La Costa Canyon (Carlsbad, CA) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Mavericks Colors: Green/Vegas Gold/Midnight Blue Coach: Sean Sovacool League: Avocado Section: San Diego Playoff Division: 1-5 Playoff Division Rank: #8 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 5 Returning Defensive Starters: 6 2023 JV Record: 8-2 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Nash Cooper 6'3" 235 Senior DL/OL Nolan Keeping 6'3" 205 Senior TE/WR Ciaran Bueches 5'9" 185 Senior RB/WR COLLEGE PROSPECT LOST TO GRADUATION Trevor Ladd 6'4" 215 Senior TE STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Skill Positions, Defensive Speed/Experience Team Weaknesses: Depth, Interior OL Inexperience RATINGS 2023 Final Power Rating: 30.7 2023 National Rank: #1148 2023 State Rank: #100 General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +0.5 D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -0.6 Season Scaling/Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.8 2024 Starting Power Rating: 16.5 2024 National Rank: #1146 2024 State Rank: #109 5-Year Dynasty Rating (Average 2018-2023 Rating): 26.5 5-Year Dynasty National Rank: #1236 2024 Rating vs. 5-Year Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 7.9 5-Year Dynasty Record: 26-26 [25-27 on the field] (12-16 in league) Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2023 Rating): 36.7 Dynasty National Rank: #573 2024 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 18.1 Dynasty Record: 149-89 (66-37 in league) HISTORICAL 2023 Overall Record: 5-6 2023 League Record/Finish: 1-4 (5th) 2023 Points For Average: 28.5 2023 Points Against Average: 22.6 2023 Differential: +5.9 2023 Wins: #1374 Del Norte (San Diego) (28-13), #2904 Poway (49-17), #3816 Mira Mesa (San Diego) (38-7), #5016 Fallbrook (49-7), #5376 University City (San Diego) (41-25) 2023 Losses: #79 San Clemente (28-3), #157 Carlsbad (41-34), #444 St. Augustine (San Diego) (32-17), #488 Mission Hills (San Marcos) (28-21), #847 El Camino (Oceanside) (24-17), #949 Torrey Pines (San Diego) (27-17) 2023 Opponents W-L: 75-55 Recent Section Championships: 2008 (I) Recent League Championships: 2011 (Avocado - West), 2010 (tied for 1st; Avocado - West), 2009, 2008, 2007 (tied for 1st; Palomar), 2006 (Palomar), 2003 (tied for 1st) Winning Streak Entering 2024 Season: none SCHEDULE 2024 Schedule: 8/23 vs St. Augustine (San Diego), 8/29 at Del Norte (San Diego), 9/6 San Clemente, 9/13 Mira Mesa (San Diego), 9/20 Fallbrook, 10/4 at Poway, 10/11 at El Camino (Oceanside), 10/18 Mission Hills (San Marcos), 10/25 Carlsbad, 11/1 at Torrey Pines (San Diego) Highest-Rated 2024 Regular Season Opponents: San Clemente (53.2), Carlsbad (42.8), Mission Hills (San Marcos) (33.5) Lowest-Rated 2024 Regular Season Opponents: Fallbrook (-22), Poway (-2.6), Mira Mesa (San Diego) (-2.4) 2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 32.4 (30.5 overall) 2024 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 15.3 2024 vs. 2023 Schedule Strength Comparison: -17.1 2024 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #71 2024 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #564 2024 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-4 2024 Projected League Finish: 1st 2024 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% |