La Serna (Whittier, CA)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Lancers
Colors: Crimson/Gold/White
Coach: Andy George
League: Del Rio
Section: Southern
Playoff Division: 3
Playoff Division Rank: #10

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 5
Returning Defensive Starters: 6
2015 JV Record: 9-1
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Line Experience, Secondary
Team Weaknesses: LB Inexperience

RATINGS
2015 Final Power Rating: 38.6
2015 National Rank: #949
2015 State Rank: #86
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -2.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.2
2016 Starting Power Rating: 36.1
2016 National Rank: #1113
2016 State Rank: #96
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2015 Rating): 21.2
Dynasty National Rank: #2119
2016 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 14.9
Dynasty Record: 116-47 [115-48 on the field] (46-19 in league)

HISTORICAL
2015 Overall Record: 11-3
2015 League Record/Finish: 5-0 (1st)
2015 Points For Average: 35.8
2015 Points Against Average: 22
2015 Differential: +13.8
2015 Wins: #1197 Eastlake (Chula Vista) (14-13), #1841 St. Francis (La Canada) (24-10), #2532 Lakewood (21-19), #3143 Harvard-Westlake (Studio City) (68-42), #3900 Paramount (49-21), #4452 South Hills (West Covina) (31-8), #6051 Whittier (42-0), #6677 Santa Fe (Santa Fe Springs) (42-13), #7464 Pioneer (Whittier) (43-14), #7884 California (Whittier) (64-33), #9019 El Rancho (Pico Rivera) (48-14)
2015 Losses: #193 La Mirada (45-20), #269 Rancho Cucamonga (59-21), #1744 Mira Costa (Manhattan Beach) (17-14)
2015 Opponents W-L: 87-76
Recent Section Championships: 2013 (Southeast (VII))
Recent League Championships: 2015, 2013, 2012, 2010
Winning Streak Entering 2016 Season: 1
Streak List: 9/2/16 Lakewood (49-19)

SCHEDULE
2016 Schedule: 8/26 at La Costa Canyon (Carlsbad), 9/2 at Lakewood, 9/9 at Mira Costa (Manhattan Beach), 9/16 vs St. Francis (La Canada), 9/23 at Tesoro (Rancho Santa Margarita), 10/7 at Pioneer (Whittier), 10/14 vs Whittier, 10/21 at El Rancho (Pico Rivera), 10/28 at California (Whittier), 11/3 vs Santa Fe (Santa Fe Springs)
Highest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Tesoro (Rancho Santa Margarita) (41.6), Mira Costa (Manhattan Beach) (41.2), La Costa Canyon (Carlsbad) (34.5)
Lowest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Pioneer (Whittier) (-3.8), El Rancho (Pico Rivera) (2.3), California (Whittier) (2.5)
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 13.5 (23.6 overall)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 18.5
2016 vs. 2015 Schedule Strength Comparison: +5
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #178
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #2297
2016 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-2
2016 Projected League Finish: 1st
2016 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 1%