La Canada (CA)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Spartans Colors: Maroon/Gold Coach: James Sims League: Rio Hondo Section: Southern Playoff Division: Mid-Valley (XI) Playoff Division Rank: #20 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 7 Returning Defensive Starters: 5 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Grant Owen 6'0" 180 Senior FS/WR 4.65 Andrew Paynter 5'8" 170 Senior RB/OLB 4.60 Tanner Massimino 6'3" 235 Senior DE/OL 4.95 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Experience On Offense, Secondary Team Weaknesses: Inexperience At LB RATINGS 2011 Final Power Rating: -10.1 2011 National Rank: #10383 2011 State Rank: #767 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +5.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1 2012 Starting Power Rating: -4.6 2012 National Rank: #9097 2012 State Rank: #666 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): -4.2 Dynasty National Rank: #9619 2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 0.4 Dynasty Record: 41-51-4 (22-20-3 in league) HISTORICAL 2011 Overall Record: 3-7 2011 League Record/Finish: 2-3 (4th) 2011 Points For Average: 16.8 2011 Points Against Average: 27.9 2011 Differential: -11.1 2011 Wins: #11662 Temple City (44-27), #11856 Glendale (16-14), #14055 Blair (Pasadena) (28-0) 2011 Losses: #1641 Monrovia (47-2), #5064 Maranatha (Pasadena) (41-10), #5435 Crescenta Valley (La Crescenta) (35-14), #5632 Arroyo (El Monte) (23-21), #6424 San Marino (37-13), #7160 Alhambra (34-14), #7525 South Pasadena (21-6) 2011 Opponents W-L: 61-50 Recent League Championships: 2004 (tied for 1st) Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: none SCHEDULE 2012 Schedule: 8/30 Alhambra, 9/7 Glendale, 9/14 vs Crescenta Valley (La Crescenta), 9/21 Eagle Rock (Los Angeles), 9/28 at Arroyo (El Monte), 10/5 San Marino, 10/12 at Monrovia, 10/19 South Pasadena, 10/26 at Temple City, 11/2 vs Blair (Pasadena) Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Monrovia (29.5), Alhambra (14.4), Arroyo (El Monte) (7.3) Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Blair (Pasadena) (-42.3), Glendale (-26.4), Eagle Rock (Los Angeles) (-12.3) 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 0 2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -2.3 2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: -2.3 2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #686 2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #8385 2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 4-6 2012 Projected League Finish: 4th 2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%