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GENERAL
Nickname: Wolverines
Colors: Red/Black/White
Coach: Scot Ruggles
League: Angelus (moving from Mission)
Section: Southern
Playoff Division: Southeast (V)
Playoff Division Rank: #14

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 3
Returning Defensive Starters: 8
2013 JV Record: 5-5
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Hassan Smith 5'9" 170 Senior DB/SE 4.50
Garrett Robinson 5'8" 175 Senior TB 4.50
Desmond Butler 5'10" 185 Senior TB/MLB 4.65

D1 PLAYER LOST TO GRADUATION
David Hartmeier 6'3" 265 Senior OL [Princeton]

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Senior Class
Team Weaknesses: Inexperience On Offense

RATINGS
2013 Final Power Rating: 18.1
2013 National Rank: #3786
2013 State Rank: #305
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +2.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.4
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.4
2014 Starting Power Rating: 17.9
2014 National Rank: #3528
2014 State Rank: #280
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2013 Rating): 16.5
Dynasty National Rank: #3070
2014 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 2.7
Dynasty Record: 61-56-2 [69-48-2 on the field] (17-36 in league)

HISTORICAL
2013 Overall Record: 4-6
2013 League Record/Finish: 0-5 (6th)
2013 Points For Average: 25.6
2013 Points Against Average: 38
2013 Differential: -12.4
2013 Wins: #414 Loyola (Los Angeles) (27-21), #6036 Granada Hills (47-18), #7095 Sylmar (65-24), #12308 North Hollywood (49-14)
2013 Losses: #18 Chaminade (West Hills) (73-0), #56 Serra [Junipero] (Gardena) (63-7), #338 St. Francis (La Canada) (44-14), #1975 Cathedral (Los Angeles) (47-6), #4007 St. Paul (Santa Fe Springs) (31-23), #5334 Palisades (Pacific Palisades) (45-18)
2013 Opponents W-L: 72-48
Recent League Championships: 2006 (Del Rey)
Winning Streak Entering 2014 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2014 Schedule: 8/29 vs Loyola (Los Angeles), 9/12 at Granada Hills, 9/19 Taft [William Howard] (Woodland Hills), 9/27 Westchester (Los Angeles), 10/2 at Palisades (Pacific Palisades), 10/10 St. Francis (La Canada), 10/17 at La Salle (Pasadena), 10/24 at Cathedral (Los Angeles), 10/31 at Salesian (Los Angeles), 11/7 St. Paul (Santa Fe Springs)
Highest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: St. Francis (La Canada) (48.6), Loyola (Los Angeles) (41.5), Cathedral (Los Angeles) (34.1)
Lowest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Westchester (Los Angeles) (-4.5), La Salle (Pasadena) (5.8), Palisades (Pacific Palisades) (9.5)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 27.5
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 21.2
2014 vs. 2013 Schedule Strength Comparison: -6.3
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #169
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1633
2014 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-5
2014 Projected League Finish: 4th
2014 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%