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GENERAL
Nickname: Matadores
Colors: Royal Blue/Gold
Coach: Mike Moschetti
League: Suburban
Section: Southern
Playoff Division: Southeast (VII)
Playoff Division Rank: #1

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 7
Returning Defensive Starters: 7
2011 JV Record: 5-4-1
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Tyler Luatua 6'4" 230 Junior TE/LB
Koa Kaleopaa 6'3.5" 250 Senior LB
Dallis Ship 6'5" 210 Senior WR

ADDITIONAL SENIOR D1 PROSPECT
Spencer Ueli Fa'atoalia 6'3" 295 Senior OG

D1 PLAYER LOST TO GRADUATION
Spencer Fox 6'5" 265 Senior OT

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Strength/Conditioning, OL, Skill Position Players
Team Weaknesses: Inexperience On Secondary

RATINGS
2011 Final Power Rating: 26.5
2011 National Rank: #2145
2011 State Rank: #195
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +7.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +4.3
Non-Senior D1 Talent Rating Bonus: +6.3
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -3.7
2012 Starting Power Rating: 41
2012 National Rank: #533
2012 State Rank: #58
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): 15.9
Dynasty National Rank: #3139
2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 28.7
Dynasty Record: 64-42 (42-12 in league)

HISTORICAL
2011 Overall Record: 8-5
2011 League Record/Finish: 5-1 (tied for 1st)
2011 Points For Average: 32.8
2011 Points Against Average: 23.5
2011 Differential: +9.3
2011 Wins: #1736 Arcadia (31-28), #2117 La Serna (Whittier) (31-0), #4380 Mayfair (Lakewood) (44-14), #5435 Crescenta Valley (La Crescenta) (35-30), #6922 Norwalk (49-21), #11109 Glenn [John] (Norwalk) (55-27), #12200 Artesia (Lakewood) (42-0), #13776 Cerritos (59-0)
2011 Losses: #470 West Covina (63-34), #503 Bishop Amat (La Puente) (49-13), #954 La Habra (28-19), #1381 St. Paul (Santa Fe Springs) (24-7), #5628 Bellflower (21-7)
2011 Opponents W-L: 82-66
Recent Section Championships: 2009 (Southern (IX))
Recent League Championships: 2011 (tied for 1st), 2010, 2009
Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2012 Schedule: 8/24 St. Paul (Santa Fe Springs), 8/30 at La Habra, 9/7 Bishop Amat (La Puente), 9/14 St. Francis (La Canada), 9/21 Norwalk, 9/28 at Bellflower, 10/5 at Artesia (Lakewood), 10/12 Glenn [John] (Norwalk), 10/18 vs Cerritos, 11/2 Mayfair (Lakewood)
Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Bishop Amat (La Puente) (44.7), St. Francis (La Canada) (37.6), St. Paul (Santa Fe Springs) (34.2)
Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Cerritos (-35.2), Artesia (Lakewood) (-17.7), Glenn [John] (Norwalk) (-6.3)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 8.1 (17.1 overall)
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 13.4
2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: +5.3
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #312
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #3223
2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 9-1
2012 Projected League Finish: 1st
2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 34%