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GENERAL
Nickname: Pioneers
Colors: Maroon/Gold
Coach: Ryan Taggart
League: Marmonte - East (moving from Marmonte)
Section: Southern
Playoff Division: Pac-5 (I)
Playoff Division Rank: #23

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 4
Returning Defensive Starters: 5
2011 JV Record: 5-5
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Travis Miller 6'4" 280 Senior DL/TE 4.90
Jered Harris 5'10" 175 Senior DB/RB 4.60
MJ Nelson III 5'9" 160 Senior WR/DB 4.50

D1 PLAYER LOST TO GRADUATION
Jordan Thiel 6'4.5" 215 Senior TE 4.70 [San Jose State]

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Defense, Special Teams, Balanced Offense
Team Weaknesses: Inexperience On DL

RATINGS
2011 Final Power Rating: 38.9
2011 National Rank: #830
2011 State Rank: #85
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -6.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.4
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2012 Starting Power Rating: 29.8
2012 National Rank: #1484
2012 State Rank: #138
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): 13.6
Dynasty National Rank: #3733
2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 17.4
Dynasty Record: 33-57 (21-46 in league)

HISTORICAL
2011 Overall Record: 6-4
2011 League Record/Finish: 5-4 (tied for 4th)
2011 Points For Average: 23.2
2011 Points Against Average: 16.9
2011 Differential: +6.3
2011 Wins: #539 Thousand Oaks (33-9), #1698 Royal (Simi Valley) (37-3), #3015 Newbury Park (9-0), #4773 Agoura (35-0), #5426 Golden Valley (Santa Clarita) (45-14), #5677 Calabasas (52-6)
2011 Losses: #17 Westlake (Westlake Village) (45-14), #78 Oaks Christian (Westlake Village) (38-7), #128 St. Bonaventure (Ventura) (34-0), #571 Moorpark (20-0)
2011 Opponents W-L: 60-57
Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2012 Schedule: 8/31 vs Saugus, 9/7 Oak Park, 9/14 Pacifica (Oxnard), 9/21 at Calabasas, 9/28 Golden Valley (Santa Clarita), 10/5 vs St. Bonaventure (Ventura), 10/12 at Royal (Simi Valley), 10/19 Westlake (Westlake Village), 10/26 Newbury Park
Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Westlake (Westlake Village) (64.9), St. Bonaventure (Ventura) (54.1), Newbury Park (23.7)
Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Golden Valley (Santa Clarita) (1.6), Oak Park (5.4), Pacifica (Oxnard) (5.6)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 34.8
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 23.5
2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: -11.3
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #146
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1059
2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-3
2012 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%