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GENERAL
Nickname: Timberwolves
Colors: Navy/Silver/White
Coach: Rick Curtis
League: Pacific Coast
Section: Southern
Playoff Division: Southern (IX)
Playoff Division Rank: #8

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 4
Returning Defensive Starters: 4
2012 JV Record: 3-6
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Addison Damasco 5'6" 175 Senior WR/SS 4.70
Jared Ruiz 6'0" 250 Senior OL 5.10
John Edmond 5'11" 190 Senior RB/OLB 4.65

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Speed, LB, SS Damasco
Team Weaknesses: OL, Experience

RATINGS
2012 Final Power Rating: 5.9
2012 National Rank: #6564
2012 State Rank: #482
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -4.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.4
2013 Starting Power Rating: 0
2013 National Rank: #7744
2013 State Rank: #544
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2012 Rating): 2.6
Dynasty National Rank: #7327
2013 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 1.2
Dynasty Record: 21-33-1 (7-17-1 in league)

HISTORICAL
2012 Overall Record: 5-7
2012 League Record/Finish: 3-2 (tied for 2nd)
2012 Points For Average: 25.6
2012 Points Against Average: 24.5
2012 Differential: +1.1
2012 Wins: #5125 Woodbridge (Irvine) (21-10), #8015 Beckman [Arnold O.] (Irvine) (31-16), #8915 University (Irvine) (42-28), #10091 Rancho Alamitos (Garden Grove) (41-13), #11334 Valley Christian (Cerritos) (45-7)
2012 Losses: #1839 Corona del Mar (Newport Beach) (51-14), #1895 Laguna Hills (24-14), #4948 Laguna Beach (28-21), #5176 Gahr [Richard] (Cerritos) (31-20), #5366 El Modena (Orange) (34-26), #5387 Claremont (31-14), #6788 Irvine (21-18)
2012 Opponents W-L: 65-64-2
Recent League Championships: 2003
Winning Streak Entering 2013 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2013 Schedule: 9/6 vs Kennedy [John F.] (La Palma), 9/13 at Laguna Hills, 9/19 at El Modena (Orange), 9/27 at Claremont, 10/4 at Laguna Beach, 10/11 vs Beckman [Arnold O.] (Irvine), 10/18 at Irvine, 10/25 vs Woodbridge (Irvine), 11/1 vs University (Irvine), 11/8 vs Corona del Mar (Newport Beach)
Highest-Rated 2013 Regular Season Opponents: Corona del Mar (Newport Beach) (29), Laguna Hills (22.9), Claremont (13.1)
Lowest-Rated 2013 Regular Season Opponents: University (Irvine) (-4.2), Beckman [Arnold O.] (Irvine) (0.8), Irvine (1.5)
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 5.6 (6.7 overall)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 8.6
2013 vs. 2012 Schedule Strength Comparison: +3
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #385
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #5036
2013 Projected Regular Season Record: 3-7
2013 Projected League Finish: 5th
2013 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%