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GENERAL
Nickname: Sea Kings
Colors: Red/Black/White
Coach: Guy Gardner
League: Bay
Section: Southern
Playoff Division: Northern (III)
Playoff Division Rank: #2

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 4
Returning Defensive Starters: 5
2012 JV Record: 8-2
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Ryan Corcoran 5'11" 195 Senior OLB/FB
Hiro Yamamoto 5'10" 185 Senior OLB
Jackson Waite 5'10" 200 Senior G

D1 PLAYER LOST TO GRADUATION
Andrew Bucklin 6'4" 275 Senior OL [Pennsylvania]

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Balanced Offense, Disciplined Defense, Team-First Attitude
Team Weaknesses: Inexperience, Size, Depth

RATINGS
2012 Final Power Rating: 54.3
2012 National Rank: #155
2012 State Rank: #23
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -7.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.1
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.4
2013 Starting Power Rating: 44.3
2013 National Rank: #385
2013 State Rank: #38
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2012 Rating): 33.9
Dynasty National Rank: #803
2013 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 11.8
Dynasty Record: 37-20 (18-7 in league)

HISTORICAL
2012 Overall Record: 11-3
2012 League Record/Finish: 5-0 (1st)
2012 Points For Average: 37.6
2012 Points Against Average: 19.5
2012 Differential: +18.1
2012 Wins: #494 Moorpark (35-34), #498 Valencia (50-33), #638 Hart [William S.] (Newhall) (49-28), #654 West (Torrance) (35-14), #654 West (Torrance) (47-14), #1264 Mira Costa (Manhattan Beach) (48-13), #2892 Redondo (Redondo Beach) (21-7), #3598 Dominguez (Compton) (44-0), #4476 Antelope Valley (Lancaster) (49-13), #7265 Palos Verdes Peninsula (Rolling Hills Estates) (41-6), #10891 Leuzinger (Lawndale) (61-0)
2012 Losses: #18 Narbonne [Nathaniel] (Harbor City) (41-0), #186 El Toro (Lake Forest) (45-24), #333 Central (Fresno) (25-22)
2012 Opponents W-L: 108-62
Recent Section Championships: 2012
Recent League Championships: 2012, 2011, 2007 (tied for 1st)
Winning Streak Entering 2013 Season: 11
Streak List: 9/21/12 Moorpark (35-34), 9/28/12 Dominguez (Compton) (44-0), 10/5/12 Leuzinger (Lawndale) (61-0), 10/12/12 Mira Costa (Manhattan Beach) (48-13), 10/19/12 West (Torrance) (47-14), 10/26/12 Redondo (Redondo Beach) (21-7), 11/2/12 Palos Verdes Peninsula (Rolling Hills Estates) (41-6), 11/9/12 Antelope Valley (Lancaster) (49-13), 11/16/12 Hart [William S.] (Newhall) (49-28), 11/23/12 Valencia (50-33), 12/1/12 West (Torrance) (35-14)

SCHEDULE
2013 Schedule: 8/29 Narbonne [Nathaniel] (Harbor City), 9/6 at Moorpark, 9/12 at Newport Harbor (Newport Beach), 9/20 El Toro (Lake Forest), 10/4 at Dominguez (Compton), 10/11 Leuzinger (Lawndale), 10/18 at Mira Costa (Manhattan Beach), 10/25 at West (Torrance), 11/1 Redondo (Redondo Beach), 11/8 Palos Verdes Peninsula (Rolling Hills Estates)
Highest-Rated 2013 Regular Season Opponents: Narbonne [Nathaniel] (Harbor City) (55.6), Moorpark (43.3), El Toro (Lake Forest) (40.2)
Lowest-Rated 2013 Regular Season Opponents: Leuzinger (Lawndale) (-28.3), Palos Verdes Peninsula (Rolling Hills Estates) (7.4), Dominguez (Compton) (19.3)
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 27.3 (33.8 overall)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 27.1
2013 vs. 2012 Schedule Strength Comparison: -0.2
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #105
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #718
2013 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-2
2013 Projected League Finish: 1st
2013 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 3%