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GENERAL
Nickname: Cavaliers
Colors: Royal Blue/Scarlet
Coach: Scott Altenberg
League: Mission
Section: Southern
Playoff Division: Western (IV)
Playoff Division Rank: #4

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 3
Returning Defensive Starters: 4
2010 JV Record: 10-0
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Raymond Ford 5'10" 175 Senior CB/WR 4.30 [UCLA]
Patrick Wooten 5'11" 195 Senior LB 4.50
Kris Cooper 6'3" 275 Senior DT 5.00

ADDITIONAL SENIOR D1 PROSPECTS
Thomas Brown 6'2" 220 Senior LB
Kache Palacio 6'2" 225 Senior OLB [SMU]
Royce Dodd 6'5" 215 Senior DE

D1 PLAYERS LOST TO GRADUATION
George Farmer 6'2.5" 210 Senior WR 4.38 [USC]
Marqise Lee 6'1" 185 Senior ATH 4.62 [USC]
Jason Gibson 6'2" 210 Senior LB 4.50 [California]
Woodson Greer 6'2" 215 Senior LB 4.7 [Colorado]
Conner Preston 6'0" 200 Senior QB [SMU]
David Moala 6'1" 285 Senior DT [Arizona State]
Shaquille Richard 5'9" 175 Senior RB 4.5 [Portland State]
Suli Faletuipapai 6'2" 205 Senior DT [Fresno State]

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Team Speed, Skill Position Players
Team Weaknesses: QB Experience

RATINGS
2010 Final Power Rating: 56.9
2010 National Rank: #77
2010 State Rank: #12
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -9.5
Senior D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -13.9
Non-Senior D1 Talent Rating Bonus: +4
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.3
2011 Starting Power Rating: 36.2
2011 National Rank: #727
2011 State Rank: #70
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2010 Rating): 38.7
Dynasty National Rank: #342
2011 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 1.2
Dynasty Record: 61-7 (22-1 in league)

HISTORICAL
2010 Overall Record: 14-1
2010 League Record/Finish: 5-0 (1st)
2010 Points For Average: 40.1
2010 Points Against Average: 14.8
2010 Differential: +25.3
2010 Wins: #370 Arroyo Grande (35-10), #400 Chaminade (West Hills) (35-21), #403 Paso Robles (41-23), #1196 Mira Costa (Manhattan Beach) (35-13), #1289 St. Francis (La Canada) (41-14), #1392 Camarillo [Adolfo] (Camarillo) (40-7), #1581 Notre Dame (Sherman Oaks) (34-7), #1766 St. Paul (Santa Fe Springs) (34-7), #1881 Narbonne [Nathaniel] (Harbor City) (48-22), #2698 Beverly Hills (48-7), #3040 Cathedral (Los Angeles) (53-10), #3866 Redondo (Redondo Beach) (37-13), #4162 Harvard-Westlake (North Hollywood) (52-13), #8588 Palos Verdes Peninsula (Rolling Hills Estates) (48-7)
2010 Losses: #5 Folsom (48-20)
2010 Opponents W-L: 102-70-1
Recent Section/State Championships: 2010, 2009 (Northwest (X)), 2009 (Bowl III)
Recent League Championships: 2010, 2009 (Del Rey), 2008 (Del Rey), 2007 (Del Rey)
Winning Streak Entering 2011 Season: 1
Streak List: 10/14/11 Cathedral (Los Angeles) (40-0)

SCHEDULE
2011 Schedule: 9/2 Notre Dame (Sherman Oaks), 9/9 at Redondo (Redondo Beach), 9/16 Mira Costa (Manhattan Beach), 9/23 at Banning [Phineas] (Wilmington), 9/30 at Narbonne [Nathaniel] (Harbor City), 10/14 Cathedral (Los Angeles), 10/21 St. Francis (La Canada), 10/28 at St. Paul (Santa Fe Springs), 11/4 at Harvard-Westlake (North Hollywood), 11/11 Chaminade (West Hills)
Highest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Chaminade (West Hills) (53), Notre Dame (Sherman Oaks) (46), St. Paul (Santa Fe Springs) (37.1)
Lowest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Banning [Phineas] (Wilmington) (2.6), Redondo (Redondo Beach) (13.4), Harvard-Westlake (North Hollywood) (21.8)
2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 23.4 (34.4 overall)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 29.9
2011 vs. 2010 Schedule Strength Comparison: +6.5
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #55
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #352
2011 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-3
2011 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2011 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%
Opener: 9/2 Notre Dame (Sherman Oaks) [projection: 31-24 loss]