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GENERAL
Nickname: Cubs
Colors: Blue/White
Coach: Michael Christensen
League: Serra
Section: Southern
Playoff Division: Pac-5 (I)
Playoff Division Rank: #14

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 6
Returning Defensive Starters: 4
2011 JV Record: 7-2-1
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Coleman Shelton 6'4" 275 OL/DL
Cameron Walker 5'11" 170 DB/RB
Wyatt Bradford 5'10" 185 RB

D1 PLAYERS LOST TO GRADUATION
Chaz Anderson 6'0" 175 Senior DB [Boise State]
Kodi Whitfield 6'2" 195 Senior WR 4.6 [Stanford]
Conrad Ukropina 6'1" 170 Senior K

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: OL, Running Game
Team Weaknesses: Inexperience On Defense

RATINGS
2011 Final Power Rating: 52
2011 National Rank: #194
2011 State Rank: #27
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -2.7
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2012 Starting Power Rating: 46.6
2012 National Rank: #279
2012 State Rank: #38
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): 38.5
Dynasty National Rank: #215
2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 9.3
Dynasty Record: 59-43 (16-19 in league)

HISTORICAL
2011 Overall Record: 8-3
2011 League Record/Finish: 3-1 (2nd)
2011 Points For Average: 25.5
2011 Points Against Average: 17.6
2011 Differential: +7.9
2011 Wins: #93 St. John Bosco (Bellflower) (28-14), #453 Notre Dame (Sherman Oaks) (27-14), #470 West Covina (35-7), #503 Bishop Amat (La Puente) (14-3), #662 Crespi (Encino) (36-35), #949 Valencia (28-10), #1134 Newport Harbor (Newport Beach) (27-0), #2338 Mira Costa (Manhattan Beach) (28-14)
2011 Losses: #52 Upland (38-23), #172 Huntington Beach (31-21), #252 Alemany (Mission Hills) (28-14)
2011 Opponents W-L: 84-42
Recent Section Championships: 2005 (I), 2003 (I)
Recent League Championships: 2004 (tied for 1st), 2003 (tied for 1st)
Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2012 Schedule: 8/23 vs Harvard-Westlake (North Hollywood), 8/31 at West Covina, 9/7 at Newport Harbor (Newport Beach), 9/14 at St. John Bosco (Bellflower), 9/21 at Mira Costa (Manhattan Beach), 9/28 at Valencia, 10/5 at Crespi (Encino), 10/19 at Notre Dame (Sherman Oaks), 10/26 vs Bishop Amat (La Puente), 11/2 vs Alemany (Mission Hills)
Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Notre Dame (Sherman Oaks) (63.6), Alemany (Mission Hills) (56.7), St. John Bosco (Bellflower) (52)
Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Mira Costa (Manhattan Beach) (26.4), Newport Harbor (Newport Beach) (28.5), Harvard-Westlake (North Hollywood) (35)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 42.1 (45.3 overall)
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 42.9
2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: +0.8
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #11
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #30
2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-4
2012 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%