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GENERAL
Nickname: Wildcats
Colors: Navy/Gold
Coach: Jan Miller
League: Foothill
Section: Southern
Playoff Division: Northern (III)
Playoff Division Rank: #23

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 2
Returning Defensive Starters: 2
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
Emmett McDermott 6'2" 230 Senior MLB/ILB 4.76
Trevor Aleshire 5'10" 205 Senior ILB/FB 4.71
Isaiah Guzman 5'9" 170 Senior FS/SS 5.00

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Experience At LB
Team Weaknesses: Holes On Both Sides Of Ball, New Offensive System

RATINGS
2012 Final Power Rating: 8.9
2012 National Rank: #5811
2012 State Rank: #427
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -12.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.4
2013 Starting Power Rating: -3.6
2013 National Rank: #8858
2013 State Rank: #618
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2012 Rating): 17.3
Dynasty National Rank: #3366
2013 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 20.9
Dynasty Record: 20-31 [21-30 on the field] (8-17 in league)

HISTORICAL
2012 Overall Record: 2-8
2012 League Record/Finish: 1-4 (5th)
2012 Points For Average: 17.8
2012 Points Against Average: 31
2012 Differential: -13.2
2012 Wins: #6169 Burbank (28-7), #9364 Golden Valley (Santa Clarita) (35-13)
2012 Losses: #494 Moorpark (31-0), #498 Valencia (55-7), #638 Hart [William S.] (Newhall) (49-6), #1466 Canyon (Canyon Country) (41-34), #1836 Thousand Oaks (28-10), #2804 St. Francis (La Canada) (38-30), #5790 Saugus (24-14), #6469 Eastside (Lancaster) (24-14)
2012 Opponents W-L: 58-51-1
Winning Streak Entering 2013 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2013 Schedule: 8/30 vs Hawthorne, 9/6 vs Sierra Canyon (Chatsworth), 9/12 at Knight [William J.] (Palmdale), 9/20 vs Thousand Oaks, 9/27 at Oxnard, 10/11 vs Hart [William S.] (Newhall), 10/18 at Valencia, 10/25 vs Golden Valley (Santa Clarita), 11/1 vs Canyon (Canyon Country), 11/8 vs Saugus
Highest-Rated 2013 Regular Season Opponents: Hart [William S.] (Newhall) (55.8), Valencia (41.8), Canyon (Canyon Country) (39)
Lowest-Rated 2013 Regular Season Opponents: Hawthorne (-20.9), Golden Valley (Santa Clarita) (-7.1), Knight [William J.] (Palmdale) (-2.6)
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 23.1
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 17.6
2013 vs. 2012 Schedule Strength Comparison: -5.5
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #211
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #2405
2013 Projected Regular Season Record: 2-8
2013 Projected League Finish: 5th
2013 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%