GENERAL
Nickname: Patriots
Colors: Navy/Red/Silver
Coach: Richard Bolin
League: Southwest Yosemite - River
Section: Central
Playoff Division: I
Playoff Division Rank*: #6
RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 6
Returning Defensive Starters: 4
2024 JV Record: 8-1
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no
TOP PLAYERS
Quinn Buckey 6'7" 290 Senior OL
Elmo Whitten 5'10" 165 Senior RB 4.7
Luke Baiamonte 5'9" 175 Senior WR/DB 4.6
RATINGS
2024 Final Power Rating: 33.5
2024 National Rank: #841
2024 State Rank: #73
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment*: -0.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment*: +2.1
Historical Reload/Regression Factor*: +5.6
Season Scaling/Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment*: -4.2
2025 Starting Power Rating*: 20.8
2025 National Rank*: #908
2025 State Rank*: #84
5-Year Dynasty Rating (Average 2019-2024 Rating): 46.9
5-Year Dynasty National Rank: #182
2025 Rating vs. 5-Year Dynasty Rating Comparison*: worse by 26.1
5-Year Dynasty Record: 45-12 (20-1 in league)
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2024 Rating): 42.2
Dynasty National Rank: #262
2025 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison*: worse by 21.4
Dynasty Record: 190-72 [189-73 on the field] (95-15 in league)
HISTORICAL
2024 Overall Record: 7-4
2024 League Record/Finish: 4-0 (1st)
2024 Points For Average: 27.5
2024 Points Against Average: 19
2024 Differential: +8.5
2024 Wins: #693 Frontier (Bakersfield) (25-20), #1894 Centennial (Bakersfield) (38-14), #1921 Highland (Palmdale) (19-14), #2012 Clovis West (Fresno) (38-14), #5930 Independence (Bakersfield) (42-6), #7161 Stockdale (Bakersfield) (49-0), #8314 Garces Memorial (Bakersfield) (51-9)
2024 Losses: #14 Santa Margarita (Rancho Santa Margarita) (42-3), #136 Central (Fresno) (41-14), #136 Central (Fresno) (35-14), #1745 Buchanan (Clovis) (14-10)
2024 Opponents W-L: 75-64
Recent Section/State Championships: 2022, 2022 (Bowl 1-A), 2021, 2015
Recent League Championships: 2024, 2022, 2021 (Southwest Yosemite), 2020 (Southwest Yosemite), 2019 (Southwest Yosemite), 2018 (Southwest Yosemite), 2017 (Southwest Yosemite), 2015 (Southwest Yosemite), 2014 (Southwest Yosemite), 2009 (Southeast Yosemite), 2008 (tied for 1st; Southeast Yosemite), 2004 (Southeast Yosemite)
Winning Streak Entering 2025 Season: none
SCHEDULE
2025 Schedule: 8/29 Clovis West (Fresno), 9/5 Oaks Christian (Westlake Village), 9/11 Buchanan (Clovis), 9/19 Central East (Fresno), 9/26 Independence (Bakersfield), 10/10 Frontier (Bakersfield), 10/17 Centennial (Bakersfield), 10/24 Garces Memorial (Bakersfield), 10/30 Stockdale (Bakersfield)
Highest-Rated 2025 Regular Season Opponents*: Central East (Fresno) (56.1), Oaks Christian (Westlake Village) (53.1), Frontier (Bakersfield) (32)
Lowest-Rated 2025 Regular Season Opponents*: Stockdale (Bakersfield) (-33.8), Garces Memorial (Bakersfield) (-29.4), Independence (Bakersfield) (-16.1)
2024 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 20.1 (27.1 overall)
2025 Regular Season Schedule Strength*: 10.8
2025 vs. 2024 Schedule Strength Comparison*: -9.3
2025 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank*: #90
2025 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank*: #709
2025 Projected Regular Season Record*: 6-3
2025 Projected League Finish*: 2nd
2025 Undefeated Regular Season Probability*: less than 1%
*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)