Pacifica (Garden Grove, CA)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Mariners Colors: Blue/Black/White Coach: Vinnie Lopez League: Empire Section: Southern Playoff Division: Southwest (IV) Playoff Division Rank: #23 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 6 Returning Defensive Starters: 7 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Nick Garcia Senior QB Jacob Handley Senior MLB Matt May Senior OL STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Number Of Returners, Size, Speed RATINGS 2014 Final Power Rating: -2 2014 National Rank: #8419 2014 State Rank: #567 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +5.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1 2015 Starting Power Rating: 3.5 2015 National Rank: #6952 2015 State Rank: #488 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2014 Rating): 11.3 Dynasty National Rank: #4529 2015 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 7.8 Dynasty Record: 73-61-1 (40-26 in league) HISTORICAL 2014 Overall Record: 2-8 2014 League Record/Finish: 1-4 (5th) 2014 Points For Average: 14.6 2014 Points Against Average: 20.7 2014 Differential: -6.1 2014 Wins: #9390 Estancia (Costa Mesa) (34-14), #10666 Western (Anaheim) (35-6) 2014 Losses: #2314 Valencia (Placentia) (28-0), #2965 Garden Grove (21-7), #3046 Cypress (37-13), #4326 Tustin (31-0), #5394 Bellflower (10-7), #6339 Kennedy [John F.] (La Palma) (18-14), #6463 Aliso Niguel (Aliso Viejo) (25-22), #7608 Westminster (17-14) 2014 Opponents W-L: 71-40 Recent League Championships: 2007 (tied for 1st), 2006 (tied for 1st), 2005 (Garden Grove), 2004 (Garden Grove) Winning Streak Entering 2015 Season: none SCHEDULE 2015 Schedule: 9/5 vs Bellflower, 9/11 at Estancia (Costa Mesa), 9/18 at Garden Grove, 9/24 vs Aliso Niguel (Aliso Viejo), 10/2 vs Westminster, 10/8 vs Cypress, 10/16 vs Kennedy [John F.] (La Palma), 10/23 vs Tustin, 10/29 at Western (Anaheim), 11/5 at Valencia (Placentia) Highest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Garden Grove (20.2), Valencia (Placentia) (20), Tustin (18.3) Lowest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Western (Anaheim) (-12), Estancia (Costa Mesa) (-10.8), Westminster (-2.8) 2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 9.3 2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 7.6 2015 vs. 2014 Schedule Strength Comparison: -1.7 2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #402 2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #5377 2015 Projected Regular Season Record: 4-6 2015 Projected League Finish: 5th 2015 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%