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GENERAL
Nickname: Bulldogs
Colors: Cardinal/Gold
Coach: Troy Jackson
League: Golden
Section: Southern
Playoff Division: Northern (III)
Playoff Division Rank: #12

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 6
Returning Defensive Starters: 5
2012 JV Record: 1-9
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Jamire Jordan 6'1" 170 Senior WR/P 4.40 [San Jose State]
Donte Ross 6'1" 165 Senior QB 4.40
Michael Sewell 6'2" 175 Senior WR/SS 4.50

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Skill Positions, Big/Athletic OL
Team Weaknesses: New Faces On Secondary

RATINGS
2012 Final Power Rating: 15.8
2012 National Rank: #4231
2012 State Rank: #319
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +4.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +2
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.4
2013 Starting Power Rating: 20.9
2013 National Rank: #2939
2013 State Rank: #232
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2012 Rating): 19.7
Dynasty National Rank: #2852
2013 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 2.6
Dynasty Record: 29-26 (24-11 in league)

HISTORICAL
2012 Overall Record: 6-5
2012 League Record/Finish: 5-2 (3rd)
2012 Points For Average: 24
2012 Points Against Average: 22
2012 Differential: +2
2012 Wins: #4476 Antelope Valley (Lancaster) (47-36), #6044 Knight [William J.] (Palmdale) (29-7), #6469 Eastside (Lancaster) (14-12), #9364 Golden Valley (Santa Clarita) (28-14), #11437 Lancaster (48-7), #11973 Littlerock (39-0)
2012 Losses: #658 Serrano (Phelan) (28-13), #1264 Mira Costa (Manhattan Beach) (35-21), #1422 Palmdale (27-6), #1985 Quartz Hill (31-6), #3015 Yucaipa (45-13)
2012 Opponents W-L: 62-58
Recent League Championships: 2011 (tied for 1st)
Winning Streak Entering 2013 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2013 Schedule: 8/30 at Oak Hills (Hesperia), 9/6 Yucaipa, 9/12 Golden Valley (Santa Clarita), 9/27 at Lancaster, 10/4 Palmdale, 10/11 Quartz Hill, 10/18 at Knight [William J.] (Palmdale), 10/25 Littlerock, 11/1 Eastside (Lancaster), 11/8 at Antelope Valley (Lancaster)
Highest-Rated 2013 Regular Season Opponents: Palmdale (35.7), Yucaipa (31.3), Oak Hills (Hesperia) (28.3)
Lowest-Rated 2013 Regular Season Opponents: Lancaster (-26.2), Littlerock (-15.5), Golden Valley (Santa Clarita) (-7.1)
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 11.2 (15.4 overall)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 8.7
2013 vs. 2012 Schedule Strength Comparison: -2.5
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #383
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #5012
2013 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-3
2013 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2013 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%