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GENERAL
Nickname: Lancers
Colors: Purple/White
Coach: Thadd MacNeal
League: Avocado - West
Section: San Diego
Playoff Division: I
Playoff Division Rank: #3

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 7
Returning Defensive Starters: 7
2011 JV Record: 9-1
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Leo Marin 6'3" 215 Senior LB 4.50
Shawn Cameron 5'9" 180 Senior RB 4.50
Christian Chapman 6'2" 190 Junior QB 4.80

D1 PLAYER LOST TO GRADUATION
Tanner Wrisley 6'4" 195 Senior QB [Harvard]

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Talented Junior Class, Strength/Conditioning, Team Speed
Team Weaknesses: Youth

RATINGS
2011 Final Power Rating: 25.4
2011 National Rank: #2324
2011 State Rank: #208
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +7.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2012 Starting Power Rating: 31.7
2012 National Rank: #1277
2012 State Rank: #125
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): 33
Dynasty National Rank: #493
2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 0.1
Dynasty Record: 63-40-2 [66-37-2 on the field] (26-14-2 in league)

HISTORICAL
2011 Overall Record: 7-5
2011 League Record/Finish: 2-2 (3rd)
2011 Points For Average: 23.1
2011 Points Against Average: 22.6
2011 Differential: +0.5
2011 Wins: #2538 Torrey Pines (San Diego) (14-10), #3445 San Diego (36-35), #3676 El Camino (Oceanside) (21-6), #6062 Granite Hills (El Cajon) (49-7), #6305 Ramona (31-9), #6713 Fallbrook (31-17), #9106 Rancho Buena Vista (Vista) (54-14)
2011 Losses: #204 Poway (31-13), #426 Oceanside (37-0), #720 La Costa Canyon (Carlsbad) (35-0), #1020 St. Augustine (San Diego) (39-0), #1434 Vista (31-28)
2011 Opponents W-L: 69-67-2
Recent Section Championships: 2006, 2005
Recent League Championships: 2006 (Avocado), 2005 (Avocado)
Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2012 Schedule: 8/31 St. Augustine (San Diego), 9/7 San Diego, 9/14 Ramona, 9/21 at Westview (San Diego), 9/28 Fallbrook, 10/5 at Oceanside, 10/12 La Costa Canyon (Carlsbad), 10/19 El Camino (Oceanside), 10/26 at Poway, 11/2 at Vista
Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Poway (52.6), Oceanside (46.2), La Costa Canyon (Carlsbad) (42.1)
Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Ramona (5.3), Fallbrook (8.9), San Diego (15)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 22.3 (22.8 overall)
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 27.5
2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: +5.2
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #98
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #530
2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-4
2012 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%