| Mira Costa (Manhattan Beach, CA) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Mustangs Colors: Green/Gold Coach: Don Morrow League: Bay Section: Southern Playoff Division: Northern (III) Playoff Division Rank: #9 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 5 Returning Defensive Starters: 5 2012 JV Record: 6-4 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Jahlani Tavai 6'3" 225 Senior TE/DE Joe Anderson 6'6" 300 Senior OL/DL Brandon Mills 6'0" 210 Senior RB/LB STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Work Ethic, Unity, Toughness Team Weaknesses: Speed RATINGS 2012 Final Power Rating: 34.3 2012 National Rank: #1264 2012 State Rank: #116 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -3.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.4 2013 Starting Power Rating: 29.4 2013 National Rank: #1625 2013 State Rank: #129 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2012 Rating): 36 Dynasty National Rank: #623 2013 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 5.2 Dynasty Record: 41-21 (22-3 in league) HISTORICAL 2012 Overall Record: 8-4 2012 League Record/Finish: 4-1 (2nd) 2012 Points For Average: 34.8 2012 Points Against Average: 27.4 2012 Differential: +7.4 2012 Wins: #654 West (Torrance) (62-42), #1143 Newport Harbor (Newport Beach) (26-14), #2892 Redondo (Redondo Beach) (45-38), #4231 Highland (Palmdale) (35-21), #4297 Inglewood (35-13), #6721 South (Torrance) (35-14), #7265 Palos Verdes Peninsula (Rolling Hills Estates) (42-28), #10891 Leuzinger (Lawndale) (49-0) 2012 Losses: #25 Serra [Junipero] (Gardena) (27-20), #155 Palos Verdes (Palos Verdes Estates) (48-13), #383 Loyola (Los Angeles) (35-14), #654 West (Torrance) (49-42) 2012 Opponents W-L: 83-61 Recent Section Championships: 2009 (Western (III)) Recent League Championships: 2010, 2009, 2008, 2005 (tied for 1st), 2003 Winning Streak Entering 2013 Season: none SCHEDULE 2013 Schedule: 8/30 at Notre Dame (Sherman Oaks), 9/13 at Downey, 9/20 South (Torrance), 9/27 vs Loyola (Los Angeles), 10/4 at Newport Harbor (Newport Beach), 10/11 West (Torrance), 10/18 Palos Verdes (Palos Verdes Estates), 10/25 at Palos Verdes Peninsula (Rolling Hills Estates), 11/1 at Leuzinger (Lawndale), 11/8 Redondo (Redondo Beach) Highest-Rated 2013 Regular Season Opponents: Notre Dame (Sherman Oaks) (56.7), Palos Verdes (Palos Verdes Estates) (45.7), Loyola (Los Angeles) (44.2) Lowest-Rated 2013 Regular Season Opponents: Leuzinger (Lawndale) (-28.3), South (Torrance) (-3), Palos Verdes Peninsula (Rolling Hills Estates) (7.4) 2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 21.4 (27.9 overall) 2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 26.7 2013 vs. 2012 Schedule Strength Comparison: +5.3 2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #112 2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #771 2013 Projected Regular Season Record: 4-6 2013 Projected League Finish: 3rd 2013 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% |