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GENERAL
Nickname: Lancers
Colors: Purple/White
Coach: Thadd Neal
League: Avocado - West
Section: San Diego
Playoff Division: 1
Playoff Division Rank: #9

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 6
Returning Defensive Starters: 6
2013 JV Record: 8-2
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Dylan Rutledge 5'10" 195 Senior RB/DB 4.60
Garrison Young 6'2.5" 280 Senior OL/DL 5.10
Troy Cassidy 6'3" 215 Junior LB/TE 4.70

D1 PLAYERS LOST TO GRADUATION
Jordan Perez 6'2" 220 Senior LB [Stanford]
Christian Chapman 6'1" 190 Senior QB [San Diego State]

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Physical OL, Returning 1000 Yard RB, Very Talented Defensive Front Seven
Team Weaknesses: Untested QB, Young Secondary

RATINGS
2013 Final Power Rating: 44.3
2013 National Rank: #508
2013 State Rank: #57
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -0.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -4.2
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.4
2014 Starting Power Rating: 38.3
2014 National Rank: #778
2014 State Rank: #92
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2013 Rating): 33.6
Dynasty National Rank: #487
2014 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 6
Dynasty Record: 77-50-2 [80-47-2 on the field] (29-19-2 in league)

HISTORICAL
2013 Overall Record: 9-3
2013 League Record/Finish: 2-2 (3rd)
2013 Points For Average: 34.3
2013 Points Against Average: 10.7
2013 Differential: +23.6
2013 Wins: #971 Great Oak (Temecula) (41-17), #1084 Grossmont (El Cajon) (33-17), #2375 El Camino (Oceanside) (30-7), #2516 Poway (35-0), #3324 Vista (42-0), #3602 Westview (San Diego) (56-7), #3824 Santa Fe Christian (Solana Beach) (35-0), #5224 Fallbrook (45-0), #10799 San Diego (63-0)
2013 Losses: #111 Oceanside (28-7), #277 San Pasqual (Escondido) (28-14), #1236 La Costa Canyon (Carlsbad) (24-10)
2013 Opponents W-L: 65-69
Recent Section Championships: 2006 (I), 2005 (I)
Recent League Championships: 2006 (Avocado), 2005 (Avocado)
Winning Streak Entering 2014 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2014 Schedule: 8/29 at Great Oak (Temecula), 9/5 Lincoln [Abraham] (San Diego), 9/12 Santa Fe Christian (Solana Beach), 9/19 Vista, 9/26 at Rancho Bernardo (San Diego), 10/10 at Torrey Pines (San Diego), 10/17 La Costa Canyon (Carlsbad), 10/24 at Oceanside, 10/31 El Camino (Oceanside), 11/7 at Ramona
Highest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Oceanside (53.8), Great Oak (Temecula) (48), Ramona (45.3)
Lowest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Lincoln [Abraham] (San Diego) (4.4), Rancho Bernardo (San Diego) (14.1), Santa Fe Christian (Solana Beach) (18.8)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 23.3 (29.7 overall)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 31
2014 vs. 2013 Schedule Strength Comparison: +7.7
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #88
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #440
2014 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-3
2014 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2014 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%