Lutheran (Orange, CA) GENERAL Nickname: Lancers Colors: Red/White/Gold Coach: Jim Kunau League: Trinity Section: Southern Playoff Division: Pac-5 (I) Playoff Division Rank: #10 CA Bowl Division: South 2 CA Bowl Division Rank: #9 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 4 Returning Defensive Starters: 2 2008 JV Record: 5-5 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Garret Gilliland 6'0" 210 Senior LB/RB Sean McEvilly 6'4" 270 Senior DE/T Bobby Wheatley 6'3" 210 Senior QB STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Unity, Work Ethic, Returning K Team Weaknesses: Replacing Linemen, Replacing Secondary RATINGS 2008 Final Power Rating: 52.8 2008 National Rank: #80 2008 State Rank: #11 Off-Season Rating Adjustment: -5 2009 Starting Power Rating: 47.8 2009 National Rank: #170 2009 State Rank: #27 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2008 Rating): 46.7 Dynasty National Rank: #41 2009 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 1.1 Dynasty Record: 68-10 (25-4 in league) HISTORICAL 2008 Overall Record: 10-3 2008 League Record/Finish: 4-1 (tied for 1st) 2008 Points For Average: 28 2008 Points Against Average: 17.2 2008 Differential: +10.8 2008 Wins: #35 Notre Dame (Sherman Oaks) (24-14), #133 Mater Dei (Santa Ana) (24-21), #266 St. John Bosco (Bellflower) (34-21), #557 Bullard (Fresno) (35-17), #706 North (Riverside) (20-13), #727 Fountain Valley (28-0), #942 Tustin (10-0), #1111 Santa Margarita (Rancho Santa Margarita) (49-24), #2817 JSerra (San Juan Capistrano) (35-3), #3719 Banning (Wilmington) (42-7) 2008 Losses: #23 Tesoro (Rancho Santa Margarita) (42-14), #184 Servite (Anaheim) (14-10), #307 Bishop Amat (La Puente) (47-39) 2008 Opponents W-L: 97-53 Recent Section/State Championships: 2006, 2006 (Bowl II), 2004 (VI) Recent League Championships: 2008 (tied for 1st), 2007 (tied for 1st), 2005 (tied for 1st; Empire), 2004 (Empire), 2003 (Empire) Winning Streak Entering 2009 Season: none SCHEDULE 2009 Schedule: 8/30 at Pickerington Central (Pickerington, OH), 9/18 vs Tustin, 9/25 vs Redlands East Valley (Redlands), 10/2 vs Narbonne (Harbor City), 10/9 at Banning (Wilmington), 10/16 vs Mater Dei (Santa Ana), 10/23 vs JSerra (San Juan Capistrano), 10/30 at St. John Bosco (Bellflower), 11/6 vs Servite (Anaheim), 11/13 vs Santa Margarita (Rancho Santa Margarita) Highest-Rated 2009 Regular Season Opponents: Servite (Anaheim) (56.7), Redlands East Valley (Redlands) (49.3), Narbonne (Harbor City) (48.9) Lowest-Rated 2009 Regular Season Opponents: Banning (Wilmington) (16.5), JSerra (San Juan Capistrano) (27.8), Santa Margarita (Rancho Santa Margarita) (28.2) 2008 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 34.2 (42.2 overall) 2009 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 39.3 2009 vs. 2008 Schedule Strength Comparison: +5.1 2009 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #4 2009 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #13 2009 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-3 2009 Projected League Finish: 3rd 2009 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 1% Opener: 8/30 at Pickerington Central (Pickerington, OH) [projection: 21-17 win] |