Fairfax (Los Angeles, CA)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Lions Colors: Crimson/Gold/Black Coach: Shane Cox League: Western Section: Los Angeles Playoff Division: I Playoff Division Rank: #16 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 7 Returning Defensive Starters: 8 2016 JV Record: 10-0 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Darryl Carrington 6'1" 220 Senior LB 4.9 Keivon Johnwell 6'3" 190 Senior C/WR 4.6 Andrew Cox 6'0" 180 Junior WR/LB 4.9 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: 4 OL Return, 8 Starters Back On Defense Team Weaknesses: Depth RATINGS 2016 Final Power Rating: 4.6 2016 National Rank: #6332 2016 State Rank: #457 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +2.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -2.1 2017 Starting Power Rating: 7.1 2017 National Rank: #5666 2017 State Rank: #383 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 10.9 Dynasty National Rank: #4688 2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 3.8 Dynasty Record: 90-77-2 [91-76-2 on the field] (39-31 in league) HISTORICAL 2016 Overall Record: 7-5 2016 League Record/Finish: 1-4 (5th) 2016 Points For Average: 28.2 2016 Points Against Average: 21.3 2016 Differential: +6.9 2016 Wins: #9709 Bell (27-26), #9709 Bell (40-28), #10600 University (Los Angeles) (43-14), #10694 Taft [William Howard] (Woodland Hills) (54-15), #10715 West Adams (Los Angeles) (35-12), #11104 Chatsworth (40-15), #11839 Roosevelt [Theodore] (Los Angeles) (42-10) 2016 Losses: #766 Los Angeles (40-0), #3339 Palisades (Pacific Palisades) (27-15), #3500 Westchester (Los Angeles) (27-21), #4802 Venice (Los Angeles) (27-11), #5877 Hamilton [Alexander] (Los Angeles) (14-10) 2016 Opponents W-L: 56-82 Recent Section Championships: 2015 (II), 2010 (II), 2004 (City Invitational Division) Recent League Championships: 2005 (tied for 1st) Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none SCHEDULE 2017 Schedule: 8/25 at Loyola (Los Angeles), 8/31 West Adams (Los Angeles), 9/8 at Crenshaw (Los Angeles), 9/15 Eagle Rock (Los Angeles), 9/28 Bell, 10/6 at University (Los Angeles), 10/13 Palisades (Pacific Palisades), 10/20 Hamilton [Alexander] (Los Angeles), 10/27 at Westchester (Los Angeles), 11/3 Venice (Los Angeles) Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Loyola (Los Angeles) (25.3), Westchester (Los Angeles) (18.9), Venice (Los Angeles) (18.6) Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: University (Los Angeles) (-22.7), West Adams (Los Angeles) (-20.3), Bell (-16.6) 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -3.5 (3.6 overall) 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 4 2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: +7.5 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #423 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #6172 2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-5 2017 Projected League Finish: 4th 2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%