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GENERAL
Nickname: Diablos
Colors: Red/Gold
Coach: Bob Johnson
League: South Coast
Section: Southern
Playoff Division: Pac-5 (I)
Playoff Division Rank: #5

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 8
Returning Defensive Starters: 3
2012 JV Record: 10-0
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Ian Fieber Senior QB
Sean Modster Senior WR [Boise State]
Alex Shusnek Senior RB

ADDITIONAL SENIOR D1 PROSPECT
Daniel Marx 6'2" 235 Senior RB [Stanford]

D1 PLAYERS LOST TO GRADUATION
Max Redfield 6'3" 195 Senior DB [Notre Dame]
Erik Bunte 6'7" 310 Senior OL [California]
Garrett Marino 6'2" 255 Senior DE
Frank Schnicker 6'0" 180 Senior ATH [Nevada]

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Very Strong Offense
Team Weaknesses: Young Defense

RATINGS
2012 Final Power Rating: 64.1
2012 National Rank: #37
2012 State Rank: #10
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +2.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +1.3
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -2.5
2013 Starting Power Rating: 65.4
2013 National Rank: #40
2013 State Rank: #9
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2012 Rating): 61.7
Dynasty National Rank: #7
2013 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 6.2
Dynasty Record: 56-8 [58-6 on the field] (21-1 in league)

HISTORICAL
2012 Overall Record: 11-1
2012 League Record/Finish: 4-0 (1st)
2012 Points For Average: 46.1
2012 Points Against Average: 15.3
2012 Differential: +30.8
2012 Wins: #186 El Toro (Lake Forest) (49-7), #327 Mission Hills (San Marcos) (35-21), #409 Tesoro (Rancho Santa Margarita) (55-32), #542 Westlake (Westlake Village) (42-10), #635 Santiago (Corona) (42-17), #785 Trabuco Hills (Mission Viejo) (35-12), #924 Redlands East Valley (Redlands) (52-21), #988 San Clemente (45-7), #3395 Centennial (Bakersfield) (35-0), #4842 Aliso Niguel (Aliso Viejo) (84-22), #6536 La Quinta (63-14)
2012 Losses: #22 Poly (Long Beach) (21-16)
2012 Opponents W-L: 74-58
Recent Section Championships: 2004 (II)
Recent League Championships: 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2006, 2005, 2004, 2003
Winning Streak Entering 2013 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2013 Schedule: 8/30 at Baldwin (Wailuku, HI), 9/6 Santiago (Corona), 9/14 Don Bosco Prep (Ramsey, NJ), 9/20 vs La Habra, 9/27 at Aliso Niguel (Aliso Viejo), 10/4 vs Redlands East Valley (Redlands), 10/18 San Clemente, 10/25 Tesoro (Rancho Santa Margarita), 11/1 at Trabuco Hills (Mission Viejo), 11/8 at El Toro (Lake Forest)
Highest-Rated 2013 Regular Season Opponents: Don Bosco Prep (Ramsey, NJ) (65), Santiago (Corona) (43.3), El Toro (Lake Forest) (40.2)
Lowest-Rated 2013 Regular Season Opponents: Aliso Niguel (Aliso Viejo) (4.6), Baldwin (Wailuku, HI) (20.5), Redlands East Valley (Redlands) (34.5)
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 33 (40.6 overall)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 35.3
2013 vs. 2012 Schedule Strength Comparison: +2.3
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #37
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #159
2013 Projected Regular Season Record: 10-0
2013 Projected League Finish: 1st
2013 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 64%