| Murrieta Mesa (Murrieta, CA) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Rams Colors: Forest Green/Silver/Bronze Coach: Oscar McBride League: Big West - Lower Section: Southern Playoff Division: 6 Playoff Division Rank*: #2 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 7 Returning Defensive Starters: 6 2024 JV Record: 4-6 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: no TOP PLAYERS Jesse Wilhite 5'11.5" 165 Junior DB/WR Cody Morin 6'1" 240 Senior DL/TE Daniel Ritchie 6'0.5" 205 Senior LB/ATH STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Defense, OL Experience, Returning QB Team Weaknesses: DL Depth, WR Inconsistency, Kicking Game RATINGS 2024 Final Power Rating: 24.7 2024 National Rank: #1501 2024 State Rank: #121 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment*: +2.5 Season Scaling/Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment*: -0.6 2025 Starting Power Rating*: 17.7 2025 National Rank*: #1512 2025 State Rank*: #122 5-Year Dynasty Rating (Average 2019-2024 Rating): 15.1 5-Year Dynasty National Rank: #2563 2025 Rating vs. 5-Year Dynasty Rating Comparison*: better by 2.6 5-Year Dynasty Record: 23-30 (14-11 in league) Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2024 Rating): 18.5 Dynasty National Rank: #2953 2025 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison*: worse by 0.8 Dynasty Record: 69-90 [71-88 on the field] (24-51 in league) HISTORICAL 2024 Overall Record: 10-5 2024 League Record/Finish: 5-0 (1st) 2024 Points For Average: 24.7 2024 Points Against Average: 21.8 2024 Differential: +2.9 2024 Wins: #1936 St. Francis (La Canada) (31-28), #2072 Glendora (17-7), #2431 Valencia (38-33), #2534 Northwood (Irvine) (19-10), #2910 King [Dr. Martin Luther] (Riverside) (28-13), #3563 Ontario Christian (Ontario) (42-0), #3824 Great Oak (Temecula) (31-13), #4426 Temecula Valley (Temecula) (24-21), #7063 Santiago (Corona) (29-3), #10997 Corona (70-0) 2024 Losses: #74 Murrieta Valley (Murrieta) (42-0), #413 Vista Murrieta (Murrieta) (42-9), #500 Beaumont (42-13), #693 Frontier (Bakersfield) (39-7), #2046 Tesoro (Rancho Santa Margarita) (34-13) 2024 Opponents W-L: 100-79 Recent Section Championships: 2024 Recent League Championships: 2024, 2022 (tied for 1st) Winning Streak Entering 2025 Season: none SCHEDULE 2025 Projected League Finish*: 1st schedule not yet available; please check back later in the summer to see analysis of schedule including toughest opponents, overall schedule strength, projected W-L record, probability of an undefeated season, etc. *temporary; not finalized until August 7th Late transfer? Player name spelled incorrectly? Not too late to change it-- please contact this specific preview's author (Please do not contact us about recruiting info; we do NOT originate that data, it is compiled from other sources, so we don't control it) |