GENERAL
Nickname: Tillers
Colors: Red/Black/White
Coach: Anthony Lopez
League: Delta
Section: Southern
Playoff Division: none
RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 5
Returning Defensive Starters: 8
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: yes
TOP PLAYERS
Taven Epps 6'5" 215 Junior LB/TE
Khalil Terry 6'1" 185 Junior SS
Jon Ioane 6'3" 275 Junior DT/T
ADDITIONAL D1 PROSPECT
Tim Ioane 6'1" 205 Senior LB
COLLEGE PROSPECT LOST TO GRADUATION
Michael Tollefson 6'1" 195 Senior QB
STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Defensive Front 7, QB
Team Weaknesses: Depth
RATINGS
2024 Final Power Rating: 34
2024 National Rank: #816
2024 State Rank: #71
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment*: +2.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment*: +0.5
Non-Senior D1 Talent Rating Bonus*: +10.4
Historical Reload/Regression Factor*: +1.2
Season Scaling/Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment*: -8.2
2025 Starting Power Rating*: 32.3
2025 National Rank*: #367
2025 State Rank*: #52
5-Year Dynasty Rating (Average 2019-2024 Rating): 19.5
5-Year Dynasty National Rank: #1953
2025 Rating vs. 5-Year Dynasty Rating Comparison*: better by 12.8
5-Year Dynasty Record: 33-17 (21-4 in league)
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2024 Rating): 24.9
Dynasty National Rank: #1810
2025 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison*: better by 7.4
Dynasty Record: 161-92 [160-93 on the field] (84-30 in league)
HISTORICAL
2024 Overall Record: 9-2
2024 League Record/Finish: 5-0 (1st)
2024 Points For Average: 32.5
2024 Points Against Average: 17.2
2024 Differential: +15.3
2024 Wins: #1149 El Modena (Orange) (34-28), #1408 Capistrano Valley (Mission Viejo) (21-10), #1645 Foothill (Santa Ana) (42-14), #2466 Trabuco Hills (Mission Viejo) (35-14), #3092 Western (Anaheim) (34-21), #4083 El Dorado (Placentia) (42-10), #4542 El Toro (Lake Forest) (35-6), #4663 Cypress (37-7), #6095 Fountain Valley (33-14)
2024 Losses: #132 Yorba Linda (35-31), #506 Loyola (Los Angeles) (30-13)
2024 Opponents W-L: 62-64
Recent Section Championships: 2011 (Southwest (VI))
Recent League Championships: 2024, 2023 (Empire), 2020 (tied for 1st; Empire), 2016 (tied for 1st; Empire), 2012 (Empire), 2011 (tied for 1st; Empire), 2010 (Empire), 2009 (Century), 2008 (tied for 1st; Century)
Winning Streak Entering 2025 Season: none
SCHEDULE
2025 Schedule: 8/22 vs San Clemente, 8/29 at Foothill (Santa Ana), 9/5 at Poly (Long Beach), 9/12 at Damien (La Verne), 9/19 at Yorba Linda, 10/2 at Cypress, 10/10 Trabuco Hills (Mission Viejo), 10/17 El Modena (Orange), 10/24 vs Western (Anaheim), 10/30 at Capistrano Valley (Mission Viejo)
Highest-Rated 2025 Regular Season Opponents*: Yorba Linda (46.4), San Clemente (44.1), Damien (La Verne) (43.7)
Lowest-Rated 2025 Regular Season Opponents*: Cypress (-5.7), Trabuco Hills (Mission Viejo) (3.9), Western (Anaheim) (7.5)
2024 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 20.7
2025 Regular Season Schedule Strength*: 20.8
2025 vs. 2024 Schedule Strength Comparison*: +0.1
2025 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank*: #44
2025 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank*: #274
2025 Projected Regular Season Record*: 7-3
2025 Projected League Finish*: 1st
2025 Undefeated Regular Season Probability*: less than 1%
*temporary; not finalized until August 7th
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