GENERAL
Nickname: Cougars
Colors: Black/Gold
Coach: Ernie Bucher
League: South Coast (moving from Sea View)
Section: Southern
Playoff Division: 3
Playoff Division Rank: #9
RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 4
Returning Defensive Starters: 5
2017 JV Record: 7-1
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no
TOP PLAYERS
Nathan Manning 6'0" 180 QB 4.8
James Giles 6'3" 220 ILB 5.0
Juan-Carlos Saldivar 6'1" 245 DL 4.9
COLLEGE PROSPECT LOST TO GRADUATION
Zach Ritner 6'3" 240 Senior SDE
STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Returning Athletes At QB/WR/DB
Team Weaknesses: Line Depth/Inexperience
RATINGS
2017 Final Power Rating: 40.9
2017 National Rank: #637
2017 State Rank: #70
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -3.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -0.6
Season Scaling/Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -2.1
2018 Starting Power Rating: 21.2
2018 National Rank: #956
2018 State Rank: #93
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): 25.5
Dynasty National Rank: #2265
2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 4.3
Dynasty Record: 87-76-1 [86-77-1 on the field] (28-38-1 in league)
HISTORICAL
2017 Overall Record: 12-1
2017 League Record/Finish: 4-0 (1st)
2017 Points For Average: 33.7
2017 Points Against Average: 11.4
2017 Differential: +22.3
2017 Wins: #1161 El Toro (Lake Forest) (26-14), #1181 San Juan Hills (San Juan Capistrano) (14-7), #2005 Damien (La Verne) (34-7), #2320 Cypress (35-14), #2896 Yorba Linda (38-7), #3176 La Mirada (23-7), #3903 Trabuco Hills (Mission Viejo) (28-14), #3957 Carter [Wilmer Amina] (Rialto) (35-6), #4135 Valencia (Placentia) (38-7), #5013 Aliso Niguel (Aliso Viejo) (52-21), #8557 Dana Hills (Dana Point) (45-0), #8801 Laguna Hills (49-3)
2017 Losses: #489 Downey (41-21)
2017 Opponents W-L: 77-72
Recent League Championships: 2017 (Sea View), 2016 (Sea View), 2012 (tied for 1st; Sea View)
Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: none
SCHEDULE
2018 Schedule: 8/17 Tustin, 8/24 La Mirada, 8/31 vs Pacifica (Garden Grove), 9/7 at Yorba Linda, 9/14 at Trabuco Hills (Mission Viejo), 9/21 Cypress, 10/5 at Mission Viejo, 10/12 San Clemente, 10/19 Tesoro (Rancho Santa Margarita), 10/26 at El Toro (Lake Forest)
Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Mission Viejo (70.9), San Clemente (41.6), Tesoro (Rancho Santa Margarita) (20.1)
Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Trabuco Hills (Mission Viejo) (-6.8), La Mirada (-0.1), Yorba Linda (4.2)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 19.9 (24 overall)
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 16.9
2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -3
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #65
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #378
2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-3
2018 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%