Marquez [Linda Esperanza] (Huntington Park, CA)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Gladiators
Colors: Black/Gold
Coach: Albert Gallegos
League: Central
Section: Los Angeles
Playoff Division: III
Playoff Division Rank: #4

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 6
Returning Defensive Starters: 8
2015 JV Record: 2-8
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Angel Lopez 5'8.5" 160 Senior ATH 4.81
Damian Cortez 5'7.5" 170 Senior ATH 5.1
Fabian Garcia 5'9" 190 Junior LB 5.3

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Lines
Team Weaknesses: DBs

RATINGS
2015 Final Power Rating: -15.2
2015 National Rank: #11109
2015 State Rank: #766
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +2.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -2.4
2016 Starting Power Rating: -12.7
2016 National Rank: #10585
2016 State Rank: #737
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2015 Rating): -30.3
Dynasty National Rank: #14213
2016 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 17.6
Dynasty Record: 17-17 [16-18 on the field] (6-8 in league)

HISTORICAL
2015 Overall Record: 8-4
2015 League Record/Finish: 3-3 (tied for 3rd)
2015 Points For Average: 32.6
2015 Points Against Average: 26
2015 Differential: +6.6
2015 Wins: #9102 Huntington Park (30-29), #10972 Rancho Dominguez (Long Beach) (35-28), #11668 Bernstein [Helen] (Hollywood) (27-14), #12844 Wilson [Woodrow] (Los Angeles) (43-42), #13294 Contreras [Miguel] (Los Angeles) (35-13), #14194 Angelou [Maya] (Los Angeles) (33-32), #14274 Rivera [Diego] (Los Angeles) (52-0), #14474 Roybal [Edward] (Los Angeles) (43-7)
2015 Losses: #7372 Belmont (Los Angeles) (35-14), #8480 Hollywood (Los Angeles) (35-14), #10292 Manual Arts (Los Angeles) (41-30), #12349 Legacy (South Gate) (36-35)
2015 Opponents W-L: 69-69
Winning Streak Entering 2016 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2016 Schedule: 8/26 at Rivera [Diego] (Los Angeles), 9/1 at Bishop Montgomery (Torrance), 9/9 Verdugo Hills (Tujunga), 9/16 vs Beckman [Arnold O.] (Irvine), 9/23 Hollywood (Los Angeles), 10/7 at Bernstein [Helen] (Hollywood), 10/14 at Roybal [Edward] (Los Angeles), 10/21 Contreras [Miguel] (Los Angeles), 10/28 Legacy (South Gate), 11/4 at Belmont (Los Angeles)
Highest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Bishop Montgomery (Torrance) (1.6), Hollywood (Los Angeles) (-2.3), Belmont (Los Angeles) (-4.4)
Lowest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Roybal [Edward] (Los Angeles) (-63.2), Rivera [Diego] (Los Angeles) (-46), Contreras [Miguel] (Los Angeles) (-41)
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -24.1 (-22 overall)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -22.1
2016 vs. 2015 Schedule Strength Comparison: +2
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #958
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #13183
2016 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-4
2016 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2016 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%