El Toro (Lake Forest, CA)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Chargers
Colors: Blue/Gold
Coach: Andy Diaz
League: South Coast (moving from Sea View)
Section: Southern
Playoff Division: 3
Playoff Division Rank: #12

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 3
Returning Defensive Starters: 8
2017 JV Record: 5-4
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Sam Whipple 6'0.5" 210 Senior OLB/WR
Jake Landry 5'9.5" 185 Senior CB/WR
Nic Martinez 6'5" 235 Senior DE/T

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Key Defensive Players Returning, All-Section LB Is Back
Team Weaknesses: Replacing Excellent WRs

RATINGS
2017 Final Power Rating: 33.7
2017 National Rank: #1161
2017 State Rank: #115
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.5
2018 Starting Power Rating: 16.6
2018 National Rank: #1315
2018 State Rank: #121
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): 30.2
Dynasty National Rank: #1506
2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 13.6
Dynasty Record: 86-84 (35-32 in league)

HISTORICAL
2017 Overall Record: 8-5
2017 League Record/Finish: 3-1 (2nd)
2017 Points For Average: 34.6
2017 Points Against Average: 26.9
2017 Differential: +7.7
2017 Wins: #696 Lompoc (37-16), #1108 Tesoro (Rancho Santa Margarita) (34-29), #1410 Villa Park (50-45), #5013 Aliso Niguel (Aliso Viejo) (41-24), #6498 El Dorado (Placentia) (66-21), #8557 Dana Hills (Dana Point) (40-0), #8801 Laguna Hills (42-7), #9902 Saddleback Valley Christian (San Juan Capistrano) (42-0)
2017 Losses: #17 Mission Viejo (49-17), #480 St. Francis (La Canada) (52-17), #637 Capistrano Valley (Mission Viejo) (26-14), #905 Corona del Mar (Newport Beach) (39-15), #1128 Green Valley (Henderson, NV) (42-35)
2017 Opponents W-L: 104-46
Recent League Championships: 2011 (Sea View)
Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2018 Schedule: 8/17 La Mirada, 8/23 vs El Dorado (Placentia), 8/31 vs Corona del Mar (Newport Beach), 9/7 Trabuco Hills (Mission Viejo), 9/14 vs Saddleback Valley Christian (San Juan Capistrano), 9/21 Villa Park, 9/28 at Mission Viejo, 10/5 at San Clemente, 10/12 Tesoro (Rancho Santa Margarita), 10/26 Capistrano Valley (Mission Viejo)
Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Mission Viejo (70.9), San Clemente (41.6), Corona del Mar (Newport Beach) (26.1)
Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Saddleback Valley Christian (San Juan Capistrano) (-18.9), El Dorado (Placentia) (-18.3), Trabuco Hills (Mission Viejo) (-6.8)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 25.2 (31.3 overall)
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 15.6
2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -9.6
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #76
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #451
2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-5
2018 Projected League Finish: 5th
2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%