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GENERAL
Nickname: Griffins
Colors: Blue/Red/White/Gold
Coach: John Beach
League: Sunset
Section: Southern
Playoff Division: Pac-5 (I)
Playoff Division Rank: #18

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 3
Returning Defensive Starters: 3
2010 JV Record: 5-5
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Joe Locher Senior MLB
Terrance Brown Senior S/RB
Cody Paul Senior RB

ADDITIONAL SENIOR D1 PROSPECTS
Dylan Lagarde 6'0" 185 Senior QB 4.90 [Bryant]
Kyle Roberts 6'3" 185 Senior WR 4.55

D1 PLAYERS LOST TO GRADUATION
Ben Wysocki 6'4.5" 280 Senior OL [UCLA]
Andrew Main 6'3" 250 Senior OL [Nevada]
Aaron Davis 6'0" 200 Senior LB [Colorado State]
Nick Richardson 5'8" 170 Senior RB

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Running Game, Team Speed
Team Weaknesses: Inexperienced Starters

RATINGS
2010 Final Power Rating: 40.1
2010 National Rank: #615
2010 State Rank: #61
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -5.5
Senior D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -4
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.3
2011 Starting Power Rating: 29.2
2011 National Rank: #1415
2011 State Rank: #127
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2010 Rating): 39.7
Dynasty National Rank: #286
2011 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 9.1
Dynasty Record: 38-16 [37-17 on the field] (17-8 in league)

HISTORICAL
2010 Overall Record: 8-3
2010 League Record/Finish: 5-0 (1st)
2010 Points For Average: 27.4
2010 Points Against Average: 14.8
2010 Differential: +12.6
2010 Wins: #936 Edison (Huntington Beach) (26-21), #1228 Newport Harbor (Newport Beach) (30-0), #1669 Mayfair (Lakewood) (34-19), #2971 Huntington Beach (28-6), #3359 Norwalk (34-0), #3819 Fountain Valley (24-7), #5784 West Adams (Los Angeles) (35-6), #6702 Marina (Huntington Beach) (41-14)
2010 Losses: #70 Santa Margarita (Rancho Santa Margarita) (31-7), #238 Crespi (Encino) (28-14), #879 Valley Center (31-28)
2010 Opponents W-L: 73-51-1
Recent League Championships: 2010, 2008 (tied for 1st), 2004, 2003 (tied for 1st)
Winning Streak Entering 2011 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2011 Schedule: 9/2 vs Norwalk, 9/9 vs Mayfair (Lakewood), 9/16 at West Adams (Los Angeles), 9/22 vs University (Los Angeles), 9/29 vs Santa Margarita (Rancho Santa Margarita), 10/13 vs Edison (Huntington Beach), 10/20 vs Fountain Valley, 10/28 at Newport Harbor (Newport Beach), 11/4 vs Huntington Beach, 11/10 vs Marina (Huntington Beach)
Highest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Santa Margarita (Rancho Santa Margarita) (56.4), Edison (Huntington Beach) (37.3), Huntington Beach (29.9)
Lowest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: University (Los Angeles) (-12.5), Marina (Huntington Beach) (6.2), West Adams (Los Angeles) (7.1)
2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 25.1 (30.6 overall)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 20.5
2011 vs. 2010 Schedule Strength Comparison: -4.6
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #161
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1591
2011 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-3
2011 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2011 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%
Opener: 9/2 vs Norwalk [projection: 35-14 win]