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GENERAL
Nickname: Cardinals
Colors: White/Red
Coach: Rick Mathiesen
League: Ocean (moving from Pioneer)
Section: Southern
Playoff Division: Western (VII)
Playoff Division Rank: #21

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 5
Returning Defensive Starters: 3
2013 JV Record: 3-6
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Chris Murray 6'1" 180 Junior QB 4.60
Jalen Walker 6'0" 170 Junior WR/FS 4.60
Terrell Williams 5'9" 230 Junior LB/FB 4.80

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Team Speed, Quickness On Lines
Team Weaknesses: Experience, Physically Undersized

RATINGS
2013 Final Power Rating: 4.2
2013 National Rank: #6905
2013 State Rank: #498
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -0.3
2014 Starting Power Rating: 2.4
2014 National Rank: #7069
2014 State Rank: #510
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2013 Rating): -8.3
Dynasty National Rank: #10796
2014 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 11
Dynasty Record: 33-68 (9-41 in league)

HISTORICAL
2013 Overall Record: 5-5
2013 League Record/Finish: 1-4 (5th)
2013 Points For Average: 23.7
2013 Points Against Average: 22.4
2013 Differential: +1.3
2013 Wins: #4777 Palos Verdes Peninsula (Rolling Hills Estates) (32-24), #7693 Morningside (Inglewood) (42-6), #8847 Centennial (Compton) (20-18), #10546 Hawthorne (26-21), #12380 Leuzinger (Lawndale) (46-9)
2013 Losses: #3005 El Segundo (29-18), #4172 South East (South Gate) (27-12), #5664 North (Torrance) (42-21), #6039 Torrance (27-13), #8413 South (Torrance) (21-7)
2013 Opponents W-L: 46-63
Winning Streak Entering 2014 Season: 1
Streak List: 11/8/13 Centennial (Compton) (20-18)

SCHEDULE
2014 Schedule: 9/5 at South (Torrance), 9/12 at Crespi (Encino), 9/19 Leuzinger (Lawndale), 9/26 Palos Verdes Peninsula (Rolling Hills Estates), 10/2 vs Torrance, 10/9 Culver City, 10/17 Santa Monica, 10/24 at Beverly Hills, 10/31 at El Segundo, 11/7 Hawthorne
Highest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Crespi (Encino) (54.9), El Segundo (30.6), Santa Monica (28.5)
Lowest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Beverly Hills (-34.2), Leuzinger (Lawndale) (-22.2), Hawthorne (-16.5)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 3
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 8.8
2014 vs. 2013 Schedule Strength Comparison: +5.8
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #407
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #4884
2014 Projected Regular Season Record: 4-6
2014 Projected League Finish: 4th
2014 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%