| Soledad (CA) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Aztecs Colors: Purple/Gold/White Coach: Marc Villanueva Jr League: Pacific Coast - Mission South (moving from Pacific Coast - Cypress) Section: Central Coast Playoff Division: none RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 6 Returning Defensive Starters: 5 2022 JV Record: 10-0 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Andy Valdez 5'10" 205 Senior ILB/G 4.9 Anthony Trevino 5'11" 280 Senior C/DT 5.2 Ivan Salcido 5'11" 205 Senior ATH/QB 4.55 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Line Depth, LB Experience Team Weaknesses: DB Inexperience RATINGS 2022 Final Power Rating: -7.2 2022 National Rank: #7194 2022 State Rank: #434 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +1.5 2023 Starting Power Rating: -26.2 2023 National Rank: #7011 2023 State Rank: #428 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2022 Rating): -16.1 Dynasty National Rank: #9655 2023 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 10.1 Dynasty Record: 20-22 (13-12 in league) HISTORICAL 2022 Overall Record: 9-2 2022 League Record/Finish: 6-0 (1st) 2022 Points For Average: 23.9 2022 Points Against Average: 14.6 2022 Differential: +9.3 2022 Wins: #7442 St. Francis (Watsonville) (34-28), #8507 Rancho San Juan (Salinas) (17-14), #9866 Carmel (28-2), #10114 King City (33-6), #10500 Greenfield (17-14), #10963 Pacific Grove (41-7), #12004 North Monterey County (Castroville) (9-7), #12442 Gonzales (19-14), #13011 Watsonville (42-0) 2022 Losses: #4316 Live Oak (Morgan Hill) (49-9), #4576 Soquel (20-14) 2022 Opponents W-L: 65-50 Recent Section Championships: 2016 (IV) Recent League Championships: 2022 (Pacific Coast - Cypress), 2017 (Mission Trail - Mission Trail), 2015 (tied for 1st; Mission Trail) Winning Streak Entering 2023 Season: none SCHEDULE 2023 Schedule: 8/24 vs Palma (Salinas), 8/31 Greenfield, 9/8 at Branham (San Jose), 9/16 at Gonzales, 9/22 North Salinas (Salinas), 9/28 at Alisal (Salinas), 10/6 at Pacific Grove, 10/13 Rancho San Juan (Salinas), 10/28 at Carmel, 11/3 King City Highest-Rated 2023 Regular Season Opponents: Palma (Salinas) (10.6), Branham (San Jose) (-18.5), Rancho San Juan (Salinas) (-29.1) Lowest-Rated 2023 Regular Season Opponents: North Salinas (Salinas) (-58.5), Gonzales (-51.8), Pacific Grove (-51.3) 2022 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -20.3 (-18.2 overall) 2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -35.3 2023 vs. 2022 Schedule Strength Comparison: -15 2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #577 2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #9554 2023 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-3 2023 Projected League Finish: 7th 2023 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% |