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GENERAL
Nickname: Mustangs
Colors: Black/Columbia Blue
Coach: Roddy Hiatt
League: Santa Fe
Section: Southern
Playoff Division: Northeast (XIII)
Playoff Division Rank: #2

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: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Jihad Vercher 6'0.5" 205 Senior QB/FS 4.50
Marquis Ware 6'3" 220 Junior ATH/DE 4.60
Jermaine Kelly 6'2.5" 185 Senior WR/CB 4.45 [UCLA]

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: QB, Experience On OL
Team Weaknesses: Experience, Depth

RATINGS
2011 Final Power Rating: 12
2011 National Rank: #4975
2011 State Rank: #406
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +6.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +5.6
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -4.6
2012 Starting Power Rating: 19.8
2012 National Rank: #3010
2012 State Rank: #251
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): -9.6
Dynasty National Rank: #11190
2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 33.7
Dynasty Record: 43-56 [54-45 on the field] (23-13 in league)

HISTORICAL
2011 Overall Record: 10-3
2011 League Record/Finish: 4-0 (1st)
2011 Points For Average: 43.2
2011 Points Against Average: 14.6
2011 Differential: +28.6
2011 Wins: #5484 Mojave (42-28), #6610 Whittier (41-6), #7986 Bishop Montgomery (Torrance) (42-13), #9216 St. Genevieve (Panorama City) (28-27), #10183 St. Monica (Santa Monica) (51-3), #11308 Sierra Vista (Baldwin Park) (49-0), #11744 Pioneer (Whittier) (28-7), #12767 Santa Clarita Christian (Canyon Country) (69-0), #13119 St. Anthony (Long Beach) (78-0), #13385 Bellarmine-Jefferson (Burbank) (53-6)
2011 Losses: #4255 Desert Christian (Lancaster) (33-22), #5064 Maranatha (Pasadena) (38-35), #5296 Whittier Christian (La Habra) (29-24)
2011 Opponents W-L: 77-65
Recent League Championships: 2011, 2009, 2006, 2005
Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2012 Schedule: 8/24 at Sierra Vista (Baldwin Park), 8/31 Los Altos (Hacienda Heights), 9/7 Workman (City of Industry), 9/14 Pasadena, 9/21 vs Whittier Christian (La Habra), 10/5 St. Anthony (Long Beach), 10/13 vs Bellarmine-Jefferson (Burbank), 10/20 vs St. Genevieve (Panorama City), 10/26 St. Monica (Santa Monica), 11/2 Firebaugh (Lynwood)
Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Pasadena (15.6), Los Altos (Hacienda Heights) (11.8), Whittier Christian (La Habra) (3.2)
Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Bellarmine-Jefferson (Burbank) (-28), Firebaugh (Lynwood) (-27.7), Workman (City of Industry) (-25)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -7.4 (-4.3 overall)
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -8.7
2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: -1.3
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #804
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #10224
2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 10-0
2012 Projected League Finish: 1st
2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 70%