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GENERAL
Nickname: Knights
Colors: Navy/Gray
Coach: Jason Texler
League: Avocado - East (moving from Valley)
Section: San Diego
Playoff Division: 2
Playoff Division Rank: #3

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 7
Returning Defensive Starters: 5
2013 JV Record: 7-3
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Kevin Estes 6'6" 275 Senior T 5.10
Cody Meyer 6'3" 260 Senior C 5.30
Frank Hernandez 6'1" 220 Senior DT 4.80

D1 PLAYER LOST TO GRADUATION
George Moore 6'4" 280 Senior OT 5.52

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Depth On Offense, Lines
Team Weaknesses: Replacing Key Starters, Youth

RATINGS
2013 Final Power Rating: 28.5
2013 National Rank: #1993
2013 State Rank: #174
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -0.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +2.4
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.4
2014 Starting Power Rating: 29.1
2014 National Rank: #1687
2014 State Rank: #158
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2013 Rating): 3.4
Dynasty National Rank: #7042
2014 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 27
Dynasty Record: 37-81-1 (17-39 in league)

HISTORICAL
2013 Overall Record: 9-5
2013 League Record/Finish: 3-1 (tied for 1st)
2013 Points For Average: 29.4
2013 Points Against Average: 24.9
2013 Differential: +4.5
2013 Wins: #2762 Granite Hills (El Cajon) (28-17), #3565 Del Norte (San Diego) (47-27), #3602 Westview (San Diego) (51-46), #3824 Santa Fe Christian (Solana Beach) (3-0), #4649 Escondido (33-30), #5224 Fallbrook (42-14), #5553 La Jolla (55-26), #5782 Valley Center (31-28), #11126 Orange Glen (Escondido) (45-0)
2013 Losses: #75 Mission Hills (San Marcos) (42-14), #1094 Christian (El Cajon) (19-7), #2470 Mt. Carmel (San Diego) (31-28), #2687 Scripps Ranch (San Diego) (38-28), #5181 Rancho Bernardo (San Diego) (31-0)
2013 Opponents W-L: 73-85
Recent League Championships: 2013 (tied for 1st; Valley)
Winning Streak Entering 2014 Season: 2
Streak List: 8/29/14 Scripps Ranch (San Diego) (35-16), 9/5/14 Chula Vista (41-24)

SCHEDULE
2014 Schedule: 8/29 Scripps Ranch (San Diego), 9/5 at Chula Vista, 9/12 at Escondido, 9/19 Fallbrook, 9/26 at Westview (San Diego), 10/10 at Rancho Buena Vista (Vista), 10/17 Del Norte (San Diego), 10/24 at Vista, 10/31 San Pasqual (Escondido), 11/7 Mission Hills (San Marcos)
Highest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Mission Hills (San Marcos) (58), San Pasqual (Escondido) (49.1), Rancho Buena Vista (Vista) (38.9)
Lowest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Fallbrook (7.3), Escondido (7.7), Westview (San Diego) (14.2)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 13.1 (19.9 overall)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 28.1
2014 vs. 2013 Schedule Strength Comparison: +15
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #107
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #643
2014 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-4
2014 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2014 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%