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GENERAL
Nickname: Cardinals
Colors: White/Red
Coach: Rick Mathiesen
League: Pioneer
Section: Southern
Playoff Division: Northwest (X)
Playoff Division Rank: #22

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 5
Returning Defensive Starters: 5
2011 JV Record: 0-10
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Martin Ramirez 6'2" 275 Senior OL/DL
Micheal Watkins 5'5" 150 Senior RB/CB
Will Self 6'0" 225 Junior ILB/FB

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: OL, RB
Team Weaknesses: Passing Game, Defense

RATINGS
2011 Final Power Rating: -8.3
2011 National Rank: #10008
2011 State Rank: #743
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.2
2012 Starting Power Rating: -9.8
2012 National Rank: #10298
2012 State Rank: #751
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): -10.1
Dynasty National Rank: #11318
2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 0.3
Dynasty Record: 25-56 (8-32 in league)

HISTORICAL
2011 Overall Record: 1-9
2011 League Record/Finish: 0-5 (6th)
2011 Points For Average: 22.4
2011 Points Against Average: 36.7
2011 Differential: -14.3
2011 Wins: #8362 Morningside (Inglewood) (28-24)
2011 Losses: #2993 Torrance (56-47), #3614 Centennial (Compton) (34-12), #4593 Palos Verdes Peninsula (Rolling Hills Estates) (42-13), #4725 St. Bernard (Playa del Rey) (39-14), #5044 South (Torrance) (47-18), #6057 El Segundo (27-17), #6081 Hawthorne (34-31), #7901 North (Torrance) (35-20), #8677 Lynwood (29-24)
2011 Opponents W-L: 56-53
Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2012 Schedule: 8/24 South East (South Gate), 8/31 at Hawthorne, 9/6 vs Morningside (Inglewood), 9/14 Leuzinger (Lawndale), 9/21 Palos Verdes Peninsula (Rolling Hills Estates), 10/5 at El Segundo, 10/12 North (Torrance), 10/19 at South (Torrance), 10/26 Torrance, 11/2 Centennial (Compton)
Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: South East (South Gate) (22.7), Torrance (22.1), Centennial (Compton) (18.4)
Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Leuzinger (Lawndale) (-12.5), North (Torrance) (-2.4), Palos Verdes Peninsula (Rolling Hills Estates) (5.5)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 9
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 9.2
2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: +0.2
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #418
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #4408
2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 1-9
2012 Projected League Finish: 6th
2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%