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GENERAL
Nickname: Knights
Colors: Navy/Gold
Coach: Kevin Rooney
League: Serra
Section: Southern
Playoff Division: Pac-5 (I)
Playoff Division Rank: #4

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 8
Returning Defensive Starters: 5
2011 JV Record: 7-3
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Khalfani Muhammad 5'8" 175 Senior RB
Kelly Hilinski 6'6" 225 Senior QB 4.90
JJ Muno 6'0" 190 Senior LB 4.70

ADDITIONAL SENIOR D1 PROSPECTS
Leroy Tanoai 6'4" 280 Senior OL [Utah]
Kyle Sulka 6'4" 255 Senior OL

D1 PLAYER LOST TO GRADUATION
Kevin Carrasco 6'1" 175 Senior CB 4.44

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Experience On OL, Offensive Backfield
Team Weaknesses: Inexperience On DL

RATINGS
2011 Final Power Rating: 44.1
2011 National Rank: #453
2011 State Rank: #51
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +5.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +10.7
Non-Senior D1 Talent Rating Bonus: +3.3
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -2.4
2012 Starting Power Rating: 61.2
2012 National Rank: #42
2012 State Rank: #8
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): 46
Dynasty National Rank: #62
2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 17.6
Dynasty Record: 86-23 (26-9 in league)

HISTORICAL
2011 Overall Record: 6-4
2011 League Record/Finish: 1-3 (tied for 3rd)
2011 Points For Average: 26.6
2011 Points Against Average: 16.3
2011 Differential: +10.3
2011 Wins: #503 Bishop Amat (La Puente) (17-12), #596 Serra [Junipero] (Gardena) (35-13), #949 Valencia (17-14), #2228 Birmingham (Van Nuys) (34-12), #4527 Taft [William Howard] (Woodland Hills) (35-0), #5426 Golden Valley (Santa Clarita) (42-0)
2011 Losses: #194 Loyola (Los Angeles) (27-14), #252 Alemany (Mission Hills) (21-14), #308 Chaminade (West Hills) (36-32), #662 Crespi (Encino) (28-26)
2011 Opponents W-L: 67-44
Recent Section Championships: 2004 (III), 2003 (III)
Recent League Championships: 2009 (tied for 1st), 2008, 2006, 2005 (Mission), 2004 (Mission)
Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2012 Schedule: 8/24 Serra [Junipero] (Gardena), 8/31 vs Hamilton (Chandler, AZ), 9/7 at Taft [William Howard] (Woodland Hills), 9/14 Birmingham (Van Nuys), 9/21 vs Golden Valley (Santa Clarita), 9/28 Chaminade (West Hills), 10/5 at Alemany (Mission Hills), 10/12 Crespi (Encino), 10/19 Loyola (Los Angeles), 11/2 at Bishop Amat (La Puente)
Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Hamilton (Chandler, AZ) (59.1), Alemany (Mission Hills) (56.7), Serra [Junipero] (Gardena) (54.5)
Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Golden Valley (Santa Clarita) (1.6), Taft [William Howard] (Woodland Hills) (14.3), Birmingham (Van Nuys) (30.5)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 36.3
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 39.9
2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: +3.6
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #17
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #52
2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 9-1
2012 Projected League Finish: 1st
2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 36%