| Crean Lutheran (Irvine, CA) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Saints Colors: Navy/Gold Coach: Matt Bowman League: Academy (moving from Freelance) Section: Southern Playoff Division: 11 Playoff Division Rank: #14 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 5 Returning Defensive Starters: 7 2016 JV Record: 3-6 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: no Top Defender Returning: no TOP PLAYERS Patrick McNerney 6'3" 205 Senior WR/DE Anthony Cooper 6'0" 175 Senior ILB/RB Ryan O'Keefe 6'2" 170 Senior S/WR STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Skill Positions, Experienced LBs, DL Size Team Weaknesses: OL Inexperience RATINGS 2016 Final Power Rating: 3.3 2016 National Rank: #6613 2016 State Rank: #478 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -17.3 2017 Starting Power Rating: 1.8 2017 National Rank: #6922 2017 State Rank: #472 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): -24.8 Dynasty National Rank: #13711 2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 26.6 Dynasty Record: 33-48 (6-17 in league) HISTORICAL 2016 Overall Record: 7-3 2016 League Record/Finish: 2016 Points For Average: 33.9 2016 Points Against Average: 18 2016 Differential: +15.9 2016 Wins: #9007 Maranatha (Pasadena) (28-3), #10145 Saddleback Valley Christian (San Juan Capistrano) (41-24), #10791 Calvary Chapel (Santa Ana) (35-14), #11937 St. Monica (Santa Monica) (41-0), #12461 Savanna (Anaheim) (56-21), #13931 Capistrano Valley Christian (San Juan Capistrano) (46-6), #13986 Bolsa Grande (Garden Grove) (57-0) 2016 Losses: #2043 Aquinas (San Bernardino) (35-7), #2417 Brethren Christian (Huntington Beach) (28-21), #2775 St. Margaret's (San Juan Capistrano) (49-7) 2016 Opponents W-L: 52-54-1 Recent League Championships: 2015 (tied for 1st) Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none SCHEDULE 2017 Schedule: 8/26 vs Calvary Chapel (Santa Ana), 9/1 vs St. Anthony (Long Beach), 9/7 vs Aquinas (San Bernardino), 9/14 vs Beckman [Arnold O.] (Irvine), 9/22 at St. Pius X-St. Matthias Academy (Downey), 9/29 vs Grace Brethren (Simi Valley), 10/6 vs St. Monica (Santa Monica), 10/19 vs Orange Vista (Perris), 10/27 vs St. Margaret's (San Juan Capistrano), 11/2 vs La Canada Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Aquinas (San Bernardino) (44.4), St. Anthony (Long Beach) (38.6), St. Margaret's (San Juan Capistrano) (23.6) Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Calvary Chapel (Santa Ana) (-18.7), St. Monica (Santa Monica) (-16.5), La Canada (-8.5) 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -7.4 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 8.1 2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: +15.5 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #337 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #4804 2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-5 2017 Projected League Finish: 2nd 2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% |