Westlake (LA)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Rams Colors: Orange/Black Coach: John Richardson League: 3A District 3 Playoff Division: III Non-Select Playoff Division Rank*: #8 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 7 Returning Defensive Starters: 8 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Brody Anderson 6'2.5" 195 Junior QB 4.62 Hadley Hardesty 6'5" 245 Senior T 5.2 Brady Duplechin 5'10" 175 Senior LB STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Experience, Dual-Threat QB, 4 Of 5 OL Starters Returning Team Weaknesses: Depth, WR Youth RATINGS 2024 Final Power Rating: -5.1 2024 National Rank: #6157 2024 State Rank: #149 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment*: +7.5 2025 Starting Power Rating*: -10.1 2025 National Rank*: #4798 2025 State Rank*: #112 5-Year Dynasty Rating (Average 2019-2024 Rating): -7.2 5-Year Dynasty National Rank: #7036 2025 Rating vs. 5-Year Dynasty Rating Comparison*: worse by 2.9 5-Year Dynasty Record: 24-27 (6-18 in league) Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2024 Rating): 7.3 Dynasty National Rank: #5871 2025 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison*: worse by 17.4 Dynasty Record: 106-127 (43-61 in league) HISTORICAL 2024 Overall Record: 7-5 2024 League Record/Finish: 2-2 (3rd) 2024 Points For Average: 32 2024 Points Against Average: 22.1 2024 Differential: +9.9 2024 Wins: #6547 DeRidder (42-28), #6584 South Beauregard (Longville) (41-20), #8496 LaGrange (Lake Charles) (56-14), #9277 St. Louis Catholic (Lake Charles) (27-14), #10409 Crowley (55-0), #11110 Washington-Marion (Lake Charles) (42-14), #12511 Rosepine (50-6) 2024 Losses: #1964 Jennings (50-0), #3448 Lake Charles College Prep (Lake Charles) (42-12), #4999 Iota (28-27), #5317 Erath (21-20), #5383 Kinder (28-12) 2024 Opponents W-L: 65-67 Recent League Championships: 2010 (3A District 4), 2008 (3A District 4), 2007 (3A District 4) Winning Streak Entering 2025 Season: none SCHEDULE 2025 Projected League Finish*: 3rd 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)