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GENERAL
Nickname: Vikings
Colors: Kelly Green/Gold
Coach: Keith Smith Jr
League: Manzanita (moving from Pacific)
Section: San Diego
Playoff Division: V
Playoff Division Rank: #9

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 6
Returning Defensive Starters: 5
2010 JV Record: 6-4
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Jacob Torquato 5'11" 275 Senior OL/DL 5.80
Luis Espinoza 5'8" 160 Senior QB/DB 4.60
Zack Soto 6'0" 160 Senior WR/DB 4.50

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Experience/Strength On Lines
Team Weaknesses: Youth At Skill Positions

RATINGS
2010 Final Power Rating: -12.7
2010 National Rank: #10991
2010 State Rank: #814
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -3.5
2011 Starting Power Rating: -16.2
2011 National Rank: #11709
2011 State Rank: #857
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2010 Rating): -15.5
Dynasty National Rank: #12094
2011 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 0.7
Dynasty Record: 25-31 (14-17 in league)

HISTORICAL
2010 Overall Record: 7-5
2010 League Record/Finish: 4-3 (tied for 3rd)
2010 Points For Average: 21.4
2010 Points Against Average: 28
2010 Differential: -6.6
2010 Wins: #11542 Escondido Charter (Escondido) (27-26), #12898 Army-Navy (Carlsbad) (28-22), #12898 Army-Navy (Carlsbad) (28-22), #13032 Calipatria (36-33), #13368 Antelope (Wellton, AZ) (34-6), #13940 Vincent Memorial (Calexico) (28-7), #14050 Calvary Murrieta (Murrieta) (16-15)
2010 Losses: #1222 Bishop's (La Jolla) (54-12), #4704 Southwest (El Centro) (45-6), #8648 Tri-City Christian (Vista) (36-14), #8690 La Jolla Country Day (La Jolla) (49-14), #10627 Mountain Empire (Pine Valley) (21-14)
2010 Opponents W-L: 67-68
Recent League Championships: 2003 (Desert)
Winning Streak Entering 2011 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2011 Schedule: 9/2 Calvary Murrieta (Murrieta), 9/9 Southwest (San Diego), 9/16 Douglass [Frederick] (Los Angeles), 9/23 Southwest (El Centro), 10/7 at Julian, 10/14 Foothills Christian (El Cajon), 10/21 Mountain Empire (Pine Valley), 10/27 at Borrego Springs, 11/4 Vincent Memorial (Calexico), 11/10 at Calipatria
Highest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Southwest (El Centro) (7.7), Mountain Empire (Pine Valley) (-14.6), Calipatria (-23.9)
Lowest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Julian (-46.6), Vincent Memorial (Calexico) (-39.5), Borrego Springs (-35.2)
2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -17.8 (-10.2 overall)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -27.1
2011 vs. 2010 Schedule Strength Comparison: -9.3
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #1046
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #13992
2011 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-2
2011 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2011 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%
Opener: 9/2 Calvary Murrieta (Murrieta) [projection: 28-12 win]