Santa Margarita (Rancho Santa Margarita, CA) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Eagles Colors: Blue/Gold Coach: Harry Welch League: Trinity Section: Southern Playoff Division: Pac-5 (I) Playoff Division Rank: #1 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 9 Returning Defensive Starters: 6 2011 JV Record: 6-4 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: no Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Johnny Stanton 6'3" 225 Senior QB 4.60 [Nebraska] Connor O'Brien 6'4" 205 Senior FS/WR 4.60 [Washington] Riley Sorenson 6'5" 330 Senior OL 5.40 ADDITIONAL SENIOR D1 PROSPECTS Erik Bunte 6'7" 310 Senior OL [UCLA] Dane Crane 6'3" 295 Senior OL [Washington] River Cracraft 6'2" 205 Senior ATH [Washington State] Nick Begg 6'5" 240 Senior DE [Arizona State] D1 PLAYERS LOST TO GRADUATION Max Tuerk 6'4" 290 Senior OL [USC] Chris Frost 6'4" 240 Senior DB STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Offense Team Weaknesses: Defense RATINGS 2011 Final Power Rating: 69 2011 National Rank: #10 2011 State Rank: #2 General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +7.5 D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +12.1 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -6.3 2012 Starting Power Rating: 82.3 2012 National Rank: #2 2012 State Rank: #1 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): 38.9 Dynasty National Rank: #202 2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 49.7 Dynasty Record: 60-43 (19-25 in league) HISTORICAL 2011 Overall Record: 13-2 2011 League Record/Finish: 3-2 (tied for 2nd) 2011 Points For Average: 36.5 2011 Points Against Average: 18.9 2011 Differential: +17.6 2011 Wins: #20 San Clemente (27-13), #33 Mission Viejo (21-20), #47 Bellarmine (San Jose) (42-37), #93 St. John Bosco (Bellflower) (28-20), #137 Lutheran (Orange) (31-10), #138 Tesoro (Rancho Santa Margarita) (39-7), #144 Poly (Long Beach) (49-16), #482 Trabuco Hills (Mission Viejo) (35-14), #503 Bishop Amat (La Puente) (45-21), #551 Carson (39-21), #1157 Los Alamitos (38-27), #1744 JSerra (San Juan Capistrano) (42-14), #5159 Jordan (Long Beach) (56-0) 2011 Losses: #61 Servite (Anaheim) (43-42), #401 Mater Dei (Santa Ana) (21-14) 2011 Opponents W-L: 114-61 Recent Section/State Championships: 2011, 2011 (Bowl I) Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: 5 Streak List: 11/18/11 Bishop Amat (La Puente) (45-21), 11/25/11 Poly (Long Beach) (49-16), 12/2/11 Mission Viejo (21-20), 12/10/11 San Clemente (27-13), 12/16/11 Bellarmine (San Jose) (42-37) SCHEDULE 2012 Schedule: 8/25 at Brophy College Prep (Phoenix, AZ), 8/31 at Jordan (Long Beach), 9/7 vs Trabuco Hills (Mission Viejo), 9/13 vs Carson, 9/21 vs St. Bonaventure (Ventura), 10/5 vs Servite (Anaheim), 10/12 vs Mater Dei (Santa Ana), 10/19 vs Lutheran (Orange), 10/26 vs JSerra (San Juan Capistrano), 11/2 at St. John Bosco (Bellflower) Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Brophy College Prep (Phoenix, AZ) (64.8), Mater Dei (Santa Ana) (59.7), Servite (Anaheim) (56.8) Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Jordan (Long Beach) (14.6), JSerra (San Juan Capistrano) (23.2), Trabuco Hills (Mission Viejo) (39) 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 37.9 (51.5 overall) 2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 44.9 2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: +7 2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #5 2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #20 2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 10-0 2012 Projected League Finish: 1st 2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 90% |