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GENERAL
Nickname: Griffins
Colors: Blue/Red/White/Gold
Coach: John Barnes
League: Sunset
Section: Southern
Playoff Division: Southwest (VI)
Playoff Division Rank: #6

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 6
Returning Defensive Starters: 5
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Alex Redmond 6'5.5" 295 Senior OL [Oregon]

D1 PLAYERS LOST TO GRADUATION
Terrance Brown 6'1" 220 Senior DB [Northwestern]
Dylan Lagarde 6'0" 185 Senior QB 4.90 [Bryant]
Kyle Roberts 6'3" 185 Senior WR 4.55

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Lines, Secondary, Athleticism
Team Weaknesses: Youth

RATINGS
2011 Final Power Rating: 34.9
2011 National Rank: #1157
2011 State Rank: #118
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -4.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +1
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2012 Starting Power Rating: 30.2
2012 National Rank: #1438
2012 State Rank: #134
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): 38.4
Dynasty National Rank: #219
2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 7
Dynasty Record: 76-26 [75-27 on the field] (32-13 in league)

HISTORICAL
2011 Overall Record: 6-4
2011 League Record/Finish: 2-3 (4th)
2011 Points For Average: 34.5
2011 Points Against Average: 19.7
2011 Differential: +14.8
2011 Wins: #1781 West Adams (Los Angeles) (21-8), #2784 Fountain Valley (28-0), #4380 Mayfair (Lakewood) (56-21), #6899 Marina (Huntington Beach) (31-13), #6922 Norwalk (70-14), #10408 University (Los Angeles) (56-0)
2011 Losses: #10 Santa Margarita (Rancho Santa Margarita) (38-27), #172 Huntington Beach (58-28), #312 Edison (Huntington Beach) (10-7), #1134 Newport Harbor (Newport Beach) (35-21)
2011 Opponents W-L: 59-54-1
Recent League Championships: 2010, 2008 (tied for 1st), 2004, 2003 (tied for 1st)
Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: 1
Streak List: 11/10/11 Marina (Huntington Beach) (31-13)

SCHEDULE
2012 Schedule: 8/31 at Paramount, 9/7 vs Charter Oak (Covina), 9/13 vs University (Los Angeles), 9/20 vs Lynwood, 9/28 vs Damien (La Verne), 10/4 vs Marina (Huntington Beach), 10/12 vs Edison (Huntington Beach), 10/19 vs Fountain Valley, 10/26 at Huntington Beach, 11/1 vs Newport Harbor (Newport Beach)
Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Charter Oak (Covina) (48.7), Edison (Huntington Beach) (42.9), Huntington Beach (40.1)
Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: University (Los Angeles) (-6.7), Lynwood (-4.6), Marina (Huntington Beach) (8.6)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 26.9
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 23.2
2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: -3.7
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #149
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1107
2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-4
2012 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%