| Western (Anaheim, CA) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Pioneers Colors: Royal Blue/White Coach: Dan Davidson League: Orange Section: Southern Playoff Division: none RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 7 Returning Defensive Starters: 7 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: no TOP PLAYERS Qui'Mare Shemwell 5'11" 180 Senior DB/WR 4.47 Josh Faulkner 5'8" 175 Senior RB/DB 4.58 Anthony Luna 6'1.5" 195 Senior QB 4.71 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Speed, QB Returning, Most Weapons Return Team Weaknesses: Depth, Size, Lines RATINGS 2022 Final Power Rating: 17.7 2022 National Rank: #2536 2022 State Rank: #158 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +4.5 2023 Starting Power Rating: 1 2023 National Rank: #2481 2023 State Rank: #153 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2022 Rating): 13.6 Dynasty National Rank: #3005 2023 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 12.6 Dynasty Record: 44-10 (19-1 in league) HISTORICAL 2022 Overall Record: 10-2 2022 League Record/Finish: 4-0 (1st) 2022 Points For Average: 39.8 2022 Points Against Average: 14.9 2022 Differential: +24.9 2022 Wins: #3610 King [Dr. Martin Luther] (Riverside) (26-14), #4255 Buena (Ventura) (21-20), #5768 Garden Grove (34-7), #7371 St. Margaret's (San Juan Capistrano) (35-22), #7450 Chino (42-0), #7680 Esperanza (Anaheim) (39-7), #9925 Valley (Santa Ana) (48-7), #12770 Anaheim (62-13), #13537 Magnolia (Anaheim) (56-0), #14042 Century (Santa Ana) (61-0) 2022 Losses: #818 Cypress (44-20), #1313 Laguna Hills (45-33) 2022 Opponents W-L: 74-67 Recent Section Championships: 2018 (11) Recent League Championships: 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019 (Pac 4), 2018 (tied for 1st; Pac 4), 2008, 2007, 2006 (tied for 1st), 2005, 2004, 2003 Winning Streak Entering 2023 Season: none SCHEDULE 2023 Schedule: 8/18 Los Alamitos, 8/24 St. Margaret's (San Juan Capistrano), 9/1 El Toro (Lake Forest), 9/8 at Banning [Phineas] (Wilmington), 9/22 at Garden Grove, 9/29 Magnolia (Anaheim), 10/5 vs Savanna (Anaheim), 10/13 at Valley (Santa Ana), 10/19 Century (Santa Ana), 10/27 vs Anaheim Highest-Rated 2023 Regular Season Opponents: Los Alamitos (46.7), Banning [Phineas] (Wilmington) (-15.2), El Toro (Lake Forest) (-19.8) Lowest-Rated 2023 Regular Season Opponents: Century (Santa Ana) (-103.7), Magnolia (Anaheim) (-76), Savanna (Anaheim) (-73.3) 2022 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -19.9 (-5.8 overall) 2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -39.8 2023 vs. 2022 Schedule Strength Comparison: -19.9 2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #662 2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #10618 2023 Projected Regular Season Record: 9-1 2023 Projected League Finish: 1st 2023 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 1% |