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GENERAL
Nickname: Golden Knights
Colors: Brown/Gold
Coach: Jim Bonds
League: Mission
Section: Southern
Playoff Division: Western (IV)
Playoff Division Rank: #6

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 6
Returning Defensive Starters: 7
2012 JV Record: 7-3
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
John Carroll 6'4" 225 Junior TE/DE 4.85
Joe Loubier 6'5" 270 Senior OL 5.00
Dylan Crawford 6'1" 170 Sophomore WR/DB 4.65

ADDITIONAL SENIOR D1 PROSPECT
Ty Gangi 6'2" 180 Senior QB

D1 PLAYER LOST TO GRADUATION
Jared Lebowitz 6'3" 185 Senior QB 4.7 [UNLV]

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Have Several Returners, Experience, New QB Starter Had Exceptional Off-Season
Team Weaknesses: Speed, Tough Schedule, Will Need To Win With Discipline/Intelligence

RATINGS
2012 Final Power Rating: 23.1
2012 National Rank: #2804
2012 State Rank: #229
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -0.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -0.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.4
2013 Starting Power Rating: 22.1
2013 National Rank: #2710
2013 State Rank: #215
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2012 Rating): 32
Dynasty National Rank: #992
2013 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 9.9
Dynasty Record: 34-23 (10-11 in league)

HISTORICAL
2012 Overall Record: 4-7
2012 League Record/Finish: 1-4 (5th)
2012 Points For Average: 26.1
2012 Points Against Average: 30
2012 Differential: -3.9
2012 Wins: #3712 Righetti [Ernest] (Santa Maria) (29-22), #3892 St. Paul (Santa Fe Springs) (34-14), #5811 West Ranch (Valencia) (38-30), #7898 Arcadia (49-10)
2012 Losses: #25 Serra [Junipero] (Gardena) (42-6), #104 Chaminade (West Hills) (42-14), #317 Lompoc (42-7), #1085 Cathedral (Los Angeles) (42-40), #1531 Monrovia (17-13), #1861 La Mirada (28-21), #2178 Harvard-Westlake (North Hollywood) (41-36)
2012 Opponents W-L: 85-49
Winning Streak Entering 2013 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2013 Schedule: 9/6 at Chino, 9/13 Righetti [Ernest] (Santa Maria), 9/19 La Mirada, 9/27 Damien (La Verne), 10/4 at Monrovia, 10/11 at St. Paul (Santa Fe Springs), 10/18 Cathedral (Los Angeles), 10/25 Harvard-Westlake (Studio City), 11/1 at Serra [Junipero] (Gardena), 11/8 at Chaminade (West Hills)
Highest-Rated 2013 Regular Season Opponents: Serra [Junipero] (Gardena) (95.4), Chaminade (West Hills) (67.3), La Mirada (45.6)
Lowest-Rated 2013 Regular Season Opponents: Righetti [Ernest] (Santa Maria) (9), Chino (12.7), Harvard-Westlake (Studio City) (17.5)
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 26.4 (32.7 overall)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 34.8
2013 vs. 2012 Schedule Strength Comparison: +8.4
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #40
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #172
2013 Projected Regular Season Record: 4-6
2013 Projected League Finish: 4th
2013 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%