Santiago (Garden Grove, CA)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Cavaliers
Colors: Purple/White
Coach: Brandon Croft
League: Garden Grove
Section: Southern
Playoff Division: Southern (XII)
Playoff Division Rank: #24

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 7
Returning Defensive Starters: 3
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Ulysses Cruz 5'4" 205 Senior QB/ILB 4.90
Edgar Vergara 5'6" 140 Senior DB/K 4.82
Carlos Zepeda 5'10" 215 Senior OL/DL 5.24

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Speed
Team Weaknesses: Size, Depth

RATINGS
2013 Final Power Rating: -27.4
2013 National Rank: #13023
2013 State Rank: #917
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -2.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.4
2014 Starting Power Rating: -29.9
2014 National Rank: #13211
2014 State Rank: #950
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2013 Rating): -14
Dynasty National Rank: #12149
2014 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 15.9
Dynasty Record: 56-59 (27-31 in league)

HISTORICAL
2013 Overall Record: 3-7
2013 League Record/Finish: 1-4 (tied for 4th)
2013 Points For Average: 17.3
2013 Points Against Average: 28.3
2013 Differential: -11
2013 Wins: #13498 Savanna (Anaheim) (10-0), #13916 La Quinta (Westminster) (22-13), #14151 Santa Ana (27-19)
2013 Losses: #2161 Garden Grove (49-0), #7360 Los Amigos (Fountain Valley) (47-13), #8725 Costa Mesa (24-6), #10344 Godinez [Hector G.] (Santa Ana) (32-30), #10617 Orange (44-28), #12083 Rancho Alamitos (Garden Grove) (28-19), #13004 Bolsa Grande (Garden Grove) (27-18)
2013 Opponents W-L: 51-58
Recent League Championships: 2008 (tied for 1st), 2007
Winning Streak Entering 2014 Season: 2
Streak List: 8/29/14 Godinez [Hector G.] (Santa Ana) (13-7), 9/5/14 Costa Mesa (16-13)

SCHEDULE
2014 Schedule: 8/29 vs Godinez [Hector G.] (Santa Ana), 9/5 vs Costa Mesa, 9/11 vs Orange, 9/18 vs Santa Ana, 10/4 vs Savanna (Anaheim), 10/10 vs Los Amigos (Fountain Valley), 10/16 vs Rancho Alamitos (Garden Grove), 10/24 vs Bolsa Grande (Garden Grove), 10/31 vs La Quinta (Westminster), 11/6 at Garden Grove
Highest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Garden Grove (19.1), Los Amigos (Fountain Valley) (-0.2), Costa Mesa (-9.8)
Lowest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Santa Ana (-49.6), La Quinta (Westminster) (-31.9), Bolsa Grande (Garden Grove) (-29.7)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -15.3
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -16.4
2014 vs. 2013 Schedule Strength Comparison: -1.1
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #898
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #12058
2014 Projected Regular Season Record: 2-8
2014 Projected League Finish: 5th
2014 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%