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GENERAL
Nickname: Mustangs
Colors: Green/White/Black
Coach: Wally Grant
League: Orange Coast
Section: Southern
Playoff Division: Southern (IX)
Playoff Division Rank: #11

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 5
Returning Defensive Starters: 6
2011 JV Record: 7-3
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Oronde Crenshaw 6'0.5" 205 Junior FB/MLB 4.70
Justin Smith 5'8" 180 Senior TB/OLB 4.62
Noah JeyaRajah 5'10.5" 170 Senior WR/S 4.75

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Strength/Conditioning, Team Speed
Team Weaknesses: Depth

RATINGS
2011 Final Power Rating: 0.9
2011 National Rank: #7725
2011 State Rank: #583
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2012 Starting Power Rating: -0.6
2012 National Rank: #8142
2012 State Rank: #615
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): -13.7
Dynasty National Rank: #12137
2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 13.1
Dynasty Record: 38-56 [36-58 on the field] (22-20 in league)

HISTORICAL
2011 Overall Record: 8-3
2011 League Record/Finish: 4-1 (2nd)
2011 Points For Average: 41.7
2011 Points Against Average: 22.5
2011 Differential: +19.2
2011 Wins: #5476 Laguna Beach (63-47), #9047 Ocean View (Huntington Beach) (34-31), #9723 Godinez [Hector G.] (Santa Ana) (59-7), #10393 Katella (Anaheim) (56-42), #12625 Calvary Chapel (Santa Ana) (49-14), #13697 Santiago (Garden Grove) (42-7), #13815 La Quinta (Westminster) (61-0), #14438 Saddleback (Santa Ana) (61-0)
2011 Losses: #3742 Estancia (Costa Mesa) (28-14), #4226 Buena Park (34-13), #5773 Los Amigos (Fountain Valley) (38-7)
2011 Opponents W-L: 59-63
Recent League Championships: 2008, 2007 (tied for 1st)
Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2012 Schedule: 8/24 vs Western (Anaheim), 8/30 vs Santiago (Garden Grove), 9/7 vs Katella (Anaheim), 9/13 vs Los Amigos (Fountain Valley), 9/22 vs Pacifica (Garden Grove), 10/5 at Estancia (Costa Mesa), 10/12 vs Godinez [Hector G.] (Santa Ana), 10/19 vs Saddleback (Santa Ana), 10/25 vs Calvary Chapel (Santa Ana), 11/1 vs Laguna Beach
Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Laguna Beach (18.9), Estancia (Costa Mesa) (18.2), Los Amigos (Fountain Valley) (9.2)
Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Saddleback (Santa Ana) (-43.7), Santiago (Garden Grove) (-27.6), Calvary Chapel (Santa Ana) (-19.8)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -13.2 (-7.8 overall)
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -5.2
2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: +8
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #743
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #9265
2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-5
2012 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%