GENERAL
Nickname: Highlanders
Colors: Black/Green/White
Coach: Bucky Brooks
League: West Valley
Section: Los Angeles
Playoff Division: none
RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 6
Returning Defensive Starters: 7
2022 JV Record: 8-1
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes
TOP PLAYERS
Oliver Taylor 6'3.5" 240 Senior DE/OL 4.87
Chance Heximer 6'1" 235 Senior DE/OLB 4.92
Darrell Stanley 6'1" 165 Junior ATH/C 4.59
COLLEGE PROSPECT LOST TO GRADUATION
Dijon Stanley 6'1" 175 Senior WR
STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Several Returning Defensive All-Section Players, 4 OL Returning
Team Weaknesses: Depth
RATINGS
2022 Final Power Rating: 11.9
2022 National Rank: #3393
2022 State Rank: #215
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -0.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1
2023 Starting Power Rating: -6.2
2023 National Rank: #3491
2023 State Rank: #218
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2022 Rating): -4.8
Dynasty National Rank: #7058
2023 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 1.6
Dynasty Record: 27-23 (14-8 in league)
HISTORICAL
2022 Overall Record: 12-3
2022 League Record/Finish: 4-1 (2nd)
2022 Points For Average: 44.1
2022 Points Against Average: 19.6
2022 Differential: +24.5
2022 Wins: #3608 Laguna Beach (56-55), #6714 Palisades (Pacific Palisades) (44-7), #8144 Cleveland [Grover] (Reseda) (58-21), #8144 Cleveland [Grover] (Reseda) (48-12), #8819 Westchester (Los Angeles) (20-12), #9049 Kennedy [John F.] (Granada Hills) (62-18), #9112 El Camino Real (Woodland Hills) (44-15), #9138 South Gate (64-28), #9956 Canoga Park (56-15), #11572 Taft [William Howard] (Woodland Hills) (56-6), #12433 Chatsworth (42-7), #12605 Arleta (54-0)
2022 Losses: #2222 San Marin (Novato) (32-8), #2576 Birmingham (Van Nuys) (29-28), #5608 Eagle Rock (Los Angeles) (37-22)
2022 Opponents W-L: 114-77
Recent Section Championships: 2022 (I)
Recent League Championships: 2013 (tied for 1st)
Winning Streak Entering 2023 Season: none
SCHEDULE
2023 Schedule: 8/18 at Franklin [Benjamin] (Los Angeles), 8/25 Village Christian (Sun Valley), 8/31 at Palisades (Pacific Palisades), 9/8 at Kennedy [John F.] (Granada Hills), 9/15 Dorsey [Susan Miller] (Los Angeles), 9/29 Birmingham (Van Nuys), 10/6 at Cleveland [Grover] (Reseda), 10/13 at Taft [William Howard] (Woodland Hills), 10/20 El Camino Real (Woodland Hills), 10/26 Chatsworth
Highest-Rated 2023 Regular Season Opponents: Birmingham (Van Nuys) (3.3), Village Christian (Sun Valley) (-15), Franklin [Benjamin] (Los Angeles) (-24.4)
Lowest-Rated 2023 Regular Season Opponents: Chatsworth (-60.3), Taft [William Howard] (Woodland Hills) (-52.7), Kennedy [John F.] (Granada Hills) (-47.2)
2022 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -19.5 (-9.5 overall)
2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -33.7
2023 vs. 2022 Schedule Strength Comparison: -14.2
2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #543
2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #9120
2023 Projected Regular Season Record: 9-1
2023 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2023 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 14%