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GENERAL
Nickname: Matadores
Colors: Royal Blue/Gold
Coach: Mike Moschetti
League: Suburban
Section: Southern
Playoff Division: Southeast (V)
Playoff Division Rank: #16

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 5
Returning Defensive Starters: 5
2013 JV Record: 7-3
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Tony Brown 6'1" 190 Senior WR/DB
Anthony Cerillo Huizar 6'5" 285 Senior OL
Vic Penales 6'0" 270 Senior OL

D1 PLAYERS LOST TO GRADUATION
Tyler Luatua 6'3.5" 240 Senior TE 5.20 [Notre Dame]
Dallis Todd 6'3.5" 210 Senior WR [Oklahoma]
Michael Trani 6'4" 285 Senior OL [California]

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: OL, Talent At Skill Positions, Strength/Conditioning
Team Weaknesses: Experience

RATINGS
2013 Final Power Rating: 21.6
2013 National Rank: #3110
2013 State Rank: #253
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -2.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -2.8
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.2
2014 Starting Power Rating: 15.2
2014 National Rank: #4081
2014 State Rank: #316
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2013 Rating): 17.6
Dynasty National Rank: #2815
2014 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 1.3
Dynasty Record: 77-51 (51-14 in league)

HISTORICAL
2013 Overall Record: 4-7
2013 League Record/Finish: 4-2 (tied for 2nd)
2013 Points For Average: 31.5
2013 Points Against Average: 29.9
2013 Differential: +1.6
2013 Wins: #6157 Artesia (Lakewood) (41-13), #6703 Bellflower (49-14), #11621 Cerritos (42-8), #12781 Glenn [John] (Norwalk) (49-6)
2013 Losses: #106 Servite (Anaheim) (38-14), #338 St. Francis (La Canada) (49-20), #360 Tesoro (Rancho Santa Margarita) (43-14), #682 La Habra (35-26), #745 Norwalk (42-35), #908 Muir [John] (Pasadena) (53-35), #5736 Mayfair (Lakewood) (28-21)
2013 Opponents W-L: 77-50
Recent Section Championships: 2009 (Southern (IX))
Recent League Championships: 2012, 2011 (tied for 1st), 2010, 2009
Winning Streak Entering 2014 Season: 1
Streak List: 8/29/14 Tesoro (Rancho Santa Margarita) (26-23)

SCHEDULE
2014 Schedule: 8/29 Tesoro (Rancho Santa Margarita), 9/5 Charter Oak (Covina), 9/12 vs Servite (Anaheim), 9/19 at La Habra, 9/26 Artesia (Lakewood), 10/3 at Bellflower, 10/10 Glenn [John] (Norwalk), 10/24 vs Mayfair (Lakewood), 10/31 Cerritos, 11/7 vs Norwalk
Highest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Servite (Anaheim) (79.6), Tesoro (Rancho Santa Margarita) (54.8), Norwalk (41.7)
Lowest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Glenn [John] (Norwalk) (-25.3), Cerritos (-8.6), Bellflower (2.5)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 19.7 (24.5 overall)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 23.5
2014 vs. 2013 Schedule Strength Comparison: +3.8
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #149
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1225
2014 Projected Regular Season Record: 4-6
2014 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2014 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%