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GENERAL
Nickname: Cougars
Colors: Blue/White
Coach: Larry Baker
League: Big VIII
Section: Southern
Playoff Division: Inland (II)
Playoff Division Rank: #3

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 7
Returning Defensive Starters: 7
2012 JV Record: 9-1
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Colton Gerhart 6'1" 220 QB
Artie Vasquez 6'3" 290 T
Thomas Stanton 6'3" 285 G

ADDITIONAL SENIOR D1 PROSPECTS
Matthew Williams 5'9" 165 Senior WR
Kwesi Mashack 5'10" 180 Senior CB [Arizona]

D1 PLAYER LOST TO GRADUATION
Joseph Ajeigbe 5'9" 190 Senior RB [Duke]

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: 36 Good Seniors, Defense
Team Weaknesses: Weak Kicking Game, Young Special Teams

RATINGS
2012 Final Power Rating: 50.8
2012 National Rank: #251
2012 State Rank: #30
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +7.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +0.1
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -2.6
2013 Starting Power Rating: 55.8
2013 National Rank: #113
2013 State Rank: #17
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2012 Rating): 43.9
Dynasty National Rank: #236
2013 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 14.5
Dynasty Record: 41-20 (23-10 in league)

HISTORICAL
2012 Overall Record: 7-5
2012 League Record/Finish: 3-2 (3rd)
2012 Points For Average: 35.6
2012 Points Against Average: 23.1
2012 Differential: +12.5
2012 Wins: #779 La Serna (Whittier) (39-16), #924 Redlands East Valley (Redlands) (50-22), #1145 Los Osos (Rancho Cucamonga) (54-33), #2506 Etiwanda (42-13), #2829 Roosevelt [Eleanor] (Eastvale) (37-0), #4672 King [Dr. Martin Luther] (Riverside) (29-8), #4851 Corona (59-16)
2012 Losses: #13 Centennial (Corona) (38-37), #26 Vista Murrieta (Murrieta) (31-16), #55 Alemany (Mission Hills) (27-13), #219 Crenshaw (Los Angeles) (41-25), #635 Santiago (Corona) (32-26)
2012 Opponents W-L: 89-52
Recent Section Championships: 2006, 2005 (V)
Recent League Championships: 2009, 2005 (tied for 1st; Mountain View), 2003 (Mountain View)
Winning Streak Entering 2013 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2013 Schedule: 9/6 Rancho Cucamonga, 9/13 vs Etiwanda, 9/20 at Los Osos (Rancho Cucamonga), 9/27 La Serna (Whittier), 10/4 Alemany (Mission Hills), 10/11 at Centennial (Corona), 10/18 Roosevelt [Eleanor] (Eastvale), 10/25 Corona, 11/1 at King [Dr. Martin Luther] (Riverside), 11/7 at Santiago (Corona)
Highest-Rated 2013 Regular Season Opponents: Centennial (Corona) (78.8), Alemany (Mission Hills) (59.6), Santiago (Corona) (43.3)
Lowest-Rated 2013 Regular Season Opponents: Corona (10.9), King [Dr. Martin Luther] (Riverside) (16), Etiwanda (22.7)
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 31.7 (41.8 overall)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 36.6
2013 vs. 2012 Schedule Strength Comparison: +4.9
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #30
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #124
2013 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-2
2013 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2013 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 1%