Esperanza (Anaheim, CA)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Aztecs
Colors: Cardinal/Gold
Coach: Thomas Storing
League: North Hills (moving from Crestview)
Section: Southern
Playoff Division: 9
Playoff Division Rank: #24

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 1
Returning Defensive Starters: 2
2015 JV Record: 5-5
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Trevor Barkley 6'1" 200 Junior OL/DL 4.99
Nick Lycett 6'3" 185 Junior WR/C 4.85
Steven Ruiz 5'10" 225 Senior OL/DL 5.3

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Returning QB
Team Weaknesses: Young, Inexperience

RATINGS
2015 Final Power Rating: 8.4
2015 National Rank: #5950
2015 State Rank: #426
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -9.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -3.2
2016 Starting Power Rating: -1.1
2016 National Rank: #8096
2016 State Rank: #560
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2015 Rating): 26.5
Dynasty National Rank: #1275
2016 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 27.6
Dynasty Record: 82-63 (33-32 in league)

HISTORICAL
2015 Overall Record: 1-9
2015 League Record/Finish: 0-3 (4th)
2015 Points For Average: 15.6
2015 Points Against Average: 27
2015 Differential: -11.4
2015 Wins: #10056 El Dorado (Placentia) (21-14)
2015 Losses: #723 Villa Park (34-14), #1357 Buena Park (42-35), #1990 Canyon (Anaheim) (26-10), #2692 Foothill (Santa Ana) (31-10), #3882 Yorba Linda (21-7), #3890 Brea Olinda (Brea) (28-21), #3949 El Modena (Orange) (20-7), #9978 Irvine (forfeit), #11130 Bellflower (forfeit)
2015 Opponents W-L: 65-55
Recent League Championships: 2008 (tied for 1st; Sunset), 2007 (tied for 1st; Sunset), 2006 (tied for 1st; Sunset), 2005 (Sunset)
Winning Streak Entering 2016 Season: 1
Streak List: 9/2/16 Irvine (22-15)

SCHEDULE
2016 Schedule: 9/2 at Irvine, 9/8 vs Katella (Anaheim), 9/16 vs Capistrano Valley (Mission Viejo), 9/22 vs Canyon (Anaheim), 9/30 vs Foothill (Santa Ana), 10/6 vs Villa Park, 10/14 at Yorba Linda, 10/21 vs Brea Olinda (Brea), 10/27 vs El Modena (Orange), 11/4 vs El Dorado (Placentia)
Highest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Villa Park (45.9), Canyon (Anaheim) (22.5), El Modena (Orange) (21)
Lowest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Irvine (-13.6), El Dorado (Placentia) (-3), Katella (Anaheim) (1.4)
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 14.8
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 13.4
2016 vs. 2015 Schedule Strength Comparison: -1.4
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #269
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #3691
2016 Projected Regular Season Record: 2-8
2016 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2016 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%