Taft [William Howard] (Woodland Hills, CA)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Toreadors
Colors: Red/Gold/Black
Coach: Matt Kerstetter
League: West Valley
Section: Los Angeles
Playoff Division: I
Playoff Division Rank: #6

D1 PLAYERS LOST TO GRADUATION
Antwaun Woods 6'1" 310 Senior DT 5.18 [USC]
Michael Bercovici 6'2" 205 Senior QB [Arizona State]
Mike Thomas 6'2" 180 Senior WR

RATINGS
2010 Final Power Rating: 34
2010 National Rank: #1169
2010 State Rank: #102
Senior D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -7.8
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.3
2011 Starting Power Rating: 24.9
2011 National Rank: #2014
2011 State Rank: #170
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2010 Rating): 25.6
Dynasty National Rank: #1562
2011 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 0.6
Dynasty Record: 41-20 (22-3 in league)

HISTORICAL
2010 Overall Record: 9-4
2010 League Record/Finish: 5-0 (1st)
2010 Points For Average: 41
2010 Points Against Average: 26.5
2010 Differential: +14.5
2010 Wins: #1373 Dorsey [Susan Miller] (Los Angeles) (34-18), #1581 Notre Dame (Sherman Oaks) (38-35), #2193 Saugus (37-26), #4338 Chatsworth (42-21), #5784 West Adams (Los Angeles) (63-42), #6617 Granada Hills (65-21), #7341 Birmingham (Van Nuys) (56-8), #7369 El Camino Real (Woodland Hills) (38-0), #8790 Cleveland [Grover] (Reseda) (42-7)
2010 Losses: #67 Alemany (Mission Hills) (36-26), #238 Crespi (Encino) (53-47), #654 Carson (40-21), #1373 Dorsey [Susan Miller] (Los Angeles) (37-24)
2010 Opponents W-L: 86-65
Recent League Championships: 2010, 2009 (tied for 1st), 2008, 2005, 2004
Winning Streak Entering 2011 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2011 Schedule: 9/9 Dorsey [Susan Miller] (Los Angeles), 9/16 at Notre Dame (Sherman Oaks), 9/23 at Alta (Sandy, UT), 9/30 vs Saugus, 10/6 Crespi (Encino), 10/14 at El Camino Real (Woodland Hills), 10/21 Birmingham (Van Nuys), 10/28 at Cleveland [Grover] (Reseda), 11/4 at Granada Hills, 11/10 Chatsworth
Highest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Crespi (Encino) (57.6), Notre Dame (Sherman Oaks) (46), Dorsey [Susan Miller] (Los Angeles) (33.1)
Lowest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Cleveland [Grover] (Reseda) (-8.1), Birmingham (Van Nuys) (0.1), El Camino Real (Woodland Hills) (5.7)
2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 19.2 (23.6 overall)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 22.1
2011 vs. 2010 Schedule Strength Comparison: +2.9
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #146
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1303
2011 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-5
2011 Projected League Finish: 1st
2011 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%
Opener: 9/9 Dorsey [Susan Miller] (Los Angeles) [projection: 35-31 loss]



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