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GENERAL
Nickname: Cubs
Colors: Blue/White
Coach: Marvin Sanders
League: Mission (moving from Serra)
Section: Southern
Playoff Division: Pac-5 (I)
Playoff Division Rank: #20

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 5
Returning Defensive Starters: 4
2013 JV Record: 8-2
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Christian Rector 6'4.5" 250 Senior DE/TE 4.78 [USC]
David Cooper 5'10" 195 Senior TB/DB 4.56
David Long 5'11" 175 Junior WR/CB 4.55

D1 PLAYERS LOST TO GRADUATION
Chris Brown 6'6" 290 Senior OL [USC]
Nico Evans 5'10" 180 Senior RB [Wyoming]
John Turner 6'5" 270 Senior OL [Washington]
Mekai Sheffie 5'10" 175 Senior WR
Reuben Peters 6'1" 225 Senior LB

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Speed/Athletic Ability At Skill Positions
Team Weaknesses: Inexperience On Lines

RATINGS
2013 Final Power Rating: 46.4
2013 National Rank: #414
2013 State Rank: #48
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -0.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -4.4
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.3
2014 Starting Power Rating: 40.2
2014 National Rank: #656
2014 State Rank: #77
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2013 Rating): 39.9
Dynasty National Rank: #205
2014 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 1.6
Dynasty Record: 69-53 [68-54 on the field] (17-26 in league)

HISTORICAL
2013 Overall Record: 4-6
2013 League Record/Finish: 1-3 (tied for 4th)
2013 Points For Average: 24.9
2013 Points Against Average: 22.6
2013 Differential: +2.3
2013 Wins: #62 Alemany (Mission Hills) (31-20), #250 Valencia (39-20), #1085 Mira Costa (Manhattan Beach) (49-29), #2075 Lakewood (38-6)
2013 Losses: #1 St. John Bosco (Bellflower) (24-10), #166 Notre Dame (Sherman Oaks) (24-14), #239 Crenshaw (Los Angeles) (23-17), #321 Bishop Amat (La Puente) (21-16), #534 Crespi (Encino) (32-14), #3786 Harvard-Westlake (Studio City) (27-21)
2013 Opponents W-L: 81-41
Recent Section Championships: 2005 (I), 2003 (I)
Recent League Championships: 2004 (tied for 1st; Serra), 2003 (tied for 1st; Serra)
Winning Streak Entering 2014 Season: 2
Streak List: 8/29/14 Harvard-Westlake (Studio City) (48-6), 9/5/14 Lakewood (42-6)

SCHEDULE
2014 Schedule: 8/29 vs Harvard-Westlake (Studio City), 9/5 vs Lakewood, 9/12 St. Augustine (San Diego), 9/19 vs Salesian (Los Angeles), 9/26 at Chaminade (West Hills), 10/3 vs Crespi (Encino), 10/17 vs Alemany (Mission Hills), 10/24 vs Notre Dame (Sherman Oaks), 10/31 at Bishop Amat (La Puente), 11/7 at Serra [Junipero] (Gardena)
Highest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Alemany (Mission Hills) (68.4), Serra [Junipero] (Gardena) (67.5), Chaminade (West Hills) (64.8)
Lowest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Harvard-Westlake (Studio City) (19.2), Lakewood (21.3), Salesian (Los Angeles) (31.9)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 48.4
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 49
2014 vs. 2013 Schedule Strength Comparison: +0.6
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #15
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #32
2014 Projected Regular Season Record: 3-7
2014 Projected League Finish: 7th
2014 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%