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GENERAL
Nickname: Wildcats
Colors: Navy/Gold
Coach: Sean O'Brien
League: Foothill
Section: Southern
Playoff Division: Northern (III)
Playoff Division Rank: #16

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 5
Returning Defensive Starters: 5
2011 JV Record: 7-3
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Jake Lambirth 6'3" 245 Senior DL/OL
Rawston Redick 6'0" 190 Senior ATH
Andrew Eichten 6'1" 210 Senior DE/TE

D1 PLAYER LOST TO GRADUATION
Jeffrey Coprich 5'9" 180 Senior RB 4.43 [California]

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Depth At Skill Positions, Experience On DL
Team Weaknesses: Inexperience At LB, Kicking Game

RATINGS
2011 Final Power Rating: 25.8
2011 National Rank: #2262
2011 State Rank: #204
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -0.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -2.1
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.2
2012 Starting Power Rating: 22
2012 National Rank: #2608
2012 State Rank: #219
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): 11.4
Dynasty National Rank: #4373
2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 11.8
Dynasty Record: 31-33 [32-32 on the field] (8-17 in league)

HISTORICAL
2011 Overall Record: 5-5
2011 League Record/Finish: 1-4 (5th)
2011 Points For Average: 25.4
2011 Points Against Average: 23.1
2011 Differential: +2.3
2011 Wins: #2707 Silverado (Victorville) (28-25), #4766 Nordhoff (Ojai) (53-21), #5426 Golden Valley (Santa Clarita) (28-22), #5550 Eastside (Lancaster) (35-0), #7532 Burbank (41-7)
2011 Losses: #674 Canyon (Canyon Country) (13-7), #722 Hart [William S.] (Newhall) (42-34), #816 St. Francis (La Canada) (35-0), #949 Valencia (31-14), #3301 Saugus (35-14)
2011 Opponents W-L: 61-52
Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2012 Schedule: 8/24 at Moorpark, 8/30 vs Burbank, 9/7 vs Eastside (Lancaster), 9/14 at Thousand Oaks, 9/21 vs St. Francis (La Canada), 10/5 vs Hart [William S.] (Newhall), 10/12 at Valencia, 10/19 vs Golden Valley (Santa Clarita), 10/26 at Canyon (Canyon Country), 11/2 vs Saugus
Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Hart [William S.] (Newhall) (48.3), Thousand Oaks (44.4), Canyon (Canyon Country) (43.3)
Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Burbank (-1.9), Golden Valley (Santa Clarita) (1.6), Eastside (Lancaster) (6.1)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 23.5
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 27.3
2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: +3.8
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #102
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #556
2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 4-6
2012 Projected League Finish: 4th
2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%