/13 Los Banos, 10/20 at Mountain House, 10/27 vs Davis [Grace] (Modesto) Highest-Rated 2023 Regular Season Opponents: Hughson (-0.6), Los Banos (-33.3), Lathrop (-40) Lowest-Rated 2023 Regular Season Opponents: Beyer [Fred C.] (Modesto) (-69.1), Central Valley (Ceres) (-55.4), Davis [Grace] (Modesto) (-52.9) 2022 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -25.4 (-21 overall) 2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -42.8 2023 vs. 2022 Schedule Strength Comparison: -17.4 2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #708 2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #11177 2023 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-3 2023 Projected League Finish: 5th 2023 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% |