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GENERAL
Nickname: Knights
Colors: Navy/Gold
Coach: Kevin Rooney
League: Mission (moving from Serra)
Section: Southern
Playoff Division: Pac-5 (I)
Playoff Division Rank: #18

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 2
Returning Defensive Starters: 3
2013 JV Record: 5-5
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Mike Ramos 5'8" 210 Senior LB
Mike Little 5'11" 170 Senior DB/WR
Aaron Haigler 6'6" 230 Senior TE/DE

ADDITIONAL SENIOR D1 PROSPECT
C.J. Sanders 5'8.5" 175 Senior WR 4.32 [Notre Dame]

D1 PLAYERS LOST TO GRADUATION
Koa Farmer 6'1" 200 Senior ATH [Penn State]
Daniel Khan 5'11" 160 Senior WR

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Defensive Front
Team Weaknesses: Inexperience On Offense

RATINGS
2013 Final Power Rating: 55.2
2013 National Rank: #166
2013 State Rank: #23
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -9.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +0.1
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.3
2014 Starting Power Rating: 44.5
2014 National Rank: #415
2014 State Rank: #51
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2013 Rating): 48.1
Dynasty National Rank: #49
2014 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 2.3
Dynasty Record: 101-31 (32-11 in league)

HISTORICAL
2013 Overall Record: 7-4
2013 League Record/Finish: 3-1 (tied for 1st)
2013 Points For Average: 32.4
2013 Points Against Average: 23.1
2013 Differential: +9.3
2013 Wins: #188 Del Oro (Loomis) (41-24), #321 Bishop Amat (La Puente) (31-21), #414 Loyola (Los Angeles) (24-14), #420 Canyon (Canyon Country) (45-21), #534 Crespi (Encino) (41-27), #1085 Mira Costa (Manhattan Beach) (42-6), #2044 Birmingham (Van Nuys) (28-5)
2013 Losses: #18 Chaminade (West Hills) (46-43), #56 Serra [Junipero] (Gardena) (20-13), #62 Alemany (Mission Hills) (35-27), #272 St. Bonaventure (Ventura) (35-21)
2013 Opponents W-L: 96-41
Recent Section Championships: 2004 (III), 2003 (III)
Recent League Championships: 2013 (tied for 1st; Serra), 2012 (tied for 1st; Serra), 2009 (tied for 1st; Serra), 2008 (Serra), 2006 (Serra), 2005, 2004
Winning Streak Entering 2014 Season: 2
Streak List: 8/29/14 Mira Costa (Manhattan Beach) (70-34), 9/5/14 Birmingham (Van Nuys) (56-6)

SCHEDULE
2014 Schedule: 8/29 at Mira Costa (Manhattan Beach), 9/5 at Birmingham (Van Nuys), 9/12 Serra [Junipero] (San Mateo), 9/26 at Serra [Junipero] (Gardena), 10/3 Oaks Christian (Westlake Village), 10/10 at Chaminade (West Hills), 10/17 Crespi (Encino), 10/24 vs Loyola (Los Angeles), 10/31 Alemany (Mission Hills), 11/7 Bishop Amat (La Puente)
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: Birmingham (Van Nuys) (23.6), Mira Costa (Manhattan Beach) (34.9), Loyola (Los Angeles) (41.5)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 46.8 (50.1 overall)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 52.6
2014 vs. 2013 Schedule Strength Comparison: +5.8
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #9
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #15
2014 Projected Regular Season Record: 3-7
2014 Projected League Finish: 6th
2014 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%