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GENERAL
Nickname: Mavericks
Colors: Green/Vegas Gold/Midnight Blue
Coach: Sean Sovacool
League: Avocado - West
Section: San Diego
Playoff Division: II
Playoff Division Rank: #5

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 6
Returning Defensive Starters: 3
2010 JV Record: 8-2
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Erik Magnuson 6'6" 285 Junior T [Michigan]
Jake Jackson 6'2" 205 Junior TE/LB
Isaac Maquet 5'9" 175 Junior RB

D1 PLAYER LOST TO GRADUATION
Ian Seau 6'4" 235 Senior DE 4.7 [Kansas State]

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Skill Position Players, OL, LB
Team Weaknesses: Inexperienced DL

RATINGS
2010 Final Power Rating: 34.4
2010 National Rank: #1126
2010 State Rank: #99
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: 0
Senior D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +1.7
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.3
2011 Starting Power Rating: 34.8
2011 National Rank: #836
2011 State Rank: #76
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2010 Rating): 41
Dynasty National Rank: #227
2011 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 4.9
Dynasty Record: 45-15 [46-14 on the field] (22-1 in league)

HISTORICAL
2010 Overall Record: 7-5
2010 League Record/Finish: 3-1 (tied for 1st)
2010 Points For Average: 25.5
2010 Points Against Average: 20.8
2010 Differential: +4.7
2010 Wins: #389 Torrey Pines (San Diego) (24-21), #1417 Carlsbad (34-15), #1678 Poway (24-7), #3852 El Camino (Oceanside) (28-15), #4225 Rancho Buena Vista (Vista) (45-24), #6331 Fallbrook (28-10), #6475 Hilltop (Chula Vista) (35-13)
2010 Losses: #95 Oceanside (35-10), #95 Oceanside (38-14), #443 San Clemente (28-21), #1094 Redlands (23-17), #7961 Chula Vista (forfeit)
2010 Opponents W-L: 74-60-2
Recent Section Championships: 2008 (I)
Recent League Championships: 2010 (tied for 1st), 2009 (Avocado), 2008 (Avocado), 2007 (tied for 1st; Palomar), 2006 (Palomar), 2003 (tied for 1st; Avocado)
Winning Streak Entering 2011 Season: 1
Streak List: 9/23/11 Redlands (28-13)

SCHEDULE
2011 Schedule: 9/2 Marina (Huntington Beach), 9/9 Poway, 9/16 at San Clemente, 9/23 at Redlands, 9/30 Fallbrook, 10/14 at Carlsbad, 10/21 Rancho Buena Vista (Vista), 10/28 at Oceanside, 11/4 at El Camino (Oceanside), 11/11 Torrey Pines (San Diego)
Highest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Oceanside (60.6), San Clemente (58), Torrey Pines (San Diego) (41.3)
Lowest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Marina (Huntington Beach) (6.2), Fallbrook (8.8), El Camino (Oceanside) (15.8)
2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 25.9 (28.7 overall)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 29.3
2011 vs. 2010 Schedule Strength Comparison: +3.4
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #62
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #390
2011 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-4
2011 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2011 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%
Opener: 9/2 Marina (Huntington Beach) [projection: 40-7 win]