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GENERAL
Nickname: Cougars
Colors: Blue/White
Coach: Todd Gerhart
League: Big VIII
Section: Southern
Playoff Division: Inland (II)
Playoff Division Rank: #14

SENIOR D1 PROSPECT
Joseph Ajeigbe 5'9" 190 Senior RB

D1 PLAYERS LOST TO GRADUATION
Scott Starr 6'3" 230 Senior LB 4.55 [USC]
Corbin McCarthy 5'11" 205 Senior DB 4.45 [Duke]

RATINGS
2011 Final Power Rating: 34.9
2011 National Rank: #1147
2011 State Rank: #116
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -0.8
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2012 Starting Power Rating: 32.9
2012 National Rank: #1166
2012 State Rank: #120
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): 38.9
Dynasty National Rank: #202
2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 4.8
Dynasty Record: 92-25 (36-13 in league)

HISTORICAL
2011 Overall Record: 6-5
2011 League Record/Finish: 4-3 (4th)
2011 Points For Average: 29
2011 Points Against Average: 28.2
2011 Differential: +0.8
2011 Wins: #843 Etiwanda (42-36), #1966 Crenshaw (Los Angeles) (21-20), #3101 Roosevelt [Eleanor] (Corona) (42-7), #4099 Poly (Riverside) (41-8), #4862 Corona (35-19), #8460 King [Dr. Martin Luther] (Riverside) (42-7)
2011 Losses: #52 Upland (54-27), #64 Centennial (Corona) (45-18), #254 Redlands East Valley (Redlands) (20-15), #372 North [John W.] (Riverside) (45-14), #1095 Santiago (Corona) (49-22)
2011 Opponents W-L: 73-50
Recent Section Championships: 2006, 2005 (V)
Recent League Championships: 2009, 2005 (tied for 1st; Mountain View), 2003 (Mountain View)
Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2012 Schedule: 8/30 at Crenshaw (Los Angeles), 9/7 Etiwanda, 9/14 Los Osos (Rancho Cucamonga), 9/21 vs La Serna (Whittier), 9/28 at Alemany (Mission Hills), 10/5 Santiago (Corona), 10/12 Centennial (Corona), 10/19 at Roosevelt [Eleanor] (Eastvale), 10/26 at Corona, 11/2 King [Dr. Martin Luther] (Riverside)
Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Centennial (Corona) (58.1), Alemany (Mission Hills) (56.7), Etiwanda (42.5)
Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: King [Dr. Martin Luther] (Riverside) (5.6), Corona (9.4), Roosevelt [Eleanor] (Eastvale) (12.5)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 29.9 (34.8 overall)
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 30.7
2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: +0.8
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #61
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #280
2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-4
2012 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%



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