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GENERAL
Nickname: Pioneers
Colors: Royal Blue/White
Coach: Toby Howell
League: Empire
Section: Southern
Playoff Division: Southwest (VI)
Playoff Division Rank: #21

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 5
Returning Defensive Starters: 5
2011 JV Record: 2-8
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Weaknesses: Depth

RATINGS
2011 Final Power Rating: 14.6
2011 National Rank: #4446
2011 State Rank: #362
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -6
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.2
2012 Starting Power Rating: 8.6
2012 National Rank: #5523
2012 State Rank: #431
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): 12.1
Dynasty National Rank: #4138
2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 3.5
Dynasty Record: 63-41-1 (32-15 in league)

HISTORICAL
2011 Overall Record: 4-6
2011 League Record/Finish: 1-5 (tied for 6th)
2011 Points For Average: 24.6
2011 Points Against Average: 25.6
2011 Differential: -1
2011 Wins: #4814 Paramount (29-27), #6865 Valencia (Placentia) (36-35), #7948 Fullerton (49-21), #9047 Ocean View (Huntington Beach) (40-7)
2011 Losses: #268 Tustin (35-12), #1115 Corona del Mar (Newport Beach) (22-21), #1571 Cypress (21-19), #1972 Yorba Linda (28-7), #5206 Kennedy [John F.] (La Palma) (39-19), #6836 Pacifica (Garden Grove) (21-14)
2011 Opponents W-L: 65-51
Recent League Championships: 2008 (Orange), 2007 (Orange), 2006 (tied for 1st; Orange), 2005 (Orange), 2004 (Orange), 2003 (Orange)
Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2012 Schedule: 8/24 vs Costa Mesa, 8/31 Katella (Anaheim), 9/7 Corona del Mar (Newport Beach), 9/13 vs Anaheim, 9/20 Cypress, 9/28 Yorba Linda, 10/4 Valencia (Placentia), 10/11 vs Pacifica (Garden Grove), 10/18 Kennedy [John F.] (La Palma), 10/25 at Tustin
Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Tustin (57.4), Cypress (30.7), Corona del Mar (Newport Beach) (28.8)
Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Anaheim (-17.7), Katella (Anaheim) (-8.7), Costa Mesa (-0.6)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 17.2
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 12.9
2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: -4.3
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #322
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #3357
2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-5
2012 Projected League Finish: 5th
2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%