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GENERAL
Nickname: Mavericks
Colors: Green/Vegas Gold/Midnight Blue
Coach: Sean Sovacool
League: Avocado - West
Section: San Diego
Playoff Division: II
Playoff Division Rank: #4

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 6
Returning Defensive Starters: 5
2011 JV Record: 9-1
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Scott Quessenberry 6'4" 280 Senior DL/T
Shayne Davern 6'1" 235 Senior LB/FB
Deon Dickey 5'8" 190 Senior RB/KR

D1 PLAYERS LOST TO GRADUATION
Erik Magnuson 6'6" 275 Senior OL [Michigan]
Jake Jackson 6'3" 205 Senior LB [Utah]

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Experience, Talent At Skill Positions, Team Speed
Team Weaknesses: WR, Replacing Key Seniors, Lines

RATINGS
2011 Final Power Rating: 40.1
2011 National Rank: #720
2011 State Rank: #77
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +3.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2012 Starting Power Rating: 40.9
2012 National Rank: #540
2012 State Rank: #59
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): 36.9
Dynasty National Rank: #276
2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 5.2
Dynasty Record: 77-31 [78-30 on the field] (37-5 in league)

HISTORICAL
2011 Overall Record: 9-3
2011 League Record/Finish: 4-0 (1st)
2011 Points For Average: 24.7
2011 Points Against Average: 15.3
2011 Differential: +9.4
2011 Wins: #426 Oceanside (21-16), #1713 Westview (San Diego) (13-6), #1885 Redlands (28-13), #2324 Carlsbad (35-0), #2538 Torrey Pines (San Diego) (28-7), #3676 El Camino (Oceanside) (17-14), #6713 Fallbrook (33-7), #6899 Marina (Huntington Beach) (48-0), #9106 Rancho Buena Vista (Vista) (45-8)
2011 Losses: #20 San Clemente (58-7), #204 Poway (28-14), #426 Oceanside (27-7)
2011 Opponents W-L: 72-65-4
Recent Section Championships: 2008 (I)
Recent League Championships: 2011, 2010 (tied for 1st), 2009 (Avocado), 2008 (Avocado), 2007 (tied for 1st; Palomar), 2006 (Palomar), 2003 (tied for 1st; Avocado)
Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2012 Schedule: 8/31 Baldwin Park, 9/7 at Poway, 9/14 San Clemente, 9/21 Rancho Bernardo (San Diego), 9/28 at San Pasqual (Escondido), 10/5 El Camino (Oceanside), 10/12 at Carlsbad, 10/19 at Vista, 10/26 Oceanside, 11/2 at Torrey Pines (San Diego)
Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: San Clemente (60.1), Poway (52.6), Oceanside (46.2)
Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Baldwin Park (-19.6), Rancho Bernardo (San Diego) (14.6), El Camino (Oceanside) (18)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 22.6 (29.7 overall)
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 28.8
2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: +6.2
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #79
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #408
2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-3
2012 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%