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GENERAL
Nickname: Pioneers
Colors: Black/Red/White
Coach: Joe Veach
League: Suburban
Section: Southern
Playoff Division: Southeast (VII)
Playoff Division Rank: #22

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 9
Returning Defensive Starters: 9
2012 JV Record: 2-2
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Tytus Simmons 5'10" 165 Senior WR/DB 4.60
Cristian Rodriguez 5'7" 145 Junior QB/RB 4.60
Vincent Brown 5'10" 175 Junior RB/LB 4.50

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Experience, Many Returning Players
Team Weaknesses: Must Replace 3-Year Starting QB

RATINGS
2012 Final Power Rating: -3
2012 National Rank: #8757
2012 State Rank: #622
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +5.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -0.9
2013 Starting Power Rating: 1.6
2013 National Rank: #7335
2013 State Rank: #518
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2012 Rating): -8.3
Dynasty National Rank: #10358
2013 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 10.8
Dynasty Record: 12-38 [13-37 on the field] (8-21 in league)

HISTORICAL
2012 Overall Record: 3-6
2012 League Record/Finish: 2-3 (tied for 4th)
2012 Points For Average: 26.3
2012 Points Against Average: 35.9
2012 Differential: -9.6
2012 Wins: #6139 Bellflower (35-27), #11719 Huntington Park (39-18), #12189 Glenn [John] (Norwalk) (47-8)
2012 Losses: #1861 La Mirada (42-13), #2495 Norwalk (48-24), #3261 San Juan Hills (San Juan Capistrano) (38-13), #5176 Gahr [Richard] (Cerritos) (59-25), #6477 Mayfair (Lakewood) (28-27), #8809 Whittier (55-14)
2012 Opponents W-L: 42-48
Winning Streak Entering 2013 Season: 2
Streak List: 10/19/12 Bellflower (35-27), 11/2/12 Glenn [John] (Norwalk) (47-8)

SCHEDULE
2013 Schedule: 8/30 Millikan (Long Beach), 9/6 Jordan [David Starr] (Los Angeles), 9/12 at San Juan Hills (San Juan Capistrano), 9/20 Gahr [Richard] (Cerritos), 9/27 vs Mayfair (Lakewood), 10/4 Cerritos, 10/11 vs Norwalk, 10/25 Bellflower, 11/1 vs Glenn [John] (Norwalk), 11/8 La Mirada
Highest-Rated 2013 Regular Season Opponents: La Mirada (45.6), Norwalk (34.3), San Juan Hills (San Juan Capistrano) (28)
Lowest-Rated 2013 Regular Season Opponents: Cerritos (-39.1), Jordan [David Starr] (Los Angeles) (-34.2), Glenn [John] (Norwalk) (-20.1)
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 6.5
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 4.4
2013 vs. 2012 Schedule Strength Comparison: -2.1
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #493
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #6584
2013 Projected Regular Season Record: 4-6
2013 Projected League Finish: 5th
2013 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%