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| Marquez [Linda Esperanza] (Huntington Park, CA) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Gladiators Colors: Black/Gold Coach: Rudy Fortiz League: Exposition Section: Los Angeles Playoff Division: none RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 9 Returning Defensive Starters: 9 2024 JV Record: 6-4 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Elyjah Staples 6'3" 190 Junior DE/TE 4.59 Horacio Barcos 5'9" 215 Senior DT/FB 5.1 Angelo Gutierrez 5'10" 165 Junior QB/ATH 5.02 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Defense Team Weaknesses: Kicking Game RATINGS 2024 Final Power Rating: -23.6 2024 National Rank: #9627 2024 State Rank: #645 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment*: +9.5 Season Scaling/Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment*: -1.8 2025 Starting Power Rating*: -26.1 2025 National Rank*: #7827 2025 State Rank*: #524 5-Year Dynasty Rating (Average 2019-2024 Rating): -25.9 5-Year Dynasty National Rank: #10839 2025 Rating vs. 5-Year Dynasty Rating Comparison*: worse by 0.2 5-Year Dynasty Record: 29-17-1 (15-4 in league) Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2024 Rating): -27.2 Dynasty National Rank: #13662 2025 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison*: better by 1.1 Dynasty Record: 73-54-1 [72-55-1 on the field] (35-20 in league) HISTORICAL 2024 Overall Record: 7-3 2024 League Record/Finish: 4-0 (1st) 2024 Points For Average: 25.1 2024 Points Against Average: 16.4 2024 Differential: +8.7 2024 Wins: #10413 Crenshaw (Los Angeles) (14-6), #11536 Angelou [Dr. Maya] (Los Angeles) (18-7), #11831 Legacy (South Gate) (28-6), #13090 Manual Arts (Los Angeles) (19-0), #13345 Santee (Los Angeles) (33-21), #13637 Jefferson [Thomas] (Los Angeles) (42-0), #13705 Hollywood (Los Angeles) (44-9) 2024 Losses: #1126 Rio Hondo Prep (Arcadia) (53-19), #6046 King/Drew (Los Angeles) (27-21), #6046 King/Drew (Los Angeles) (35-13) 2024 Opponents W-L: 63-59 Recent League Championships: 2024, 2023 (tied for 1st), 2022 (tied for 1st), 2020 (tied for 1st; Central), 2019 (Central) Winning Streak Entering 2025 Season: none SCHEDULE 2025 Schedule: 8/22 Verdugo Hills (Tujunga), 8/28 Bell, 9/5 Hollywood (Los Angeles), 9/12 Rio Hondo Prep (Arcadia), 9/19 La Puente, 9/26 at Eagle Rock (Los Angeles), 10/3 Santee (Los Angeles), 10/10 Jefferson [Thomas] (Los Angeles), 10/24 Manual Arts (Los Angeles), 10/31 Angelou [Dr. Maya] (Los Angeles) Highest-Rated 2025 Regular Season Opponents*: Rio Hondo Prep (Arcadia) (22.8), Eagle Rock (Los Angeles) (-21.8), Bell (-32.8) Lowest-Rated 2025 Regular Season Opponents*: Jefferson [Thomas] (Los Angeles) (-88.2), Hollywood (Los Angeles) (-85.3), Santee (Los Angeles) (-69.9) 2024 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -33.9 (-29.8 overall) 2025 Regular Season Schedule Strength*: -48.5 2025 vs. 2024 Schedule Strength Comparison*: -14.6 2025 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank*: #658 2025 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank*: #8741 2025 Projected Regular Season Record*: 8-2 2025 Projected League Finish*: 1st 2025 Undefeated Regular Season Probability*: less than 1% *temporary; not finalized until August 7th |