La Serna (Whittier, CA) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Lancers Colors: Crimson/Gold/White Coach: Margarito Beltran League: Del Rio Section: Southern Playoff Division: Southeast (VII) Playoff Division Rank: #3 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 6 Returning Defensive Starters: 8 2011 JV Record: 6-4 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: no TOP PLAYERS Frankie Palmer 5'9" 155 Junior QB 4.71 John McFarland 6'1.5" 215 Senior TE/OLB 5.23 Isaiah Osorio 6'1.5" 265 Senior OL/DL 5.60 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Secondary, LB, QB Team Weaknesses: Lines RATINGS 2011 Final Power Rating: 26.7 2011 National Rank: #2117 2011 State Rank: #192 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +3.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1 2012 Starting Power Rating: 29 2012 National Rank: #1580 2012 State Rank: #148 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): 12.4 Dynasty National Rank: #4060 2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 17.8 Dynasty Record: 71-37 [70-38 on the field] (27-18 in league) HISTORICAL 2011 Overall Record: 10-4 2011 League Record/Finish: 3-2 (tied for 2nd) 2011 Points For Average: 28.6 2011 Points Against Average: 23.1 2011 Differential: +5.5 2011 Wins: #2178 Muir [John] (Pasadena) (28-3), #3220 Los Altos (Hacienda Heights) (42-38), #3423 Bonita (La Verne) (21-20), #4380 Mayfair (Lakewood) (47-34), #4905 Downey (42-7), #5147 Bonita Vista (Chula Vista) (32-14), #6610 Whittier (35-6), #7283 El Rancho (Pico Rivera) (31-28), #8452 Warren (Downey) (21-7), #11744 Pioneer (Whittier) (60-14) 2011 Losses: #470 West Covina (84-21), #2145 La Mirada (31-0), #3894 Santa Fe (Santa Fe Springs) (23-8), #5487 California (Whittier) (14-13) 2011 Opponents W-L: 83-73-2 Recent League Championships: 2010 Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: none SCHEDULE 2012 Schedule: 8/24 vs Rancho Christian (Temecula), 8/31 at Downey, 9/7 vs Bonita (La Verne), 9/14 at Westlake (Westlake Village), 9/21 vs Norco, 10/5 at Pioneer (Whittier), 10/12 vs Whittier, 10/19 at El Rancho (Pico Rivera), 10/25 vs Santa Fe (Santa Fe Springs), 11/2 at California (Whittier) Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Westlake (Westlake Village) (64.9), Norco (34.1), Bonita (La Verne) (22.7) Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Pioneer (Whittier) (-26.6), El Rancho (Pico Rivera) (2.2), Whittier (10.3) 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 7.9 (16.9 overall) 2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 14.7 2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: +6.8 2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #277 2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #2873 2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-2 2012 Projected League Finish: 1st 2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% |