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GENERAL
Nickname: Mustangs
Colors: Green/Gold
Coach: Don Morrow
League: Bay
Section: Southern
Playoff Division: Western (VII)
Playoff Division Rank: #3

D1 PLAYER LOST TO GRADUATION
Jahlani Tavai 6'3" 235 Senior ATH [Hawaii]

RATINGS
2013 Final Power Rating: 36.3
2013 National Rank: #1085
2013 State Rank: #120
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.4
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.3
2014 Starting Power Rating: 33.6
2014 National Rank: #1160
2014 State Rank: #123
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2013 Rating): 29.2
Dynasty National Rank: #884
2014 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 5.7
Dynasty Record: 84-46-2 (39-13-2 in league)

HISTORICAL
2013 Overall Record: 8-4
2013 League Record/Finish: 4-1 (2nd)
2013 Points For Average: 28.8
2013 Points Against Average: 17.9
2013 Differential: +10.9
2013 Wins: #611 Newport Harbor (Newport Beach) (33-21), #674 West (Torrance) (28-21), #2463 Redondo (Redondo Beach) (35-0), #3192 Downey (36-15), #4777 Palos Verdes Peninsula (Rolling Hills Estates) (42-6), #4868 Highland (Palmdale) (34-6), #8413 South (Torrance) (60-7), #12380 Leuzinger (Lawndale) (42-0)
2013 Losses: #166 Notre Dame (Sherman Oaks) (42-6), #403 Palos Verdes (Palos Verdes Estates) (35-0), #414 Loyola (Los Angeles) (49-29), #966 Saugus (13-0)
2013 Opponents W-L: 69-67
Recent Section Championships: 2009 (Western (III))
Recent League Championships: 2010, 2009, 2008, 2005 (tied for 1st), 2003
Winning Streak Entering 2014 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2014 Schedule: 8/29 Notre Dame (Sherman Oaks), 9/12 Downey, 9/19 at Trabuco Hills (Mission Viejo), 9/26 at West (Torrance), 10/3 Newport Harbor (Newport Beach), 10/10 Palos Verdes (Palos Verdes Estates), 10/17 at Palos Verdes Peninsula (Rolling Hills Estates), 10/24 vs Inglewood, 10/31 Morningside (Inglewood), 11/7 at Redondo (Redondo Beach)
Highest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Newport Harbor (Newport Beach) (45.9), Notre Dame (Sherman Oaks) (45.8), Trabuco Hills (Mission Viejo) (44.5)
Lowest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Inglewood (3.5), Morningside (Inglewood) (5.3), Palos Verdes Peninsula (Rolling Hills Estates) (16.9)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 23.1 (26.3 overall)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 29.3
2014 vs. 2013 Schedule Strength Comparison: +6.2
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #97
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #552
2014 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-4
2014 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2014 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%



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