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GENERAL
Nickname: Wildcats
Colors: Maroon/Silver
Coach: Bert Esposito
League: Sunbelt
Section: Southern
Playoff Division: Inland (VI)
Playoff Division Rank: #8

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 6
Returning Defensive Starters: 7
2013 JV Record: 8-2
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
DeMarco Prewitt 5'10.5" 185 Junior RB/OLB 4.65
Jacob Diaz 6'0" 180 Senior WR/S 4.70
Elliott Smith 5'7" 165 Senior WR/DB 4.60

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: OL, Talent In Backfield, Experience On Defense
Team Weaknesses: Inexperience At QB

RATINGS
2013 Final Power Rating: 26.5
2013 National Rank: #2294
2013 State Rank: #196
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +1.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.3
2014 Starting Power Rating: 26.7
2014 National Rank: #2029
2014 State Rank: #178
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2013 Rating): 13.2
Dynasty National Rank: #3944
2014 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 14.8
Dynasty Record: 62-60 [66-56 on the field] (33-21 in league)

HISTORICAL
2013 Overall Record: 10-2
2013 League Record/Finish: 4-1 (2nd)
2013 Points For Average: 43.3
2013 Points Against Average: 22.2
2013 Differential: +21.1
2013 Wins: #2616 Moreno Valley (41-35), #2766 Elsinore (Wildomar) (35-29), #3647 Temecula Valley (Temecula) (49-34), #4245 Temescal Canyon (Lake Elsinore) (28-21), #6664 Chino (49-14), #9281 Lakeside (Lake Elsinore) (42-6), #9360 West Valley (Hemet) (56-12), #10791 Sultana (Hesperia) (64-14), #10885 Perris (35-6), #10897 San Bernardino (61-6)
2013 Losses: #514 Heritage (Romoland) (48-25), #2209 Kaiser [Henry J.] (Fontana) (41-35)
2013 Opponents W-L: 61-72
Recent League Championships: 2009 (tied for 1st), 2007 (tied for 1st), 2006 (tied for 1st), 2005 (tied for 1st)
Winning Streak Entering 2014 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2014 Schedule: 8/29 at North [John W.] (Riverside), 9/5 Clackamas (OR), 9/12 at King [Dr. Martin Luther] (Riverside), 9/19 at Tustin, 9/26 Temecula Valley (Temecula), 10/10 Lakeside (Lake Elsinore), 10/17 at Elsinore (Wildomar), 10/24 Perris, 10/30 at Heritage (Romoland), 11/7 Temescal Canyon (Lake Elsinore)
Highest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Heritage (Romoland) (38.1), King [Dr. Martin Luther] (Riverside) (33.8), Clackamas (OR) (32)
Lowest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Perris (-16.6), Lakeside (Lake Elsinore) (-9.9), North [John W.] (Riverside) (-1)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 3.5 (10.2 overall)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 12.1
2014 vs. 2013 Schedule Strength Comparison: +8.6
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #336
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #3892
2014 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-3
2014 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2014 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 1%