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GENERAL
Nickname: Eagles
Colors: Blue/Gold
Coach: Harry Welch
League: Trinity
Section: Southern
Playoff Division: Pac-5 (I)
Playoff Division Rank: #10

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 4
Returning Defensive Starters: 5
2012 JV Record: 7-3
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Austin Maihen 6'5" 290 Junior T
Kyle Sweet 6'0" 180 Sophomore QB/WR 4.50
Taylor Prenovost 6'4" 230 Junior DE 4.70

ADDITIONAL SENIOR D1 PROSPECT
Jeremy McNichols 5'10" 180 Senior WR

D1 PLAYERS LOST TO GRADUATION
Dane Crane 6'3" 295 Senior OL [Washington]
Connor O'Brien 6'3" 205 Senior DB 4.6 [Washington]
Johnny Stanton 6'2" 220 Senior QB [Nebraska]
Nick Begg 6'5" 240 Senior DE
Riley Sorenson 6'5" 320 Senior OL [Washington State]
River Cracraft 6'2" 205 Senior ATH 4.68 [Washington State]
Ryan Wolpin 5'9" 190 Senior RB

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Solid QB
Team Weaknesses: Holes On OL

RATINGS
2012 Final Power Rating: 61.2
2012 National Rank: #65
2012 State Rank: #12
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -10
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -0.5
2013 Starting Power Rating: 49.2
2013 National Rank: #229
2013 State Rank: #24
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2012 Rating): 48.8
Dynasty National Rank: #126
2013 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 0.9
Dynasty Record: 37-22 (11-14 in league)

HISTORICAL
2012 Overall Record: 9-3
2012 League Record/Finish: 3-2 (3rd)
2012 Points For Average: 32.1
2012 Points Against Average: 13.9
2012 Differential: +18.2
2012 Wins: #70 St. Bonaventure (Ventura) (35-27), #186 El Toro (Lake Forest) (38-13), #314 Brophy College Prep (Phoenix, AZ) (27-14), #460 Lutheran (Orange) (17-14), #485 Servite (Anaheim) (21-0), #698 JSerra (San Juan Capistrano) (42-0), #761 Carson (72-0), #785 Trabuco Hills (Mission Viejo) (55-0), #2246 Jordan (Long Beach) (35-6)
2012 Losses: #23 St. John Bosco (Bellflower) (42-15), #31 Mater Dei (Santa Ana) (24-7), #70 St. Bonaventure (Ventura) (27-21)
2012 Opponents W-L: 92-49
Recent Section/State Championships: 2011, 2011 (Bowl I)
Winning Streak Entering 2013 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2013 Schedule: 8/30 at Bishop Amat (La Puente), 9/6 Bishop Gorman (Las Vegas, NV), 9/13 vs Dorsey [Susan Miller] (Los Angeles), 9/20 at Carson, 9/27 at Trabuco Hills (Mission Viejo), 10/11 vs St. John Bosco (Bellflower), 10/18 vs Servite (Anaheim), 10/25 vs Mater Dei (Santa Ana), 11/1 vs Lutheran (Orange), 11/8 vs JSerra (San Juan Capistrano)
Highest-Rated 2013 Regular Season Opponents: St. John Bosco (Bellflower) (95.7), Mater Dei (Santa Ana) (76.4), Bishop Gorman (Las Vegas, NV) (56.9)
Lowest-Rated 2013 Regular Season Opponents: Dorsey [Susan Miller] (Los Angeles) (17), Trabuco Hills (Mission Viejo) (36.1), Carson (41.5)
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 43.5 (50.4 overall)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 51.1
2013 vs. 2012 Schedule Strength Comparison: +7.6
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #3
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #15
2013 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-5
2013 Projected League Finish: 4th
2013 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%