Capistrano Valley (Mission Viejo, CA)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Cougars
Colors: Black/Gold
Coach: Ernie Bucher
League: Sea View
Section: Southern
Playoff Division: Southwest (IV)
Playoff Division Rank: #7

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 4
Returning Defensive Starters: 2
2014 JV Record: 4-6
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Mitchell Nickovich 6'2" 180 Senior WR/DB 4.75
Alex Bale 6'1" 265 Senior DL 4.9
Kevin Brown 6'3" 180 Junior QB 5.0

ADDITIONAL SENIOR D1 PROSPECT
Ben Sukut 6'1" 185 Senior ATH

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: DL
Team Weaknesses: Inexperience

RATINGS
2014 Final Power Rating: 38
2014 National Rank: #988
2014 State Rank: #83
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -7.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +1.3
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2015 Starting Power Rating: 31.8
2015 National Rank: #1512
2015 State Rank: #128
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2014 Rating): 17.4
Dynasty National Rank: #2910
2015 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 14.4
Dynasty Record: 58-68-1 [57-69-1 on the field] (19-35-1 in league)

HISTORICAL
2014 Overall Record: 9-4
2014 League Record/Finish: 2-2 (3rd)
2014 Points For Average: 33.8
2014 Points Against Average: 20.8
2014 Differential: +13
2014 Wins: #1188 La Habra (44-42), #2314 Valencia (Placentia) (26-7), #3053 San Juan Hills (San Juan Capistrano) (34-12), #4282 Santa Monica (27-20), #5290 Jordan (Long Beach) (37-7), #6339 Kennedy [John F.] (La Palma) (45-7), #6463 Aliso Niguel (Aliso Viejo) (40-18), #8235 Laguna Hills (51-14), #11203 Marina (Huntington Beach) (48-6)
2014 Losses: #338 Trabuco Hills (Mission Viejo) (21-6), #400 San Clemente (54-27), #400 San Clemente (28-27), #398 El Toro (Lake Forest) (34-28)
2014 Opponents W-L: 79-70
Recent League Championships: 2012 (tied for 1st)
Winning Streak Entering 2015 Season: 1
Streak List: 9/18/15 Castle Park (Chula Vista) (41-21)

SCHEDULE
2015 Schedule: 8/28 Jordan (Long Beach), 9/4 at El Rancho (Pico Rivera), 9/11 at San Juan Hills (San Juan Capistrano), 9/18 Castle Park (Chula Vista), 9/24 vs Kennedy [John F.] (La Palma), 10/2 El Toro (Lake Forest), 10/9 San Clemente, 10/16 Laguna Hills, 10/23 at Trabuco Hills (Mission Viejo), 10/30 at Aliso Niguel (Aliso Viejo)
Highest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: San Clemente (45.7), Trabuco Hills (Mission Viejo) (44.8), El Toro (Lake Forest) (43)
Lowest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Laguna Hills (-2.1), Castle Park (Chula Vista) (3.5), Jordan (Long Beach) (5.7)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 13.5 (26 overall)
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 20.6
2015 vs. 2014 Schedule Strength Comparison: +7.1
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #151
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1810
2015 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-3
2015 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2015 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%