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GENERAL
Nickname: Eagles
Colors: Silver/Blue
Coach: Bill Rivera
League: Desert Mountain
Section: Southern
Playoff Division: East Valley (XIII)
Playoff Division Rank: #12

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 7
Returning Defensive Starters: 6
2013 JV Record: 7-3
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Lionel Lonian 5'9" 170 Junior RB/CB 4.59
Cam Petterson 6'3" 240 Senior OL/DT 4.80
Jordan Giffith 5'9.5" 165 Senior RB/CB 4.55

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Team Speed, OL, Running Game
Team Weaknesses: Inexperience At QB

RATINGS
2013 Final Power Rating: -10.1
2013 National Rank: #10268
2013 State Rank: #734
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +1.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -0.8
2014 Starting Power Rating: -8.6
2014 National Rank: #9880
2014 State Rank: #693

HISTORICAL
2013 Overall Record: 8-4
2013 League Record/Finish: 4-3 (tied for 3rd)
2013 Points For Average: 30.8
2013 Points Against Average: 18.3
2013 Differential: +12.5
2013 Wins: #10774 Silver Valley (Yermo) (26-7), #11210 Vasquez (Acton) (28-21), #13256 Desert Christian (Lancaster) (35-31), #13604 Crean Lutheran (Irvine) (51-6), #13630 Hamilton (Anza) (51-13), #14018 California Military Institute (Perris) (42-0), #14107 Riverside Prep (Oro Grande) (40-0), #14114 Campbell Hall (North Hollywood) (47-6)
2013 Losses: #4407 Rio Hondo Prep (Arcadia) (46-7), #6590 Desert (Edwards AFB) (40-21), #8925 Boron (22-8), #12147 Mammoth (Mammoth Lakes) (28-13)
2013 Opponents W-L: 63-62
Recent Section Championships: 2012 (8 Man Division I)
Winning Streak Entering 2014 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2014 Schedule: 8/29 vs Big Bear (Big Bear City), 9/5 at Windward (Los Angeles), 9/12 at Rancho Christian (Temecula), 9/26 vs Desert (Edwards AFB), 10/3 vs Desert Christian (Lancaster), 10/10 at Silver Valley (Yermo), 10/17 vs Mammoth (Mammoth Lakes), 10/24 vs Boron, 10/31 at Vasquez (Acton), 11/6 vs Riverside Prep (Oro Grande)
Highest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Desert (Edwards AFB) (5.5), Big Bear (Big Bear City) (4.4), Windward (Los Angeles) (-0.4)
Lowest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Riverside Prep (Oro Grande) (-40.6), Desert Christian (Lancaster) (-29.3), Rancho Christian (Temecula) (-29.2)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -26.2 (-18.7 overall)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -14.3
2014 vs. 2013 Schedule Strength Comparison: +11.9
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #853
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #11679
2014 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-4
2014 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2014 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%