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GENERAL
Nickname: Jackrabbits
Colors: Green/Gold
Coach: Raul Lara
League: Moore
Section: Southern
Playoff Division: Pac-5 (I)
Playoff Division Rank: #15

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 6
Returning Defensive Starters: 5
2011 JV Record: 8-2
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
David Price 6'2" 190 Senior DB
Jayon Brown 6'1" 205 Senior LB
Raymond Price 6'1" 260 Senior DL

ADDITIONAL SENIOR D1 PROSPECTS
Gerard Wicks 5'10" 195 Senior RB 4.5 [Washington State]
Thomas Tucker 5'9" 170 Senior WR

D1 PLAYERS LOST TO GRADUATION
Solamo Fiso 6'1" 215 Senior LB 4.70 [Arizona State]
Randall Goforth 6'0" 175 Senior DB 4.50 [UCLA]
Richard Smith 5'9" 160 Senior WR 4.40 [Arizona State]
Matthew Rowe 6'2" 205 Senior LB 4.60 [Arizona State]
Alonzo Williams 6'3" 225 Senior DE [Texas A&M]
Josiah Blandin 6'4" 185 Senior WR [Arizona State]
Tomas Rivera 6'6" 315 Senior OL [Colorado State]
Dwayne Benjamin 6'5" 195 Senior WR 4.55
Jeremy Lutali 5'11" 225 Senior OLB 4.70

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Athleticism, OL, RB
Team Weaknesses: Inexperience At QB

RATINGS
2011 Final Power Rating: 54
2011 National Rank: #144
2011 State Rank: #20
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -2.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -5.7
Non-Senior D1 Talent Rating Bonus: +2.7
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -2.4
2012 Starting Power Rating: 46.1
2012 National Rank: #298
2012 State Rank: #39
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): 50.9
Dynasty National Rank: #24
2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 2.4
Dynasty Record: 95-22 [94-23 on the field] (52-2 in league)

HISTORICAL
2011 Overall Record: 10-2
2011 League Record/Finish: 6-0 (1st)
2011 Points For Average: 38.8
2011 Points Against Average: 16.4
2011 Differential: +22.4
2011 Wins: #156 Narbonne [Nathaniel] (Harbor City) (19-16), #551 Carson (38-18), #869 Grant (Sacramento) (24-23), #1009 Lakewood (38-21), #1134 Newport Harbor (Newport Beach) (49-14), #2056 Cabrillo (Long Beach) (43-6), #2917 Wilson [Woodrow] (Long Beach) (65-13), #5159 Jordan (Long Beach) (67-6), #6616 Compton (41-14), #9653 Millikan (Long Beach) (54-0)
2011 Losses: #10 Santa Margarita (Rancho Santa Margarita) (49-16), #33 Mission Viejo (17-12)
2011 Opponents W-L: 82-60
Recent Section Championships: 2008, 2007, 2004 (I)
Recent League Championships: 2011, 2010, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, 2003
Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2012 Schedule: 8/24 at Carson, 9/1 at Jordan (Sandy, UT), 9/7 at Narbonne [Nathaniel] (Harbor City), 9/14 vs Bakersfield, 9/21 vs Compton, 9/28 at Jordan (Long Beach), 10/5 at Lakewood, 10/19 vs Millikan (Long Beach), 10/26 vs Wilson [Woodrow] (Long Beach), 11/2 at Cabrillo (Long Beach)
Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Narbonne [Nathaniel] (Harbor City) (75), Bakersfield (59.5), Jordan (Sandy, UT) (55.1)
Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Millikan (Long Beach) (-9.2), Compton (5.3), Jordan (Long Beach) (14.6)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 23.5 (36.2 overall)
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 31.5
2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: +8
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #59
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #251
2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-3
2012 Projected League Finish: 1st
2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%