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GENERAL
Nickname: Vikings
Colors: Blue/Gold
Coach: Travis Clark
League: Ocean
Section: Southern
Playoff Division: Western (IV)
Playoff Division Rank: #9

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 6
Returning Defensive Starters: 7
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Sebastian LaRue 5'11" 185 Senior WR/DB 4.40 [USC]
Nick Cardiel 5'9" 215 Senior OLB/FB 4.60
Matthew Rusk-Kosa 6'2" 180 Senior FS/WR 4.50

D1 PLAYERS LOST TO GRADUATION
Chad Wheeler 6'6" 255 Senior DE [USC]
Chris Collins 6'3" 205 Senior LB [Boise State]
Dylan Muscat 6'0" 175 Senior CB [Wyoming]

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Lines
Team Weaknesses: Inexperience At LB

RATINGS
2011 Final Power Rating: 32.2
2011 National Rank: #1444
2011 State Rank: #139
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -2.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +1
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2012 Starting Power Rating: 29.5
2012 National Rank: #1520
2012 State Rank: #141
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): 13.6
Dynasty National Rank: #3733
2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 17.1
Dynasty Record: 55-42-1 (27-16-1 in league)

HISTORICAL
2011 Overall Record: 11-2
2011 League Record/Finish: 5-0 (1st)
2011 Points For Average: 28.2
2011 Points Against Average: 15.8
2011 Differential: +12.4
2011 Wins: #523 Culver City (17-14), #1105 Ventura (29-24), #3008 Inglewood (28-15), #3614 Centennial (Compton) (41-16), #4283 Channel Islands (Oxnard) (28-20), #6081 Hawthorne (45-26), #7423 Palisades (Pacific Palisades) (33-15), #7429 Beverly Hills (36-14), #8362 Morningside (Inglewood) (27-7), #9033 Leuzinger (Lawndale) (35-0), #9541 Canyon (Anaheim) (42-0)
2011 Losses: #523 Culver City (37-6), #949 Valencia (17-0)
2011 Opponents W-L: 71-74
Recent League Championships: 2011
Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2012 Schedule: 8/31 vs Redondo (Redondo Beach), 9/7 at Palisades (Pacific Palisades), 9/13 vs Mater Dei (Santa Ana), 9/21 vs Valencia, 9/28 vs Hart [William S.] (Newhall), 10/5 vs Morningside (Inglewood), 10/12 vs Beverly Hills, 10/19 vs Culver City, 10/26 vs Inglewood, 11/2 vs Hawthorne
Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Mater Dei (Santa Ana) (59.7), Hart [William S.] (Newhall) (48.3), Valencia (39.3)
Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Palisades (Pacific Palisades) (-6.2), Beverly Hills (0.3), Hawthorne (6)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 6.8 (19.7 overall)
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 23.4
2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: +16.6
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #147
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1072
2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-4
2012 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%