Santa Monica (CA) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Vikings Colors: Blue/Gold Coach: Travis Clark League: Ocean Section: Southern Playoff Division: Western (IV) Playoff Division Rank: #9 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 6 Returning Defensive Starters: 7 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: no Top Defender Returning: no TOP PLAYERS Sebastian LaRue 5'11" 185 Senior WR/DB 4.40 [USC] Nick Cardiel 5'9" 215 Senior OLB/FB 4.60 Matthew Rusk-Kosa 6'2" 180 Senior FS/WR 4.50 D1 PLAYERS LOST TO GRADUATION Chad Wheeler 6'6" 255 Senior DE [USC] Chris Collins 6'3" 205 Senior LB [Boise State] Dylan Muscat 6'0" 175 Senior CB [Wyoming] STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Lines Team Weaknesses: Inexperience At LB RATINGS 2011 Final Power Rating: 32.2 2011 National Rank: #1444 2011 State Rank: #139 General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -2.5 D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +1 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1 2012 Starting Power Rating: 29.5 2012 National Rank: #1520 2012 State Rank: #141 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): 13.6 Dynasty National Rank: #3733 2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 17.1 Dynasty Record: 55-42-1 (27-16-1 in league) HISTORICAL 2011 Overall Record: 11-2 2011 League Record/Finish: 5-0 (1st) 2011 Points For Average: 28.2 2011 Points Against Average: 15.8 2011 Differential: +12.4 2011 Wins: #523 Culver City (17-14), #1105 Ventura (29-24), #3008 Inglewood (28-15), #3614 Centennial (Compton) (41-16), #4283 Channel Islands (Oxnard) (28-20), #6081 Hawthorne (45-26), #7423 Palisades (Pacific Palisades) (33-15), #7429 Beverly Hills (36-14), #8362 Morningside (Inglewood) (27-7), #9033 Leuzinger (Lawndale) (35-0), #9541 Canyon (Anaheim) (42-0) 2011 Losses: #523 Culver City (37-6), #949 Valencia (17-0) 2011 Opponents W-L: 71-74 Recent League Championships: 2011 Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: none SCHEDULE 2012 Schedule: 8/31 vs Redondo (Redondo Beach), 9/7 at Palisades (Pacific Palisades), 9/13 vs Mater Dei (Santa Ana), 9/21 vs Valencia, 9/28 vs Hart [William S.] (Newhall), 10/5 vs Morningside (Inglewood), 10/12 vs Beverly Hills, 10/19 vs Culver City, 10/26 vs Inglewood, 11/2 vs Hawthorne Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Mater Dei (Santa Ana) (59.7), Hart [William S.] (Newhall) (48.3), Valencia (39.3) Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Palisades (Pacific Palisades) (-6.2), Beverly Hills (0.3), Hawthorne (6) 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 6.8 (19.7 overall) 2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 23.4 2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: +16.6 2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #147 2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1072 2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-4 2012 Projected League Finish: 2nd 2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% |