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GENERAL
Nickname: Sailors
Colors: Blue/Gray/White
Coach: Jeff Brinkley
League: Sunset
Section: Southern
Playoff Division: Pac-5 (I)
Playoff Division Rank: #21

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

TOP PLAYERS
Buzzy Yokoyama 5'10" 210 Senior RB/SS 4.50
Steve Michaelson 6'4" 235 Senior DE/TE 4.70
Ethan Cochran 6'1" 225 Senior OLB/WR 4.60

D1 PLAYER LOST TO GRADUATION
JB Salem 6'4" 245 Senior DE [Stanford]

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Physical Strength, RB, Lines
Team Weaknesses: Depth

RATINGS
2010 Final Power Rating: 33.4
2010 National Rank: #1228
2010 State Rank: #108
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -4.5
Senior D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.7
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.3
2011 Starting Power Rating: 25.9
2011 National Rank: #1849
2011 State Rank: #159
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2010 Rating): 37.6
Dynasty National Rank: #381
2011 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 10.4
Dynasty Record: 33-21 (15-10 in league)

HISTORICAL
2010 Overall Record: 6-5
2010 League Record/Finish: 3-2 (3rd)
2010 Points For Average: 20.4
2010 Points Against Average: 14.1
2010 Differential: +6.3
2010 Wins: #1102 Loyola (Los Angeles) (35-28), #2501 Trabuco Hills (Mission Viejo) (17-6), #2971 Huntington Beach (28-6), #3597 Corona del Mar (Newport Beach) (35-13), #3819 Fountain Valley (35-0), #6702 Marina (Huntington Beach) (41-0)
2010 Losses: #67 Alemany (Mission Hills) (27-7), #443 San Clemente (21-20), #615 Los Alamitos (30-0), #936 Edison (Huntington Beach) (7-0), #1196 Mira Costa (Manhattan Beach) (17-6)
2010 Opponents W-L: 71-47-2
Recent Section Championships: 2005 (VI)
Recent League Championships: 2008 (tied for 1st), 2005 (tied for 1st; Sea View), 2004 (Sea View)
Winning Streak Entering 2011 Season: 2
Streak List: 10/6/11 Mira Costa (Manhattan Beach) (33-3), 10/14/11 Fountain Valley (33-7)

SCHEDULE
2011 Schedule: 9/8 at Trabuco Hills (Mission Viejo), 9/16 Loyola (Los Angeles), 9/23 Corona del Mar (Newport Beach), 9/30 at San Clemente, 10/6 Mira Costa (Manhattan Beach), 10/14 Fountain Valley, 10/21 at Huntington Beach, 10/28 Los Alamitos, 11/3 vs Marina (Huntington Beach), 11/10 Edison (Huntington Beach)
Highest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: San Clemente (58), Loyola (Los Angeles) (42.2), Edison (Huntington Beach) (37.3)
Lowest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Marina (Huntington Beach) (6.2), Corona del Mar (Newport Beach) (12.2), Fountain Valley (19)
2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 27.9 (32.9 overall)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 29.5
2011 vs. 2010 Schedule Strength Comparison: +1.6
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #59
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #379
2011 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-5
2011 Projected League Finish: 4th
2011 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%
Opener: 9/8 at Trabuco Hills (Mission Viejo) [projection: 24-21 loss]