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GENERAL
Nickname: Spartans
Colors: Blue/Black/Silver
Coach: Dusan Ancich
League: Century
Section: Southern
Playoff Division: Southwest (VI)
Playoff Division Rank: #4

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 6
Returning Defensive Starters: 6
2011 JV Record: 10-0
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Lenny Cowans 6'3" 245 Senior DE/TE
Meki Tafuna 5'11" 215 Senior FB/OLB
Nick Whitton 6'3" 275 Senior OL

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Returning Key Starters
Team Weaknesses: Inexperienced Offensive Backfield

RATINGS
2011 Final Power Rating: 36.3
2011 National Rank: #1017
2011 State Rank: #104
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -2.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +0.9
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.2
2012 Starting Power Rating: 33.5
2012 National Rank: #1104
2012 State Rank: #112
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): 20.3
Dynasty National Rank: #2155
2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 14.4
Dynasty Record: 63-38 (30-17 in league)

HISTORICAL
2011 Overall Record: 11-1
2011 League Record/Finish: 6-0 (1st)
2011 Points For Average: 45.6
2011 Points Against Average: 12.6
2011 Differential: +33
2011 Wins: #1238 Foothill (Santa Ana) (28-21), #1851 Brea Olinda (Brea) (34-0), #2302 Esperanza (Anaheim) (41-28), #5206 Kennedy [John F.] (La Palma) (73-13), #5341 Norte Vista (Riverside) (42-14), #5705 El Dorado (Placentia) (59-7), #6626 El Modena (Orange) (49-14), #6706 Sonora (La Habra) (56-13), #6865 Valencia (Placentia) (49-0), #9541 Canyon (Anaheim) (63-0), #9521 San Juan Hills (San Juan Capistrano) (46-6)
2011 Losses: #268 Tustin (35-7)
2011 Opponents W-L: 56-77
Recent League Championships: 2011, 2010, 2004, 2003
Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2012 Schedule: 8/24 at Righetti [Ernest] (Santa Maria), 8/30 at Valencia (Placentia), 9/6 vs Edison (Huntington Beach), 9/14 vs Norte Vista (Riverside), 9/20 at El Modena (Orange), 10/5 vs Foothill (Santa Ana), 10/11 vs El Dorado (Placentia), 10/19 at Brea Olinda (Brea), 10/26 vs Canyon (Anaheim), 11/2 vs Esperanza (Anaheim)
Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Edison (Huntington Beach) (42.9), Foothill (Santa Ana) (31.4), Righetti [Ernest] (Santa Maria) (30.4)
Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Canyon (Anaheim) (-1.8), Valencia (Placentia) (5.2), El Modena (Orange) (7.8)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 10 (16.3 overall)
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 19.7
2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: +9.7
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #187
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1703
2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-2
2012 Projected League Finish: 1st
2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 3%