La Serna (Whittier, CA)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Lancers
Colors: Crimson/Gold/White
Coach: Andy George
League: Del Rio
Section: Southern
Playoff Division: 3
Playoff Division Rank: #14

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 4
Returning Defensive Starters: 4
2016 JV Record: 7-3
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Abraham Shalash 5'11" 210 Junior TE/LB
Austin Sarabia 6'1" 190 Senior TE/OLB
Alfonso Ibanez 5'11" 185 Senior FB/OLB

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Young/Strong RBs, Strong LBs
Team Weaknesses: Line Inexperience, QB Inexperience

RATINGS
2016 Final Power Rating: 31.7
2016 National Rank: #1464
2016 State Rank: #126
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -6.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -2
2017 Starting Power Rating: 25.2
2017 National Rank: #2252
2017 State Rank: #182
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 22
Dynasty National Rank: #2004
2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 3.2
Dynasty Record: 124-51 [123-52 on the field] (51-19 in league)

HISTORICAL
2016 Overall Record: 8-4
2016 League Record/Finish: 5-0 (1st)
2016 Points For Average: 39.9
2016 Points Against Average: 21.4
2016 Differential: +18.5
2016 Wins: #1963 Serrano (Phelan) (41-34), #3206 Mira Costa (Manhattan Beach) (32-28), #4618 Lakewood (49-19), #6287 Santa Fe (Santa Fe Springs) (49-3), #6500 El Rancho (Pico Rivera) (49-23), #7301 Whittier (49-13), #8919 California (Whittier) (45-17), #11772 Pioneer (Whittier) (71-6)
2016 Losses: #162 La Mirada (32-31), #783 St. Francis (La Canada) (24-21), #970 Tesoro (Rancho Santa Margarita) (28-21), #1773 La Costa Canyon (Carlsbad) (30-21)
2016 Opponents W-L: 69-65
Recent Section Championships: 2013 (Southeast (VII))
Recent League Championships: 2016, 2015, 2013, 2012, 2010
Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2017 Schedule: 8/26 vs La Costa Canyon (Carlsbad), 9/2 vs Troy (Fullerton), 9/8 vs Mira Costa (Manhattan Beach), 9/15 at St. Francis (La Canada), 9/22 vs Tesoro (Rancho Santa Margarita), 10/6 vs Santa Fe (Santa Fe Springs), 10/12 vs Pioneer (Whittier), 10/20 vs Whittier, 10/27 vs El Rancho (Pico Rivera), 11/3 at California (Whittier)
Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Tesoro (Rancho Santa Margarita) (39.7), St. Francis (La Canada) (33.4), La Costa Canyon (Carlsbad) (26.6)
Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Pioneer (Whittier) (-12.8), California (Whittier) (-7.8), El Rancho (Pico Rivera) (-5.1)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 11.3 (22.7 overall)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 11.1
2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: -0.2
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #280
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #3886
2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-3
2017 Projected League Finish: 1st
2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%