Crean Lutheran (Irvine, CA) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Saints Colors: Navy/Gold Coach: Brett Mertens League: Academy Section: Southern Playoff Division: East Valley (XIII) Playoff Division Rank: #15 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 5 Returning Defensive Starters: 6 2014 JV Record: 1-8 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: no Top Defender Returning: no TOP PLAYERS Andrew Ryan 6'3" 250 Senior OL/DL Nick Ellwein 5'11" 180 Senior WR/DB Tanner Atkinson 6'1" 225 Junior RB/LB STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Experienced OL/WRs RATINGS 2014 Final Power Rating: -14.9 2014 National Rank: #11126 2014 State Rank: #764 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -4.5 2015 Starting Power Rating: -19.4 2015 National Rank: #11850 2015 State Rank: #813 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2014 Rating): -35.5 Dynasty National Rank: #14501 2015 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 16.1 Dynasty Record: 17-41 (4-16 in league) HISTORICAL 2014 Overall Record: 6-5 2014 League Record/Finish: 2-2 (3rd) 2014 Points For Average: 38.5 2014 Points Against Average: 33.1 2014 Differential: +5.4 2014 Wins: #12870 Calvary Chapel (Downey) (39-7), #13467 Sage Hill (Newport Beach) (77-41), #14196 Fairmont Prep (Anaheim) (60-30), #14461 California Military Institute (Perris) (57-18), #14468 Southlands Christian (Walnut) (49-21), #14495 Lutheran (Chula Vista) (56-14) 2014 Losses: #2667 St. Margaret's (San Juan Capistrano) (49-7), #3664 Arrowhead Christian (Redlands) (42-14), #6079 Saddleback Valley Christian (San Juan Capistrano) (51-19), #8059 Brethren Christian (Huntington Beach) (35-28), #8542 Capistrano Valley Christian (San Juan Capistrano) (56-17) 2014 Opponents W-L: 69-53-1 Winning Streak Entering 2015 Season: 1 Streak List: 9/18/15 California Military Institute (Perris) (50-7) SCHEDULE 2015 Schedule: 8/28 vs Lutheran (Chula Vista), 9/3 vs Saddleback Valley Christian (San Juan Capistrano), 9/10 vs Mission Prep (San Luis Obispo), 9/18 at California Military Institute (Perris), 9/26 Mammoth (Mammoth Lakes), 10/1 vs Capistrano Valley Christian (San Juan Capistrano), 10/8 vs Sage Hill (Newport Beach), 10/16 Flintridge Prep (La Canada), 10/29 vs St. Margaret's (San Juan Capistrano), 11/5 vs Brethren Christian (Huntington Beach) Highest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: St. Margaret's (San Juan Capistrano) (28.1), Saddleback Valley Christian (San Juan Capistrano) (10.3), Mission Prep (San Luis Obispo) (2.5) Lowest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Lutheran (Chula Vista) (-41.2), Mammoth (Mammoth Lakes) (-40.9), Sage Hill (Newport Beach) (-40.6) 2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -24.7 (-15.8 overall) 2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -14.6 2015 vs. 2014 Schedule Strength Comparison: +10.1 2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #818 2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #12030 2015 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-5 2015 Projected League Finish: 3rd 2015 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% |