Wheatland (CA)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Pirates
Colors: Royal Blue/White
Coach: Andy Fatten
League: Pioneer Valley
Section: Sac-Joaquin
Playoff Division: VI
Playoff Division Rank*: #6

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 6
Returning Defensive Starters: 7
2024 JV Record: 2-8
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Konley Cova 5'10" 185 Senior RB/OLB 4.6
Brayden Zozaya 5'11" 165 Senior WR 4.7
Joseph Franklin 5'11" 210 Junior RB/ILB 5.0

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Experience, Speed, Offensive Explosiveness
Team Weaknesses: Line Depth

RATINGS
2024 Final Power Rating: -10.1
2024 National Rank: #7117
2024 State Rank: #471
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment*: +6.5
2025 Starting Power Rating*: -13
2025 National Rank*: #6021
2025 State Rank*: #387
5-Year Dynasty Rating (Average 2019-2024 Rating): -22.5
5-Year Dynasty National Rank: #10218
2025 Rating vs. 5-Year Dynasty Rating Comparison*: better by 9.5
5-Year Dynasty Record: 16-32 (8-20 in league)
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2024 Rating): -3.5
Dynasty National Rank: #9037
2025 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison*: worse by 9.5
Dynasty Record: 114-121-1 [113-122-1 on the field] (51-61 in league)

HISTORICAL
2024 Overall Record: 9-2
2024 League Record/Finish: 6-1 (1st)
2024 Points For Average: 26.8
2024 Points Against Average: 12.7
2024 Differential: +14.1
2024 Wins: #7338 Bear River (Grass Valley) (27-7), #7480 Oakmont (Roseville) (26-9), #8816 Lincoln (33-27), #9750 Colfax (27-24), #10809 South Tahoe (South Lake Tahoe) (14-8), #11435 Live Oak (41-0), #12174 Center (Antelope) (forfeit win), #12294 Woodland (31-6), #13436 Mira Loma (Sacramento) (49-0)
2024 Losses: #5573 Calaveras (San Andreas) (24-14), #9525 Marysville (22-6)
2024 Opponents W-L: 50-67
Recent League Championships: 2024, 2010 (Butte View)
Winning Streak Entering 2025 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2025 Projected League Finish*: 1st
schedule not yet available; please check back later in the summer to see analysis of schedule including toughest opponents, overall schedule strength, projected W-L record, probability of an undefeated season, etc.




*temporary; not finalized until August 7th






Late transfer? Player name spelled incorrectly? Not too late to change it-- please contact this specific preview's author  (Please do not contact us about recruiting info; we do NOT originate that data, it is compiled from other sources, so we don't control it)