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GENERAL
Nickname: Vikings
Colors: Purple/Vegas Gold
Coach: Larry Muir
League: Foothill
Section: Southern
Playoff Division: Northern (III)
Playoff Division Rank: #3

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 5
Returning Defensive Starters: 6
2012 JV Record: 6-4
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Nick Jones 6'3" 180 Senior WR 4.60
Josh Stanton 6'2" 240 Senior DE 4.80
Malik Townsend 5'8" 160 Senior WR 4.50

D1 PLAYER LOST TO GRADUATION
Tedric Thompson 6'1" 205 Senior DB 4.6 [Colorado]

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Skill Position Players, WR Depth, Defensive Core
Team Weaknesses: Replacing All 5 OL, Line Must Grow Up Fast

RATINGS
2012 Final Power Rating: 43.8
2012 National Rank: #498
2012 State Rank: #61
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -0.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -2.6
2013 Starting Power Rating: 39.2
2013 National Rank: #668
2013 State Rank: #62
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2012 Rating): 43.2
Dynasty National Rank: #261
2013 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 1.4
Dynasty Record: 48-15 (23-2 in league)

HISTORICAL
2012 Overall Record: 9-4
2012 League Record/Finish: 5-0 (1st)
2012 Points For Average: 38.2
2012 Points Against Average: 21.8
2012 Differential: +16.4
2012 Wins: #638 Hart [William S.] (Newhall) (31-20), #1466 Canyon (Canyon Country) (54-41), #1477 Santa Monica (41-13), #1985 Quartz Hill (42-7), #2795 Paso Robles (43-36), #3712 Righetti [Ernest] (Santa Maria) (48-9), #5790 Saugus (38-0), #5811 West Ranch (Valencia) (55-7), #9364 Golden Valley (Santa Clarita) (49-0)
2012 Losses: #104 Chaminade (West Hills) (41-27), #155 Palos Verdes (Palos Verdes Estates) (50-33), #383 Loyola (Los Angeles) (24-14), #1422 Palmdale (35-21)
2012 Opponents W-L: 86-61-1
Recent League Championships: 2012, 2011 (tied for 1st), 2010, 2009, 2004
Winning Streak Entering 2013 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2013 Schedule: 9/6 vs Palmdale, 9/12 Chaminade (West Hills), 9/20 at Righetti [Ernest] (Santa Maria), 9/27 Santa Monica, 10/4 vs Loyola (Los Angeles), 10/11 vs Saugus, 10/18 West Ranch (Valencia), 10/25 Canyon (Canyon Country), 11/1 vs Hart [William S.] (Newhall), 11/8 Golden Valley (Santa Clarita)
Highest-Rated 2013 Regular Season Opponents: Chaminade (West Hills) (67.3), Hart [William S.] (Newhall) (55.8), Loyola (Los Angeles) (44.2)
Lowest-Rated 2013 Regular Season Opponents: Golden Valley (Santa Clarita) (-7.1), West Ranch (Valencia) (-3.6), Righetti [Ernest] (Santa Maria) (9)
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 25.8 (30.5 overall)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 28.2
2013 vs. 2012 Schedule Strength Comparison: +2.4
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #88
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #573
2013 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-3
2013 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2013 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%