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GENERAL
Nickname: Nighthawks
Colors: Red/Black
Coach: Greg Ireland
League: Southwestern
Section: Southern
Playoff Division: Inland (II)
Playoff Division Rank: #10

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

TOP PLAYERS
Terin Solomon 6'1.5" 190 Senior FS/WR 4.65 [Oregon State]
Andrew Blake 5'10" 175 Senior QB 4.75
Jordan Silva 6'5" 240 Junior DL 4.99

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Experience, Team Speed
Team Weaknesses: Low Roster Numbers

RATINGS
2011 Final Power Rating: 34.1
2011 National Rank: #1222
2011 State Rank: #122
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +4.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +2
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2012 Starting Power Rating: 39.4
2012 National Rank: #635
2012 State Rank: #65
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): 27.8
Dynasty National Rank: #963
2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 12.8
Dynasty Record: 58-41-2 (27-17 in league)

HISTORICAL
2011 Overall Record: 7-4
2011 League Record/Finish: 3-2 (3rd)
2011 Points For Average: 24.4
2011 Points Against Average: 22.1
2011 Differential: +2.3
2011 Wins: #1684 Great Oak (Temecula) (28-21), #2191 Elsinore (Wildomar) (28-7), #2625 Temecula Valley (Temecula) (27-10), #3101 Roosevelt [Eleanor] (Corona) (35-34), #3508 Temescal Canyon (Lake Elsinore) (27-21), #3744 Murrieta Mesa (Murrieta) (34-6), #8497 Tahquitz (Hemet) (34-13)
2011 Losses: #16 Vista Murrieta (Murrieta) (23-14), #52 Upland (59-21), #526 Chaparral (Temecula) (35-7), #5611 Escondido (14-13)
2011 Opponents W-L: 63-59
Recent League Championships: 2005 (tied for 1st)
Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2012 Schedule: 8/24 Temescal Canyon (Lake Elsinore), 8/31 Mayfair (Lakewood), 9/7 at Roosevelt [Eleanor] (Eastvale), 9/14 at Juneau-Douglas (Juneau, AK), 9/21 at Elsinore (Wildomar), 10/5 at Great Oak (Temecula), 10/12 Murrieta Mesa (Murrieta), 10/19 Vista Murrieta (Murrieta), 10/26 at Chaparral (Temecula), 11/2 Temecula Valley (Temecula)
Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Vista Murrieta (Murrieta) (74.2), Chaparral (Temecula) (35.5), Great Oak (Temecula) (32.6)
Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Roosevelt [Eleanor] (Eastvale) (12.5), Mayfair (Lakewood) (17.9), Temescal Canyon (Lake Elsinore) (18.1)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 22 (31.9 overall)
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 27.7
2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: +5.7
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #94
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #511
2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-2
2012 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%