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GENERAL
Nickname: Mavericks
Colors: Green/Vegas Gold/Midnight Blue
Coach: Sean Sovacool
League: Avocado - West
Section: San Diego
Playoff Division: Open
Playoff Division Rank: #8

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 4
Returning Defensive Starters: 3
2012 JV Record: 9-1
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Jake Mann 6'0" 180 Senior WR/QB 4.70
James Ratcliff 5'10" 170 Senior WR/DB 4.60
Quinn Smith 6'5" 235 Senior DE/TE 5.30

D1 PLAYER LOST TO GRADUATION
Scott Quessenberry 6'3" 265 Senior OL 5.1 [UCLA]

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Speed, Explosive Skill Position Players, JV Talent Moving Up
Team Weaknesses: Graduated 33 Seniors, Depth At QB, Questions At K

RATINGS
2012 Final Power Rating: 34.2
2012 National Rank: #1273
2012 State Rank: #117
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -8.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -0.2
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.2
2013 Starting Power Rating: 24.3
2013 National Rank: #2326
2013 State Rank: #187
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2012 Rating): 39.8
Dynasty National Rank: #402
2013 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 14.3
Dynasty Record: 45-15 [46-14 on the field] (20-2 in league)

HISTORICAL
2012 Overall Record: 7-4
2012 League Record/Finish: 3-1 (2nd)
2012 Points For Average: 20.8
2012 Points Against Average: 15
2012 Differential: +5.8
2012 Wins: #236 Poway (10-9), #1533 San Pasqual (Escondido) (28-7), #1801 El Camino (Oceanside) (19-0), #1882 Carlsbad (28-14), #5831 Vista (21-0), #6099 Rancho Bernardo (San Diego) (21-0), #13035 Baldwin Park (42-0)
2012 Losses: #69 Oceanside (56-0), #765 Valhalla (El Cajon) (34-33), #988 San Clemente (21-10), #1506 Torrey Pines (San Diego) (24-17)
2012 Opponents W-L: 63-64
Recent Section Championships: 2008 (I)
Recent League Championships: 2011, 2010 (tied for 1st), 2009 (Avocado), 2008 (Avocado), 2007 (tied for 1st; Palomar), 2006 (Palomar), 2003 (tied for 1st; Avocado)
Winning Streak Entering 2013 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2013 Schedule: 8/30 Santa Fe Christian (Solana Beach), 9/6 Poway, 9/20 at San Clemente, 9/27 San Pasqual (Escondido), 10/4 at Rancho Bernardo (San Diego), 10/11 at El Camino (Oceanside), 10/18 Carlsbad, 10/25 Vista, 11/1 at Oceanside, 11/8 Torrey Pines (San Diego)
Highest-Rated 2013 Regular Season Opponents: Oceanside (66.2), San Pasqual (Escondido) (40.3), Carlsbad (39.8)
Lowest-Rated 2013 Regular Season Opponents: Rancho Bernardo (San Diego) (6.2), Vista (16.3), Santa Fe Christian (Solana Beach) (21.7)
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 19.5 (28.6 overall)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 32.6
2013 vs. 2012 Schedule Strength Comparison: +13.1
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #55
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #271
2013 Projected Regular Season Record: 4-6
2013 Projected League Finish: 4th
2013 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%