Arleta (CA)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Mustangs
Colors: Victory Red/White/Black
Coach: Bill Coan
League: East Valley
Section: Los Angeles
Playoff Division: none

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 5
Returning Defensive Starters: 5
2023 JV Record: 9-0
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Erik Favela 5'9" 160 Senior SS/RB 4.7
Jose Rosas 5'6" 140 Junior TB/CB 4.65
Fabian Contreras 6'0" 310 Senior OL/NG 5.51

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Cohesiveness, Improved Defensive Strength/Speed, Power Running Game
Team Weaknesses: QB Youth

RATINGS
2023 Final Power Rating: -24.1
2023 National Rank: #10190
2023 State Rank: #708
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -2.5
Season Scaling/Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -4.5
2024 Starting Power Rating: -42.7
2024 National Rank: #10068
2024 State Rank: #701
5-Year Dynasty Rating (Average 2018-2023 Rating): -19.8
5-Year Dynasty National Rank: #10126
2024 Rating vs. 5-Year Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 25.3
5-Year Dynasty Record: 34-14 (23-3 in league)
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2023 Rating): -0.4
Dynasty National Rank: #8381
2024 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 44.7
Dynasty Record: 141-49 [140-50 on the field] (86-12 in league)

HISTORICAL
2023 Overall Record: 10-2
2023 League Record/Finish: 6-0 (1st)
2023 Points For Average: 31.3
2023 Points Against Average: 12.7
2023 Differential: +18.6
2023 Wins: #9078 Chatsworth (15-12), #12512 Poly (Sun Valley) (28-14), #12642 Bernstein [Helen] (Hollywood) (55-6), #12757 Trinity Classical Academy (Valencia) (49-8), #12803 Verdugo Hills (Tujunga) (14-9), #12880 Chavez [Cesar] (San Fernando) (10-0), #13247 Grant (Van Nuys) (49-21), #13260 North Hollywood (41-15), #13341 Monroe [James] (North Hills) (26-8), #13901 Canoga Park (57-0)
2023 Losses: #8534 Fairfax (Los Angeles) (35-17), #9701 Marquez [Linda Esperanza] (Huntington Park) (24-14)
2023 Opponents W-L: 56-80
Recent Section Championships: 2008 (Invitational)
Recent League Championships: 2023, 2021, 2020 (tied for 1st), 2019, 2017, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2011, 2009, 2008
Winning Streak Entering 2024 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2024 Schedule: 8/23 Westchester (Los Angeles), 8/29 Chatsworth, 9/6 at Taft [William Howard] (Woodland Hills), 9/20 North Hollywood, 9/27 at Monroe [James] (North Hills), 10/4 Verdugo Hills (Tujunga), 10/10 Fulton [Robert] (Van Nuys), 10/18 at Poly (Sun Valley), 10/25 Grant (Van Nuys), 11/1 at Chavez [Cesar] (San Fernando)
Highest-Rated 2024 Regular Season Opponents: Chatsworth (-27.4), Westchester (Los Angeles) (-44.7), Taft [William Howard] (Woodland Hills) (-54.6)
Lowest-Rated 2024 Regular Season Opponents: Monroe [James] (North Hills) (-72.4), North Hollywood (-68.7), Poly (Sun Valley) (-64.4)
2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -40 (-40.7 overall)
2024 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -51
2024 vs. 2023 Schedule Strength Comparison: -11
2024 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #879
2024 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #12373
2024 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-3
2024 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2024 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%