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GENERAL
Nickname: Spartans
Colors: Midnight Blue/Carolina Blue/White
Coach: Andrew Kasek
League: Valley Mission
Section: Los Angeles
Playoff Division: I
Playoff Division Rank: #16

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 9
Returning Defensive Starters: 11
2010 JV Record: 9-1
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Deandre Jordan 6'0" 195 Senior RB/CB 4.50
Keonte White 6'3" 185 Junior WR/CB 4.50
Jamere Austin 6'1" 185 Junior QB/CB 4.60

D1 PLAYER LOST TO GRADUATION
Erick Stewart 5'10" 165 Senior DB 4.4

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Off-Season Conditioning, Team Speed, Athleticism
Team Weaknesses: Experience

RATINGS
2010 Final Power Rating: 4.9
2010 National Rank: #6677
2010 State Rank: #517
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +7.5
Senior D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.1
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.3
2011 Starting Power Rating: 10
2011 National Rank: #5022
2011 State Rank: #388
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2010 Rating): 5.2
Dynasty National Rank: #6508
2011 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 6.1
Dynasty Record: 27-25 (16-9 in league)

HISTORICAL
2010 Overall Record: 5-6
2010 League Record/Finish: 3-3 (tied for 3rd)
2010 Points For Average: 20.8
2010 Points Against Average: 22.5
2010 Differential: -1.7
2010 Wins: #7107 Kennedy [John F.] (Granada Hills) (21-20), #7369 El Camino Real (Woodland Hills) (16-6), #9621 San Fernando (30-27), #10829 Grant (Van Nuys) (49-21), #11594 Van Nuys (39-6)
2010 Losses: #654 Carson (42-6), #4097 Reseda (28-21), #4162 Harvard-Westlake (North Hollywood) (24-14), #4442 Westchester (Los Angeles) (32-0), #4746 Panorama (Panorama City) (28-20), #7547 Canoga Park (14-13)
2010 Opponents W-L: 60-59-1
Recent League Championships: 2009, 2005, 2004 (tied for 1st), 2003
Winning Streak Entering 2011 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2011 Schedule: 9/9 Compton, 9/16 at El Camino Real (Woodland Hills), 9/23 Harvard-Westlake (North Hollywood), 9/30 San Fernando, 10/7 Panorama (Panorama City), 10/14 Van Nuys, 10/21 at Canoga Park, 10/28 at Reseda, 11/4 at Grant (Van Nuys), 11/10 at Kennedy [John F.] (Granada Hills)
Highest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Harvard-Westlake (North Hollywood) (21.8), Reseda (15.3), Compton (13.3)
Lowest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Grant (Van Nuys) (-20.2), San Fernando (-16.8), Van Nuys (-3.1)
2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 3.4 (9.7 overall)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 3.3
2011 vs. 2010 Schedule Strength Comparison: -0.1
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #575
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #6995
2011 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-3
2011 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2011 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%
Opener: 9/9 Compton [projection: 14-13 loss]