La Salle (Milwaukie, OR)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Falcons
Colors: Red/Purple
Coach: Dustin Janz
League: 4A Special District 2
Playoff Division: 5A
Playoff Division Rank: #29

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 8
Returning Defensive Starters: 6
2022 JV Record: 3-5
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Grant Ellison 6'5" 220 Senior TE/OLB 4.8
Lucas El Youssef 6'2" 320 Senior DL/OL 5.2
Jacob Thayer 6'1" 200 Junior ILB/TE 4.76

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Experience
Team Weaknesses: Youth, Lack Winning Tradition, Must Learn How To Win Close Games

RATINGS
2022 Final Power Rating: -38.9
2022 National Rank: #12349
2022 State Rank: #122
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +2.5
2023 Starting Power Rating: -56.1
2023 National Rank: #11769
2023 State Rank: #115
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2022 Rating): -24.7
Dynasty National Rank: #11282
2023 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 31.6
Dynasty Record: 15-24 (12-11 in league)

HISTORICAL
2022 Overall Record: 2-7
2022 League Record/Finish: 2-3 (4th)
2022 Points For Average: 13.2
2022 Points Against Average: 32.7
2022 Differential: -19.5
2022 Wins: #12906 Molalla (25-12), #13641 Parkrose (Portland) (39-17)
2022 Losses: #1986 Estacada (59-13), #6584 Woodburn (41-0), #7078 Putnam [Rex] (Milwaukie) (37-13), #7347 Gladstone (27-7), #8469 Seaside (37-0), #10505 Milwaukie/Milwaukie Academy of the Arts (Milwaukie) (27-22), #10832 St. Helens (37-0)
2022 Opponents W-L: 47-42
Recent State Championships: 2011 (4A)
Recent League Championships: 2012 (4A Tri-Valley), 2011 (4A Tri-Valley), 2007 (4A Capital)
Winning Streak Entering 2023 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2023 Schedule: 9/1 St. Helens, 9/8 at Seaside, 9/14 at Centennial (Gresham), 9/22 Milwaukie/Milwaukie Academy of the Arts (Milwaukie), 9/29 at Parkrose (Portland), 10/5 Estacada, 10/13 at Molalla, 10/20 at The Dalles, 10/27 Gladstone/Riverdale (Gladstone)
Highest-Rated 2023 Regular Season Opponents: Estacada (-4.6), Seaside (-28.9), Milwaukie/Milwaukie Academy of the Arts (Milwaukie) (-46.6)
Lowest-Rated 2023 Regular Season Opponents: Parkrose (Portland) (-71.2), Centennial (Gresham) (-67.2), Molalla (-57.7)
2022 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -18.4
2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -42.3
2023 vs. 2022 Schedule Strength Comparison: -23.9
2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #98
2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #11093
2023 Projected Regular Season Record: 3-6
2023 Projected League Finish: 1st
2023 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%