Verbum Dei (Los Angeles, CA) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Eagles Colors: Blue/Gold Coach: James Durk Jr League: Del Rey Section: Southern Playoff Division: Northwest (X) Playoff Division Rank: #24 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 5 Returning Defensive Starters: 5 2011 JV Record: 6-4 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: no Top Defender Returning: no TOP PLAYERS Brandon Williams 6'0" 155 Junior WR/S 4.65 Clifford Sims 6'2.5" 240 Senior DE/OL 5.25 Evan Rambo 6'2" 165 Sophomore WR/SS 4.61 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Athleticism Team Weaknesses: Experience, Depth RATINGS 2011 Final Power Rating: -5 2011 National Rank: #9244 2011 State Rank: #697 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -6.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.2 2012 Starting Power Rating: -11.5 2012 National Rank: #10629 2012 State Rank: #771 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): 4.5 Dynasty National Rank: #6659 2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 16 Dynasty Record: 52-40 [50-42 on the field] (22-14 in league) HISTORICAL 2011 Overall Record: 5-6 2011 League Record/Finish: 2-4 (5th) 2011 Points For Average: 28.6 2011 Points Against Average: 27.6 2011 Differential: +1 2011 Wins: #10137 Valley (Santa Ana) (49-6), #10886 La Salle (Pasadena) (14-13), #13273 Mary Star of the Sea (San Pedro) (43-27), #13699 Animo South Los Angeles (Los Angeles) (41-0), #14055 Blair (Pasadena) (54-14) 2011 Losses: #151 Lompoc (52-14), #2857 Christian (El Cajon) (34-12), #4725 St. Bernard (Playa del Rey) (63-26), #5356 Cantwell-Sacred Heart (Montebello) (34-22), #7986 Bishop Montgomery (Torrance) (21-14), #9390 Bosco Tech [Don] (Rosemead) (40-26) 2011 Opponents W-L: 69-56 Recent Section Championships: 2006 (Mid-Valley (XI)) Recent League Championships: 2009 (tied for 1st; Camino Real), 2008 (tied for 1st; Camino Real), 2005 (Camino Real), 2004 (tied for 1st; Camino Real) Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: none SCHEDULE 2012 Schedule: 8/24 vs Santa Clara (Oxnard), 9/1 at Rancho Dominguez (Long Beach), 9/7 vs View Park (Los Angeles), 9/15 vs Los Angeles, 9/22 at Bosco Tech [Don] (Rosemead), 9/28 vs Mary Star of the Sea (San Pedro), 10/5 at La Salle (Pasadena), 10/13 vs St. Bernard (Playa del Rey), 10/20 vs Cantwell-Sacred Heart (Montebello), 11/2 at Bishop Montgomery (Torrance) Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: St. Bernard (Playa del Rey) (14), Cantwell-Sacred Heart (Montebello) (14), Bishop Montgomery (Torrance) (-0.5) Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Mary Star of the Sea (San Pedro) (-19.1), Los Angeles (-14.2), Santa Clara (Oxnard) (-13.7) 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -9.1 (3.1 overall) 2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -4.3 2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: +4.8 2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #726 2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #8994 2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 3-7 2012 Projected League Finish: 6th 2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% |