La Costa Canyon (Carlsbad, CA)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Mavericks
Colors: Green/Vegas Gold/Midnight Blue
Coach: Sean Sovacool
League: Avocado
Section: San Diego
Playoff Division: 1
Playoff Division Rank: #16

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 6
Returning Defensive Starters: 4
2016 JV Record: 10-0
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Jake Neufeld 6'2" 185 Senior QB 4.75
Karson Lippert 5'11" 175 Junior RB/DB 4.43
Isaac Scoville 5'11" 185 Senior DB/WR 4.78

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Speed, Athletic/Talented Defensive Front 7
Team Weaknesses: DB Depth/Inexperience, QB Depth

RATINGS
2016 Final Power Rating: 29.1
2016 National Rank: #1778
2016 State Rank: #144
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -2.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1
2017 Starting Power Rating: 26.6
2017 National Rank: #2051
2017 State Rank: #167
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 35.6
Dynasty National Rank: #418
2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 9
Dynasty Record: 110-55 (48-16 in league)

HISTORICAL
2016 Overall Record: 6-6
2016 League Record/Finish: 3-3 (tied for 4th)
2016 Points For Average: 23.6
2016 Points Against Average: 22.3
2016 Differential: +1.3
2016 Wins: #1460 La Serna (Whittier) (30-21), #1511 San Marcos (38-21), #2244 Carlsbad (21-0), #2254 Mt. Carmel (San Diego) (23-11), #2558 El Camino (Oceanside) (forfeit), #8386 Escondido (40-14)
2016 Losses: #400 St. Augustine (San Diego) (28-17), #800 Torrey Pines (San Diego) (41-9), #843 Mission Hills (San Marcos) (28-21), #1072 Oceanside (27-26), #1221 Poway (41-26), #2254 Mt. Carmel (San Diego) (13-9)
2016 Opponents W-L: 82-58
Recent Section Championships: 2008 (I)
Recent League Championships: 2011 (Avocado - West), 2010 (tied for 1st; Avocado - West), 2009, 2008, 2007 (tied for 1st; Palomar), 2006 (Palomar), 2003 (tied for 1st)
Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2017 Schedule: 8/26 vs La Serna (Whittier), 9/1 Mt. Carmel (San Diego), 9/8 Escondido, 9/15 at Poway, 9/22 Carlsbad, 10/6 at El Camino (Oceanside), 10/13 Mission Hills (San Marcos), 10/20 at San Marcos, 10/27 Oceanside, 11/3 at Torrey Pines (San Diego)
Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Mission Hills (San Marcos) (47.1), Torrey Pines (San Diego) (42.1), San Marcos (39.3)
Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Escondido (-9.6), La Serna (Whittier) (25.2), Carlsbad (25.7)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 27.5 (32.5 overall)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 30.3
2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: +2.8
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #64
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #524
2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 3-7
2017 Projected League Finish: 6th
2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%