Tesoro (Rancho Santa Margarita, CA)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Titans
Colors: Navy/Scarlet
Coach: Matt Poston
League: South Coast
Section: Southern
Playoff Division: none

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 4
Returning Defensive Starters: 4
2022 JV Record: 8-2
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Travis Wood 5'11" 215 Senior RB
Roman Mercado 5'11" 220 Senior DL
Todd Nelson 6'1" 190 Senior WR

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Skill Positions, DL
Team Weaknesses: Inexperience

RATINGS
2022 Final Power Rating: 30.7
2022 National Rank: #1106
2022 State Rank: #85
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -2.5
2023 Starting Power Rating: 10.6
2023 National Rank: #1405
2023 State Rank: #92
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2022 Rating): 32.2
Dynasty National Rank: #775
2023 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 21.6
Dynasty Record: 27-22 [26-23 on the field] (7-10 in league)

HISTORICAL
2022 Overall Record: 6-5
2022 League Record/Finish: 1-2 (3rd)
2022 Points For Average: 24.9
2022 Points Against Average: 26.4
2022 Differential: -1.5
2022 Wins: #647 Chaparral (Temecula) (14-10), #1424 La Costa Canyon (Carlsbad) (35-33), #2150 San Juan Hills (San Juan Capistrano) (30-15), #2603 Trabuco Hills (Mission Viejo) (27-21), #3326 Capistrano Valley (Mission Viejo) (42-10), #5844 El Toro (Lake Forest) (49-7)
2022 Losses: #33 Mission Viejo (71-0), #378 Upland (23-22), #549 San Clemente (31-14), #905 La Serna (Whittier) (28-21), #1594 Vista Murrieta (Murrieta) (41-20)
2022 Opponents W-L: 71-55
Recent Section Championships: 2005 (IX), 2004 (IX)
Recent League Championships: 2008, 2007, 2005 (Pacific Coast), 2004 (Pacific Coast)
Winning Streak Entering 2023 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2023 Schedule: 8/18 at Murrieta Mesa (Murrieta), 8/24 at Newport Harbor (Newport Beach), 9/1 Yorba Linda, 9/8 La Serna (Whittier), 9/15 vs Cypress, 9/29 at San Juan Hills (San Juan Capistrano), 10/6 Trabuco Hills (Mission Viejo), 10/13 Capistrano Valley (Mission Viejo), 10/20 Mission Viejo, 10/27 at San Clemente
Highest-Rated 2023 Regular Season Opponents: Mission Viejo (59.5), San Clemente (29), Yorba Linda (28)
Lowest-Rated 2023 Regular Season Opponents: Murrieta Mesa (Murrieta) (-6.9), Capistrano Valley (Mission Viejo) (-1.4), Trabuco Hills (Mission Viejo) (2)
2022 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 30.5 (30.6 overall)
2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 17.1
2023 vs. 2022 Schedule Strength Comparison: -13.4
2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #27
2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #272
2023 Projected Regular Season Record: 4-6
2023 Projected League Finish: 4th
2023 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%