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: #14

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 4
Returning Defensive Starters: 3
2014 JV Record: 4-6
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Dominick Smith 5'7" 140 Junior WR 4.6
Raul Payan 5'7" 200 Junior DL 4.9
Sergio Vazquez 5'11" 190 Senior TE 4.7

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Team Speed/Quickness
Team Weaknesses: Lack Of Varsity Experience

RATINGS
2014 Final Power Rating: -9.8
2014 National Rank: #10137
2014 State Rank: #695
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -8.5
2015 Starting Power Rating: -18.3
2015 National Rank: #11690
2015 State Rank: #801
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2014 Rating): -13.7
Dynasty National Rank: #12075
2015 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 4.6
Dynasty Record: 64-63 (29-34 in league)

HISTORICAL
2014 Overall Record: 8-4
2014 League Record/Finish: 2-3 (4th)
2014 Points For Average: 20.5
2014 Points Against Average: 17.6
2014 Differential: +2.9
2014 Wins: #9390 Estancia (Costa Mesa) (13-9), #12128 Santa Ana (17-14), #13034 Savanna (Anaheim) (21-6), #13045 Costa Mesa (16-13), #13600 Orange (21-17), #13897 Godinez [Hector G.] (Santa Ana) (13-7), #14291 Bolsa Grande (Garden Grove) (38-0), #14352 La Quinta (Westminster) (41-0)
2014 Losses: #2965 Garden Grove (35-14), #7184 El Modena (Orange) (41-20), #7347 Rancho Alamitos (Garden Grove) (48-26), #8486 Los Amigos (Fountain Valley) (21-6)
2014 Opponents W-L: 59-76
Recent League Championships: 2008 (tied for 1st), 2007
Winning Streak Entering 2015 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2015 Schedule: 8/28 vs Sunny Hills (Fullerton), 9/4 vs Costa Mesa, 9/11 vs Orange, 9/17 vs Santa Ana, 10/2 vs Savanna (Anaheim), 10/9 at Garden Grove, 10/16 vs Los Amigos (Fountain Valley), 10/23 vs Rancho Alamitos (Garden Grove), 10/29 at Bolsa Grande (Garden Grove), 11/5 vs La Quinta (Westminster)
Highest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Garden Grove (20.2), Sunny Hills (Fullerton) (11), Rancho Alamitos (Garden Grove) (-5.3)
Lowest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Bolsa Grande (Garden Grove) (-54.6), La Quinta (Westminster) (-38.3), Savanna (Anaheim) (-27.9)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -26.1 (-15.4 overall)
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -15.8
2015 vs. 2014 Schedule Strength Comparison: +10.3
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #837
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #12247
2015 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-5
2015 Projected League Finish: 4th
2015 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%