Monte Vista Christian (Watsonville, CA) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Mustangs Colors: Blue/White Coach: Spencer Ferrari League: Pacific Coast - Mission North (moving from Pacific Coast - Mission) Section: Central Coast Playoff Division: none RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 7 Returning Defensive Starters: 6 2022 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 Dom Pierini 6'2" 180 Junior QB Nico Downie 5'9" 165 Junior WR Miles DeLaPaz 5'10" 220 Senior OL/DL STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Speed/Explosiveness, Skill Positions, Defense Team Weaknesses: Depth, Youth RATINGS 2022 Final Power Rating: -24.9 2022 National Rank: #10469 2022 State Rank: #687 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +2.5 2023 Starting Power Rating: -45.2 2023 National Rank: #10308 2023 State Rank: #679 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2022 Rating): -9.3 Dynasty National Rank: #8126 2023 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 36.1 Dynasty Record: 20-25 (14-16 in league) HISTORICAL 2022 Overall Record: 3-7 2022 League Record/Finish: 1-5 (6th) 2022 Points For Average: 18.4 2022 Points Against Average: 32.6 2022 Differential: -14.2 2022 Wins: #8986 Alisal (Salinas) (20-13), #10166 Santa Cruz (43-28), #12575 North Salinas (Salinas) (34-24) 2022 Losses: #4576 Soquel (35-10), #4957 Santa Teresa (San Jose) (48-7), #7057 Monterey (50-29), #7442 St. Francis (Watsonville) (28-0), #7477 Seaside (43-8), #7999 Scotts Valley (7-0), #9866 Carmel (50-33) 2022 Opponents W-L: 60-53 Recent League Championships: 2019 (tied for 1st; Pacific Coast - Mission), 2011 (tied for 1st; Monterey Bay) Winning Streak Entering 2023 Season: none SCHEDULE 2023 Schedule: 8/26 at Los Altos, 9/1 Santa Clara, 9/8 Rancho San Juan (Salinas), 9/15 vs Monterey, 9/22 Seaside, 9/29 at North Monterey County (Castroville), 10/13 at Scotts Valley, 10/20 Santa Cruz, 10/27 Watsonville, 11/4 at St. Francis (Watsonville) Highest-Rated 2023 Regular Season Opponents: St. Francis (Watsonville) (-25.5), Monterey (-26.4), Scotts Valley (-27.1) Lowest-Rated 2023 Regular Season Opponents: Watsonville (-76.1), North Monterey County (Castroville) (-59.4), Santa Clara (-51.6) 2022 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -13 2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -40.9 2023 vs. 2022 Schedule Strength Comparison: -27.9 2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #671 2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #10791 2023 Projected Regular Season Record: 4-6 2023 Projected League Finish: 4th 2023 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% |