GENERAL
Nickname: Tillers
Colors: Red/Black/White
Coach: Anthony Lopez
League: Delta (moving from Empire)
Section: Southern
Playoff Division: none
RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 4
Returning Defensive Starters: 7
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no
TOP PLAYERS
Eimesse Essis 5'9" 185 Senior RB
Taven Epps 6'4" 200 Sophomore LB/WR
Khalil Terry 6'0" 185 Sophomore SS
ADDITIONAL D1 PROSPECT
Michael Tollefson 6'1" 195 Senior QB
COLLEGE PROSPECT LOST TO GRADUATION
Khristian Dunbar-Hawkins 5'11" 175 Senior S
STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: DL, DB, RB
Team Weaknesses: QB
RATINGS
2023 Final Power Rating: 37.5
2023 National Rank: #668
2023 State Rank: #68
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -3.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +2.3
2024 Starting Power Rating: 24.4
2024 National Rank: #730
2024 State Rank: #69
5-Year Dynasty Rating (Average 2018-2023 Rating): 15.4
5-Year Dynasty National Rank: #2679
2024 Rating vs. 5-Year Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 8.5
5-Year Dynasty Record: 29-21 (19-6 in league)
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2023 Rating): 24.5
Dynasty National Rank: #1940
2024 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 0.6
Dynasty Record: 152-90 [151-91 on the field] (79-30 in league)
HISTORICAL
2023 Overall Record: 10-1
2023 League Record/Finish: 5-0 (1st)
2023 Points For Average: 40
2023 Points Against Average: 17.1
2023 Differential: +22.9
2023 Wins: #1038 Trabuco Hills (Mission Viejo) (40-19), #1907 Foothill (Santa Ana) (36-35), #2002 El Dorado (Placentia) (47-37), #2056 Cypress (49-17), #2515 Crean Lutheran (Irvine) (21-0), #4519 El Toro (Lake Forest) (41-14), #4760 Fountain Valley (35-25), #5432 Kennedy [John F.] (La Palma) (47-0), #7207 Pacifica (Garden Grove) (49-0), #7645 Valencia (Placentia) (42-7)
2023 Losses: #255 Warren (Downey) (34-33)
2023 Opponents W-L: 67-62
Recent Section Championships: 2011 (Southwest (VI))
Recent League Championships: 2023 (Empire), 2020 (tied for 1st; Empire), 2016 (tied for 1st; Empire), 2012 (Empire), 2011 (tied for 1st; Empire), 2010 (Empire), 2009 (Century), 2008 (tied for 1st; Century)
Winning Streak Entering 2024 Season: none
SCHEDULE
2024 Schedule: 8/23 El Toro (Lake Forest), 8/30 Foothill (Santa Ana), 9/5 vs El Dorado (Placentia), 9/13 vs Fountain Valley, 9/21 Yorba Linda, 10/4 Cypress, 10/11 at Trabuco Hills (Mission Viejo), 10/17 at El Modena (Orange), 10/25 at Western (Anaheim), 11/1 Capistrano Valley (Mission Viejo)
Highest-Rated 2024 Regular Season Opponents: Yorba Linda (29.1), Capistrano Valley (Mission Viejo) (19.7), Western (Anaheim) (14.4)
Lowest-Rated 2024 Regular Season Opponents: El Toro (Lake Forest) (-5.4), Fountain Valley (-4.2), El Dorado (Placentia) (-2)
2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 10.8 (17.6 overall)
2024 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 9
2024 vs. 2023 Schedule Strength Comparison: -1.8
2024 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #113
2024 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1022
2024 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-2
2024 Projected League Finish: 1st
2024 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 7%