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GENERAL
Nickname: Pioneers
Colors: Black/Red/White
Coach: Joe Veach
League: Suburban
Section: Southern
Playoff Division: Southeast (V)
Playoff Division Rank: #21

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 6
Returning Defensive Starters: 5
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Cristian Rodriguez 5'5" 155 Senior ATH/RB 4.60
Vincent Brown 5'9" 185 Senior RB/LB 4.60
Jimmy Rodriguez 5'7" 145 Senior QB/DB 4.70

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Experience, Talent At Skill Positions
Team Weaknesses: Youth On OL

RATINGS
2013 Final Power Rating: 7.3
2013 National Rank: #6157
2013 State Rank: #463
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +0.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.4
2014 Starting Power Rating: 6.5
2014 National Rank: #6062
2014 State Rank: #443
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2013 Rating): -2.6
Dynasty National Rank: #9090
2014 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 10.4
Dynasty Record: 41-72 [42-71 on the field] (27-38 in league)

HISTORICAL
2013 Overall Record: 6-4
2013 League Record/Finish: 3-3 (tied for 4th)
2013 Points For Average: 26.6
2013 Points Against Average: 29.9
2013 Differential: -3.3
2013 Wins: #5930 Millikan (Long Beach) (31-28), #6703 Bellflower (21-9), #8456 Gahr [Richard] (Cerritos) (29-27), #11621 Cerritos (43-22), #12759 Jordan [David Starr] (Los Angeles) (42-12), #12781 Glenn [John] (Norwalk) (40-6)
2013 Losses: #745 Norwalk (62-3), #1076 San Juan Hills (San Juan Capistrano) (48-22), #3110 La Mirada (41-13), #5736 Mayfair (Lakewood) (44-22)
2013 Opponents W-L: 47-61
Winning Streak Entering 2014 Season: 1
Streak List: 9/5/14 Magnolia (Anaheim) (43-22)

SCHEDULE
2014 Schedule: 8/29 at Millikan (Long Beach), 9/5 Magnolia (Anaheim), 9/12 Pasadena, 9/19 at Gahr [Richard] (Cerritos), 9/26 at La Mirada, 10/3 Mayfair (Lakewood), 10/10 vs Cerritos, 10/17 Norwalk, 10/31 at Bellflower, 11/7 Glenn [John] (Norwalk)
Highest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Norwalk (41.7), Mayfair (Lakewood) (19.6), La Mirada (16.3)
Lowest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Glenn [John] (Norwalk) (-25.3), Pasadena (-8.6), Cerritos (-8.6)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 5.1
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 5
2014 vs. 2013 Schedule Strength Comparison: -0.1
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #505
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #6135
2014 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-4
2014 Projected League Finish: 4th
2014 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%