Verdugo Hills (Tujunga, CA)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Dons
Colors: Red/Black
Coach: Chad Runnels
League: East Valley
Section: Los Angeles
Playoff Division: II
Playoff Division Rank: #15

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 6
Returning Defensive Starters: 5
2013 JV Record: 0-10
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Carter Otte 6'3" 190 Senior WR/DB 4.80
Gage Van Kempen 5'11" 185 Senior QB 4.80
Scott Beatty 6'4" 270 Junior OL/DL 5.50

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Special Teams, Offense
Team Weaknesses: Depth

RATINGS
2013 Final Power Rating: -13.5
2013 National Rank: #10961
2013 State Rank: #787
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -3.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.4
2014 Starting Power Rating: -17
2014 National Rank: #11552
2014 State Rank: #816
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2013 Rating): -9.5
Dynasty National Rank: #11115
2014 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 7.5
Dynasty Record: 57-60 (39-24 in league)

HISTORICAL
2013 Overall Record: 4-7
2013 League Record/Finish: 4-2 (tied for 2nd)
2013 Points For Average: 36.5
2013 Points Against Average: 54.7
2013 Differential: -18.2
2013 Wins: #8611 Poly (Sun Valley) (48-42), #12308 North Hollywood (62-39), #13232 Chavez [Cesar] (San Fernando) (42-32), #13282 Monroe [James] (North Hills) (34-28)
2013 Losses: #908 Muir [John] (Pasadena) (70-6), #2949 San Fernando (76-44), #3163 Crescenta Valley (La Crescenta) (54-20), #5616 Arleta (64-30), #7095 Sylmar (83-42), #8243 Grant (Van Nuys) (62-40), #10809 Village Christian (Sun Valley) (52-34)
2013 Opponents W-L: 77-50
Recent League Championships: 2012, 2006 (Sunset Six), 2005 (Sunset Six)
Winning Streak Entering 2014 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2014 Schedule: 9/4 vs Crescenta Valley (La Crescenta), 9/12 Marshall [John] (Los Angeles), 9/19 El Camino Real (Woodland Hills), 9/26 Village Christian (Sun Valley), 10/3 Arleta, 10/10 at Poly (Sun Valley), 10/17 Grant (Van Nuys), 10/24 at Chavez [Cesar] (San Fernando), 10/31 North Hollywood, 11/7 at Monroe [James] (North Hills)
Highest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Crescenta Valley (La Crescenta) (28.8), Arleta (16.1), El Camino Real (Woodland Hills) (12.1)
Lowest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Monroe [James] (North Hills) (-27.6), Marshall [John] (Los Angeles) (-27), North Hollywood (-25.2)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -4.3 (1.9 overall)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -6.6
2014 vs. 2013 Schedule Strength Comparison: -2.3
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #715
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #9874
2014 Projected Regular Season Record: 4-6
2014 Projected League Finish: 4th
2014 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%