Garfield [James A.] (Los Angeles, CA)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Bulldogs
Colors: Blue/Crimson
Coach: Lorenzo Hernandez
League: Eastern
Section: Los Angeles
Playoff Division: I
Playoff Division Rank: #10

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 7
Returning Defensive Starters: 8
2016 JV Record: 9-1
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Henry Polanco
Angel Hidalgo Junior
Jalen Lawrence Senior

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Skill Set
Team Weaknesses: DL Depth

RATINGS
2016 Final Power Rating: 10.8
2016 National Rank: #4978
2016 State Rank: #356
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +4.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.2
2017 Starting Power Rating: 15.3
2017 National Rank: #3949
2017 State Rank: #288
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 13.5
Dynasty National Rank: #3933
2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 1.8
Dynasty Record: 103-62 [100-65 on the field] (63-18 in league)

HISTORICAL
2016 Overall Record: 8-4
2016 League Record/Finish: 5-0 (1st)
2016 Points For Average: 30.6
2016 Points Against Average: 32
2016 Differential: -1.4
2016 Wins: #747 Alemany (Mission Hills) (forfeit), #3735 South Gate (forfeit), #5231 San Fernando (35-28), #5746 Harvard-Westlake (Studio City) (38-31), #7692 South East (South Gate) (67-21), #8511 Huntington Park (28-27), #9709 Bell (54-41), #11839 Roosevelt [Theodore] (Los Angeles) (49-3)
2016 Losses: #487 Servite (Anaheim) (55-0), #1061 Dorsey [Susan Miller] (Los Angeles) (49-14), #3521 Crenshaw (Los Angeles) (26-7), #3718 Banning [Phineas] (Wilmington) (39-14)
2016 Opponents W-L: 61-74
Recent Section Championships: 2007 (Invitational)
Recent League Championships: 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012 (tied for 1st), 2011 (tied for 1st), 2010, 2008 (tied for 1st)
Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2017 Schedule: 8/25 at Montebello, 9/1 at Schurr (Montebello), 9/8 Harvard-Westlake (Studio City), 9/15 at Crenshaw (Los Angeles), 9/22 Servite (Anaheim), 10/6 Huntington Park, 10/13 South Gate, 10/20 at South East (South Gate), 10/27 at Roosevelt [Theodore] (Los Angeles), 11/3 Bell
Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Servite (Anaheim) (40.7), Harvard-Westlake (Studio City) (15.8), Crenshaw (Los Angeles) (14.4)
Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Roosevelt [Theodore] (Los Angeles) (-22.1), Bell (-16.6), South East (South Gate) (-2.7)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 10.5 (16.1 overall)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 6.7
2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: -3.8
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #360
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #5258
2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-3
2017 Projected League Finish: 1st
2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%