La Mirada (CA) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Matadores Colors: Royal Blue/Gold Coach: Mike Moschetti League: Gateway (moving from Suburban) Section: Southern Playoff Division: none RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 7 Returning Defensive Starters: 4 2021 JV Record: 5-5 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: no TOP PLAYERS Nehuel Garcia 6'3" 190 Senior QB Xavier Hicks 6'1" 185 Senior WR/DB Troy Hancock 6'2" 240 Senior OL/DL STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: OL Size/Depth, QB, RB Team Weaknesses: Depth, DB Inexperience RATINGS 2021 Final Power Rating: 14.7 2021 National Rank: #2938 2021 State Rank: #222 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +0.5 2022 Starting Power Rating: 4.2 2022 National Rank: #2425 2022 State Rank: #204 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2021 Rating): 24.3 Dynasty National Rank: #2102 2022 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 20.1 Dynasty Record: 132-86 (82-19 in league) HISTORICAL 2021 Overall Record: 6-5 2021 League Record/Finish: 2-1 (2nd) 2021 Points For Average: 24.1 2021 Points Against Average: 24.5 2021 Differential: -0.4 2021 Wins: #2549 Millikan (Long Beach) (27-26), #3082 St. Margaret's (San Juan Capistrano) (31-21), #3788 Golden Valley (Santa Clarita) (35-29), #8394 Norwalk (35-10), #8871 Chaffey (Ontario) (28-0), #11802 Bellflower (33-12) 2021 Losses: #1 Mater Dei (Santa Ana) (58-7), #473 Foothill (Santa Ana) (34-7), #1890 Pasadena (41-31), #2071 El Toro (Lake Forest) (24-21), #2771 Mayfair (Lakewood) (15-10) 2021 Opponents W-L: 77-45 Recent Section/State Championships: 2015 (Southeast (V)), 2015 (Bowl III-AA), 2009 (Southern (IX)) Recent League Championships: 2016 (Suburban), 2015 (Suburban), 2014 (Suburban), 2012 (Suburban), 2011 (tied for 1st; Suburban), 2010 (Suburban), 2009 (Suburban) Winning Streak Entering 2022 Season: none SCHEDULE 2022 Schedule: 8/19 at El Toro (Lake Forest), 8/26 at Yorba Linda, 9/2 vs Servite (Anaheim), 9/9 vs Mater Dei (Santa Ana), 9/16 vs Sunny Hills (Fullerton), 9/29 at Dominguez (Compton), 10/7 vs Mayfair (Lakewood), 10/14 vs Paramount, 10/21 vs Warren (Downey), 10/28 vs Downey Highest-Rated 2022 Regular Season Opponents: Mater Dei (Santa Ana) (122), Servite (Anaheim) (75.4), Warren (Downey) (46.5) Lowest-Rated 2022 Regular Season Opponents: Sunny Hills (Fullerton) (-5.1), Paramount (-4.8), Dominguez (Compton) (-3.1) 2021 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 22.2 (16.4 overall) 2022 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 30.1 2022 vs. 2021 Schedule Strength Comparison: +7.9 2022 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #22 2022 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #91 2022 Projected Regular Season Record: 3-7 2022 Projected League Finish: 4th 2022 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% |