GENERAL
Nickname: Gaels
Colors: Royal Blue/Orange
Coach: Kenny Sanchez
League: 4A Sunset - Southwest
Playoff Division: 4A
Playoff Division Rank: #1
RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 4
Returning Defensive Starters: 4
2016 JV Record: 7-2
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: yes
TOP PLAYERS
Palaie Gaoteote 6'2" 225 Senior LB
Dorian Thompson-Robinson 6'2" 200 Senior QB
Brevin Jordan 6'3" 245 Senior TE
ADDITIONAL D1 PROSPECTS
Falcon Kaumatule 6-8 220 Junior WR
Greg Oliver 5-9 150 Junior CB
Jacob Isaia 6'3" 280 Senior OG
Adam Plant 6'3" 225 Senior WDE
Kirby Bennett 5'10" 210 Senior RB
Jalen Nailor 5'11" 170 Senior WR
Noah Lopez 5'10" 165 Senior CB
Cedric Tillman 6'2" 190 Senior WR
Jojuan Claiborne 5'11" 160 Senior CB
Jeffrey Ulofoshio 6'2" 230 Senior OLB
COLLEGE PROSPECTS LOST TO GRADUATION
Tate Martell 5'10.5" 205 Senior QB
Haskell Garrett 6'2" 285 Senior DT
Tyjon Lindsey 5'9" 160 Senior WR
Damuzhea Bolden 6'2" 190 Senior S
Alex Perry 5'11" 175 Senior CB
Malik Hausman 5'11" 165 Senior CB
Austin Arnold 5'9" 175 Senior WR
Biaggio Ali-Walsh 5'10" 185 Senior APB
Farrell Hester 6'0" 235 Senior ILB
Greg Francis 6'2" 175 Senior S
Sione Lasike 6'0" 280 Senior OC
STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Speed, Size, DL Height
Team Weaknesses: OL Inexperience, Must Fill Spots Of 3 Graduated D1 Secondary Players
RATINGS
2016 Final Power Rating: 86.8
2016 National Rank: #1
2016 State Rank: #1
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -5.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +12.1
Non-Senior D1 Talent Rating Bonus: +5.7
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -16.3
2017 Starting Power Rating: 99.1
2017 National Rank: #4
2017 State Rank: #1
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 48.6
Dynasty National Rank: #64
2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 50.5
Dynasty Record: 171-20 (81-2 in league)
HISTORICAL
2016 Overall Record: 15-0
2016 League Record/Finish: 6-0 (1st)
2016 Points For Average: 52.9
2016 Points Against Average: 8.7
2016 Differential: +44.2
2016 Wins: #2 St. John Bosco (Bellflower, CA) (35-20), #7 Aquinas [St. Thomas] (Fort Lauderdale, FL) (25-24), #36 Cedar Hill (TX) (44-14), #55 Kahuku (HI) (35-7), #73 Cocoa (FL) (46-10), #78 Liberty (Henderson) (84-8), #391 Arbor View (Las Vegas) (56-17), #1963 Faith Lutheran (Las Vegas) (58-10), #4070 Sierra Vista (Las Vegas) (56-7), #4349 Palo Verde (Las Vegas) (59-0), #5651 Durango (Las Vegas) (56-0), #6478 Bonanza (Las Vegas) (42-0), #7099 Spring Valley (Las Vegas) (69-13), #9252 Desert Oasis (Las Vegas) (71-0), #10029 Clark [Ed W.] (Las Vegas) (58-0)
2016 Losses: none
2016 Opponents W-L: 115-58
Recent National Championships: 2016
Recent State Championships: 2016, 2015 (I), 2014 (I), 2013 (I), 2012 (I), 2011, 2010, 2009, 2007
Recent League Championships: 2016, 2015 (I Sunset - Southwest), 2014 (I Sunset - Southwest), 2013 (I Sunset - Southwest), 2012 (I Sunset - Southwest), 2011 (Sunset - Southwest), 2010 (Sunset - Southwest), 2009 (Sunset - Southwest), 2008 (Sunset - Southwest), 2007 (Sunset - Southwest), 2005 (Sunset Southwest), 2004 (Sunset Southwest), 2003 (Southwest)
Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: 54
Streak List: 10/11/13 Legacy (North Las Vegas) (31-18), 10/18/13 Cimarron-Memorial (Las Vegas) (56-7), 10/24/13 Bonanza (Las Vegas) (79-0), 11/1/13 Centennial (Las Vegas) (49-21), 11/8/13 Desert Oasis (Las Vegas) (69-7), 11/15/13 Spring Valley (Las Vegas) (56-0), 11/22/13 Arbor View (Las Vegas) (52-7), 11/30/13 Palo Verde (Las Vegas) (45-7), 12/7/13 Reed [Edward C.] (Sparks) (48-14), 8/22/14 Brophy College Prep (Phoenix, AZ) (44-0), 8/29/14 Servite (Anaheim, CA) (48-27), 9/5/14 Bingham (South Jordan, UT) (23-20), 9/12/14 Centennial (Corona, CA) (43-42), 9/19/14 Santa Margarita (Rancho Santa Margarita, CA) (41-10), 9/26/14 St. John Bosco (Bellflower, CA) (34-31), 10/2/14 Shadow Ridge (Las Vegas) (56-0), 10/10/14 Durango (Las Vegas) (77-0), 10/17/14 Legacy (North Las Vegas) (70-13), 10/30/14 Palo Verde (Las Vegas) (49-0), 11/7/14 Desert Oasis (Las Vegas) (63-0), 11/14/14 Centennial (Las Vegas) (52-7), 11/21/14 Arbor View (Las Vegas) (56-6), 11/29/14 Liberty (Henderson) (50-0), 12/6/14 Reed [Edward C.] (Sparks) (70-28), 8/29/15 Chandler (AZ) (35-14), 9/4/15 Bingham (South Jordan, UT) (38-20), 9/11/15 Bellevue (WA) (35-7), 9/18/15 Poly (Long Beach, CA) (52-13), 9/25/15 Servite (Anaheim, CA) (38-7), 10/2/15 Shadow Ridge (Las Vegas) (70-7), 10/9/15 Durango (Las Vegas) (69-7), 10/16/15 Legacy (North Las Vegas) (63-7), 10/23/15 Don Bosco Prep (Ramsey, NJ) (30-16), 10/29/15 Palo Verde (Las Vegas) (70-3), 11/6/15 Cimarron-Memorial (Las Vegas) (63-7), 11/13/15 Centennial (Las Vegas) (63-13), 11/20/15 Arbor View (Las Vegas) (28-10), 11/28/15 Reed [Edward C.] (Sparks) (41-13), 12/5/15 Liberty (Henderson) (62-21), 8/27/16 Cedar Hill (TX) (44-14), 9/2/16 Cocoa (FL) (46-10), 9/9/16 St. John Bosco (Bellflower, CA) (35-20), 9/17/16 Kahuku (HI) (35-7), 9/23/16 Bonanza (Las Vegas) (42-0), 9/30/16 Aquinas [St. Thomas] (Fort Lauderdale, FL) (25-24), 10/7/16 Spring Valley (Las Vegas) (69-13), 10/14/16 Clark [Ed W.] (Las Vegas) (58-0), 10/21/16 Desert Oasis (Las Vegas) (71-0), 10/27/16 Durango (Las Vegas) (56-0), 11/4/16 Sierra Vista (Las Vegas) (56-7), 11/10/16 Palo Verde (Las Vegas) (59-0), 11/18/16 Faith Lutheran (Las Vegas) (58-10), 11/26/16 Arbor View (Las Vegas) (56-17), 12/3/16 Liberty (Henderson) (84-8)
SCHEDULE
2017 Schedule: 8/25 DeMatha (Hyattsville, MD), 9/1 at Mater Dei (Santa Ana, CA), 9/8 Central (Miami, FL), 9/16 De La Salle (Concord, CA), 9/23 at Bonanza (Las Vegas), 9/28 Spring Valley (Las Vegas), 10/6 at Clark [Ed W.] (Las Vegas), 10/13 Desert Oasis (Las Vegas), 10/20 at Durango (Las Vegas), 10/26 Sierra Vista (Las Vegas)
Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Mater Dei (Santa Ana, CA) (120.1), De La Salle (Concord, CA) (79.5), DeMatha (Hyattsville, MD) (78.4)
Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Desert Oasis (Las Vegas) (-10.9), Clark [Ed W.] (Las Vegas) (-7.5), Spring Valley (Las Vegas) (-2.1)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 29.1 (37.2 overall)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 34.3
2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: +5.2
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #2
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #297
2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 9-1
2017 Projected League Finish: 1st
2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 1%