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GENERAL
Nickname: Cubs
Colors: Blue/White
Coach: Michael Christensen
League: Serra
Section: Southern
Playoff Division: Pac-5 (I)
Playoff Division Rank: #15

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 8
Returning Defensive Starters: 9
2010 JV Record: 8-2
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Kodi Whitfield 6'3" 195 Senior DB/WR 4.70 [Stanford]
Eamon McOsker 6'2" 195 Senior SS/WR 4.78
Chaz Anderson 6'0" 165 Senior CB/WR 4.70 [Boise State]

D1 PLAYERS LOST TO GRADUATION
Jared Baker 5'9" 185 Senior RB 4.5 [Arizona]
Jerry Neuheisel 6'1" 185 Senior QB [UCLA]
Lee Hightower 6'1" 170 Senior DB [Boise State]

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Experience At Key Positions, Talent At WR
Team Weaknesses: Experience At RB

RATINGS
2010 Final Power Rating: 34.6
2010 National Rank: #1102
2010 State Rank: #98
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +8.5
Senior D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -0.9
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.3
2011 Starting Power Rating: 40.9
2011 National Rank: #442
2011 State Rank: #51
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2010 Rating): 33.7
Dynasty National Rank: #635
2011 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 8.5
Dynasty Record: 21-30 (3-13 in league)

HISTORICAL
2010 Overall Record: 3-7
2010 League Record/Finish: 0-4 (5th)
2010 Points For Average: 19.9
2010 Points Against Average: 29.2
2010 Differential: -9.3
2010 Wins: #326 Valencia (39-24), #558 Upland (30-13), #1196 Mira Costa (Manhattan Beach) (10-7)
2010 Losses: #23 Mission Viejo (42-7), #67 Alemany (Mission Hills) (31-14), #238 Crespi (Encino) (41-7), #262 Bishop Amat (La Puente) (41-31), #266 St. John Bosco (Bellflower) (37-15), #1228 Newport Harbor (Newport Beach) (35-28), #1581 Notre Dame (Sherman Oaks) (21-18)
2010 Opponents W-L: 81-36
Recent Section Championships: 2005 (I), 2003 (I)
Recent League Championships: 2004 (tied for 1st), 2003 (tied for 1st)
Winning Streak Entering 2011 Season: 1
Streak List: 10/8/11 Valencia (28-10)

SCHEDULE
2011 Schedule: 9/2 vs Mira Costa (Manhattan Beach), 9/9 vs West Covina, 9/16 at Newport Harbor (Newport Beach), 9/23 vs St. John Bosco (Bellflower), 9/30 at Upland, 10/8 vs Valencia, 10/21 vs Notre Dame (Sherman Oaks), 10/28 at Bishop Amat (La Puente), 11/4 at Alemany (Mission Hills), 11/11 vs Crespi (Encino)
Highest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Alemany (Mission Hills) (63.7), St. John Bosco (Bellflower) (57.9), Crespi (Encino) (57.6)
Lowest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Newport Harbor (Newport Beach) (27.2), Mira Costa (Manhattan Beach) (31.6), Valencia (43)
2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 45.2
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 47.1
2011 vs. 2010 Schedule Strength Comparison: +1.9
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #2
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #8
2011 Projected Regular Season Record: 4-6
2011 Projected League Finish: 5th
2011 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%
Opener: 9/2 vs Mira Costa (Manhattan Beach) [projection: 22-13 win]