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GENERAL
Nickname: Patriots
Colors: Navy/Gold/Silver
Coach: Jim Rose
League: West Valley
Section: Los Angeles
Playoff Division: I
Playoff Division Rank: #26

D1 PLAYER LOST TO GRADUATION
Maxwell Smith 6'5" 220 Senior QB

RATINGS
2010 Final Power Rating: 2.4
2010 National Rank: #7341
2010 State Rank: #564
Senior D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -2.3
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -0.1
2011 Starting Power Rating: 0
2011 National Rank: #7683
2011 State Rank: #576
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2010 Rating): 27.6
Dynasty National Rank: #1275
2011 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 27.5
Dynasty Record: 35-26 (18-7 in league)

HISTORICAL
2010 Overall Record: 2-8
2010 League Record/Finish: 1-4 (tied for 5th)
2010 Points For Average: 12.4
2010 Points Against Average: 31.9
2010 Differential: -19.5
2010 Wins: #5784 West Adams (Los Angeles) (16-7), #8790 Cleveland [Grover] (Reseda) (24-21)
2010 Losses: #20 Centennial (Corona) (48-8), #326 Valencia (47-6), #1169 Taft [William Howard] (Woodland Hills) (56-8), #1581 Notre Dame (Sherman Oaks) (38-6), #3152 Hart [William S.] (Newhall) (30-7), #4338 Chatsworth (14-8), #6617 Granada Hills (17-13), #7369 El Camino Real (Woodland Hills) (41-28)
2010 Opponents W-L: 67-51
Recent Section Championships: 2007 (City Championship), 2006 (City Championship), 2004 (City Championship Division)
Recent League Championships: 2007, 2006, 2003
Winning Streak Entering 2011 Season: 1
Streak List: 9/2/11 West Adams (Los Angeles) (49-16)

SCHEDULE
2011 Schedule: 9/2 West Adams (Los Angeles), 9/9 at Belmont (Los Angeles), 9/16 at Grant (Van Nuys), 9/23 Notre Dame (Sherman Oaks), 9/30 Hart [William S.] (Newhall), 10/14 Chatsworth, 10/21 at Taft [William Howard] (Woodland Hills), 10/28 Granada Hills, 11/4 at El Camino Real (Woodland Hills), 11/10 Cleveland [Grover] (Reseda)
Highest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Notre Dame (Sherman Oaks) (46), Hart [William S.] (Newhall) (28), Taft [William Howard] (Woodland Hills) (26.2)
Lowest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Grant (Van Nuys) (-20.2), Belmont (Los Angeles) (-14.6), Cleveland [Grover] (Reseda) (-8.1)
2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 22.4
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 9.4
2011 vs. 2010 Schedule Strength Comparison: -13
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #404
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #4700
2011 Projected Regular Season Record: 3-7
2011 Projected League Finish: 5th
2011 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%
Opener: 9/2 West Adams (Los Angeles) [projection: 27-21 loss]



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