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GENERAL
Nickname: Eagles
Colors: Blue/Gold
Coach: Harry Welch
League: Trinity
Section: Southern
Playoff Division: Pac-5 (I)
Playoff Division Rank: #1

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 9
Returning Defensive Starters: 6
2011 JV Record: 6-4
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Johnny Stanton 6'3" 225 Senior QB 4.60 [Nebraska]
Connor O'Brien 6'4" 205 Senior FS/WR 4.60 [Washington]
Riley Sorenson 6'5" 330 Senior OL 5.40

ADDITIONAL SENIOR D1 PROSPECTS
Erik Bunte 6'7" 310 Senior OL [UCLA]
Dane Crane 6'3" 295 Senior OL [Washington]
River Cracraft 6'2" 205 Senior ATH [Washington State]
Nick Begg 6'5" 240 Senior DE [Arizona State]

D1 PLAYERS LOST TO GRADUATION
Max Tuerk 6'4" 290 Senior OL [USC]
Chris Frost 6'4" 240 Senior DB

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Offense
Team Weaknesses: Defense

RATINGS
2011 Final Power Rating: 69
2011 National Rank: #10
2011 State Rank: #2
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +7.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +12.1
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -6.3
2012 Starting Power Rating: 82.3
2012 National Rank: #2
2012 State Rank: #1
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): 38.9
Dynasty National Rank: #202
2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 49.7
Dynasty Record: 60-43 (19-25 in league)

HISTORICAL
2011 Overall Record: 13-2
2011 League Record/Finish: 3-2 (tied for 2nd)
2011 Points For Average: 36.5
2011 Points Against Average: 18.9
2011 Differential: +17.6
2011 Wins: #20 San Clemente (27-13), #33 Mission Viejo (21-20), #47 Bellarmine (San Jose) (42-37), #93 St. John Bosco (Bellflower) (28-20), #137 Lutheran (Orange) (31-10), #138 Tesoro (Rancho Santa Margarita) (39-7), #144 Poly (Long Beach) (49-16), #482 Trabuco Hills (Mission Viejo) (35-14), #503 Bishop Amat (La Puente) (45-21), #551 Carson (39-21), #1157 Los Alamitos (38-27), #1744 JSerra (San Juan Capistrano) (42-14), #5159 Jordan (Long Beach) (56-0)
2011 Losses: #61 Servite (Anaheim) (43-42), #401 Mater Dei (Santa Ana) (21-14)
2011 Opponents W-L: 114-61
Recent Section/State Championships: 2011, 2011 (Bowl I)
Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: 5
Streak List: 11/18/11 Bishop Amat (La Puente) (45-21), 11/25/11 Poly (Long Beach) (49-16), 12/2/11 Mission Viejo (21-20), 12/10/11 San Clemente (27-13), 12/16/11 Bellarmine (San Jose) (42-37)

SCHEDULE
2012 Schedule: 8/25 at Brophy College Prep (Phoenix, AZ), 8/31 at Jordan (Long Beach), 9/7 vs Trabuco Hills (Mission Viejo), 9/13 vs Carson, 9/21 vs St. Bonaventure (Ventura), 10/5 vs Servite (Anaheim), 10/12 vs Mater Dei (Santa Ana), 10/19 vs Lutheran (Orange), 10/26 vs JSerra (San Juan Capistrano), 11/2 at St. John Bosco (Bellflower)
Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Brophy College Prep (Phoenix, AZ) (64.8), Mater Dei (Santa Ana) (59.7), Servite (Anaheim) (56.8)
Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Jordan (Long Beach) (14.6), JSerra (San Juan Capistrano) (23.2), Trabuco Hills (Mission Viejo) (39)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 37.9 (51.5 overall)
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 44.9
2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: +7
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #5
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #20
2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 10-0
2012 Projected League Finish: 1st
2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 90%