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GENERAL
Nickname: Aztecs
Colors: Cardinal/Gold
Coach: Gary Bowers
League: Crestview (moving from Century)
Section: Southern
Playoff Division: Southwest (IV)
Playoff Division Rank: #14

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 6
Returning Defensive Starters: 6
2013 JV Record: 6-4
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Kaizon Alon-Alon 5'10" 170 Senior DB/WR 4.40
William Mathews 5'11" 210 Senior LB/TE 4.85
Patrick Campos 5'11" 170 Junior RB/OLB 4.50

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Lines, Talent At Skill Positions, Secondary
Team Weaknesses: LB, QB

RATINGS
2013 Final Power Rating: 14.5
2013 National Rank: #4554
2013 State Rank: #346
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.4
2014 Starting Power Rating: 11.7
2014 National Rank: #4849
2014 State Rank: #359
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2013 Rating): 29.8
Dynasty National Rank: #817
2014 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 16.8
Dynasty Record: 77-48 [75-50 on the field] (32-27 in league)

HISTORICAL
2013 Overall Record: 4-6
2013 League Record/Finish: 3-3 (tied for 4th)
2013 Points For Average: 19.9
2013 Points Against Average: 19.6
2013 Differential: +0.3
2013 Wins: #3201 Foothill (Santa Ana) (14-13), #6128 Kennedy [John F.] (La Palma) (13-6), #6640 Brea Olinda (Brea) (17-7), #7700 El Modena (Orange) (47-0)
2013 Losses: #1112 Villa Park (32-20), #1959 Yorba Linda (23-10), #3352 Canyon (Anaheim) (28-16), #3771 Santa Fe (Santa Fe Springs) (16-0), #3798 Capistrano Valley (Mission Viejo) (34-31), #5252 El Dorado (Placentia) (37-31)
2013 Opponents W-L: 56-51
Recent League Championships: 2008 (tied for 1st; Sunset), 2007 (tied for 1st; Sunset), 2006 (tied for 1st; Sunset), 2005 (Sunset)
Winning Streak Entering 2014 Season: 1
Streak List: 11/8/13 Foothill (Santa Ana) (14-13)

SCHEDULE
2014 Schedule: 9/5 at Irvine, 9/12 at Bellflower, 9/19 vs Buena Park, 9/25 vs Canyon (Anaheim), 10/2 at Brea Olinda (Brea), 10/10 vs El Modena (Orange), 10/17 vs El Dorado (Placentia), 10/24 at Yorba Linda, 10/31 vs Villa Park, 11/6 vs Foothill (Santa Ana)
Highest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Villa Park (36.2), Yorba Linda (33.3), Buena Park (28.7)
Lowest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: El Modena (Orange) (0.3), Bellflower (2.5), Brea Olinda (Brea) (3.5)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 16.8
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 15.8
2014 vs. 2013 Schedule Strength Comparison: -1
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #251
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #2867
2014 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-5
2014 Projected League Finish: 4th
2014 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%