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GENERAL
Nickname: Dons
Colors: Olive/Gold
Coach: Jaime Melgoza
League: Channel
Section: Southern
Playoff Division: Western (IV)
Playoff Division Rank: #30

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 6
Returning Defensive Starters: 5
2010 JV Record: 3-7
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Romas Shawn 5'10.5" 180 Junior QB 4.80
Gonzalez Emilio 6'3" 220 Junior TE/LB 4.80
Stevenson James 5'11" 175 Junior CB/WR 4.60

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Experienced Juniors
Team Weaknesses: Youth

RATINGS
2010 Final Power Rating: 0.9
2010 National Rank: #7721
2010 State Rank: #597
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +2.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.3
2011 Starting Power Rating: 2.1
2011 National Rank: #7125
2011 State Rank: #542
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2010 Rating): 4.3
Dynasty National Rank: #6779
2011 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 0.9
Dynasty Record: 14-38 [13-39 on the field] (8-16 in league)

HISTORICAL
2010 Overall Record: 2-8
2010 League Record/Finish: 1-3 (4th)
2010 Points For Average: 11.3
2010 Points Against Average: 30.4
2010 Differential: -19.1
2010 Wins: #8877 San Marcos (Santa Barbara) (6-0), #9467 Channel Islands (Oxnard) (17-0)
2010 Losses: #693 Lompoc (41-17), #1818 Nordhoff (Ojai) (38-14), #2192 Dos Pueblos (Goleta) (27-7), #2569 Ventura (31-6), #2698 Beverly Hills (29-7), #2942 Buena (Ventura) (45-0), #3459 Rio Mesa (Oxnard) (48-29), #6070 Pacifica (Oxnard) (45-10)
2010 Opponents W-L: 60-51
Winning Streak Entering 2011 Season: 2
Streak List: 9/30/11 Nordhoff (Ojai) (38-24), 10/7/11 Pacifica (Oxnard) (31-21)

SCHEDULE
2011 Schedule: 9/2 at Channel Islands (Oxnard), 9/9 Beverly Hills, 9/16 at Lompoc, 9/23 Rio Mesa (Oxnard), 9/30 at Nordhoff (Ojai), 10/7 Pacifica (Oxnard), 10/21 at San Marcos (Santa Barbara), 10/28 at Ventura, 11/4 Dos Pueblos (Goleta), 11/10 Buena (Ventura)
Highest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Lompoc (32.6), Buena (Ventura) (26.2), Dos Pueblos (Goleta) (23.5)
Lowest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: San Marcos (Santa Barbara) (-9.7), Channel Islands (Oxnard) (-0.3), Pacifica (Oxnard) (9)
2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 17.9
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 16.2
2011 vs. 2010 Schedule Strength Comparison: -1.7
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #234
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #2583
2011 Projected Regular Season Record: 2-8
2011 Projected League Finish: 4th
2011 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%
Opener: 9/2 at Channel Islands (Oxnard) [projection: 17-14 win]