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GENERAL
Nickname: Vikings
Colors: Cardinal/White
Coach: Jack Williams
League: San Gabriel Valley
Section: Southern
Playoff Division: Southeast (VII)
Playoff Division Rank: #2

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 6
Returning Defensive Starters: 8
2012 JV Record: 7-3
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Justin Huff 5'11" 200 Junior RB 4.58
Tristan Esparaza 5'11" 175 Senior WR/DB 4.42
Jorge Reyna 6'1" 210 Junior QB 4.80

D1 PLAYER LOST TO GRADUATION
Jonathan Swindell 6'3" 195 Senior WR

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Experience, Many Players From Winning Team Return, Many Returning Defensive Players
Team Weaknesses: OL, ILB, LBs

RATINGS
2012 Final Power Rating: 36.2
2012 National Rank: #1066
2012 State Rank: #100
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +6.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.3
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -2.9
2013 Starting Power Rating: 38.5
2013 National Rank: #726
2013 State Rank: #70
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2012 Rating): 19.6
Dynasty National Rank: #2872
2013 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 21.8
Dynasty Record: 30-27 [31-26 on the field] (16-9 in league)

HISTORICAL
2012 Overall Record: 11-3
2012 League Record/Finish: 4-1 (tied for 1st)
2012 Points For Average: 30.1
2012 Points Against Average: 19.2
2012 Differential: +10.9
2012 Wins: #779 La Serna (Whittier) (33-25), #2495 Norwalk (45-42), #3008 Santa Fe (Santa Fe Springs) (35-3), #3288 Oxnard (31-21), #3598 Dominguez (Compton) (28-12), #5176 Gahr [Richard] (Cerritos) (14-5), #5275 Rowland (Rowland Heights) (55-21), #6477 Mayfair (Lakewood) (30-20), #7724 Lynwood (31-26), #9188 Schurr (Montebello) (24-14), #11086 Warren (Downey) (42-7)
2012 Losses: #779 La Serna (Whittier) (28-27), #2005 Fountain Valley (24-10), #3567 Paramount (21-17)
2012 Opponents W-L: 85-72
Recent Section Championships: 2012
Recent League Championships: 2012 (tied for 1st), 2011 (tied for 1st)
Winning Streak Entering 2013 Season: 6
Streak List: 10/26/12 Dominguez (Compton) (28-12), 11/2/12 Lynwood (31-26), 11/9/12 Rowland (Rowland Heights) (55-21), 11/16/12 Norwalk (45-42), 11/23/12 Santa Fe (Santa Fe Springs) (35-3), 12/1/12 La Serna (Whittier) (33-25)

SCHEDULE
2013 Schedule: 8/30 Mayfair (Lakewood), 9/6 at Vista Murrieta (Murrieta), 9/13 Mira Costa (Manhattan Beach), 9/20 Millikan (Long Beach), 9/27 at Huntington Beach, 10/11 Lynwood, 10/18 at Warren (Downey), 10/25 at Gahr [Richard] (Cerritos), 11/1 Paramount, 11/8 at Dominguez (Compton)
Highest-Rated 2013 Regular Season Opponents: Vista Murrieta (Murrieta) (74.5), Huntington Beach (37.6), Mira Costa (Manhattan Beach) (30.8)
Lowest-Rated 2013 Regular Season Opponents: Warren (Downey) (-15.3), Millikan (Long Beach) (-5.3), Lynwood (-3.5)
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 9.4 (18.7 overall)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 17.6
2013 vs. 2012 Schedule Strength Comparison: +8.2
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #211
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #2405
2013 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-2
2013 Projected League Finish: 1st
2013 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%