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GENERAL
Nickname: Cardinals
Colors: Cardinal/White
Coach: Mike Montoya
League: Frontier (moving from Tri-Valley)
Section: Southern
Playoff Division: East Valley (XIII)
Playoff Division Rank: #3

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 6
Returning Defensive Starters: 6
2013 JV Record: 0-10
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Luis Salgado 5'10" 230 Senior DE/OL
Noah Magana 5'8" 175 Senior RB/S
JoJo Garcia 5'10" 170 Senior CB/WR

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Experience At Skill Positions

RATINGS
2013 Final Power Rating: 3.7
2013 National Rank: #7044
2013 State Rank: #508
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +0.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.4
2014 Starting Power Rating: 2.9
2014 National Rank: #6942
2014 State Rank: #502
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2013 Rating): -4.8
Dynasty National Rank: #9774
2014 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 9
Dynasty Record: 41-72-1 (10-41-1 in league)

HISTORICAL
2013 Overall Record: 5-6
2013 League Record/Finish: 0-4 (5th)
2013 Points For Average: 23.7
2013 Points Against Average: 26
2013 Differential: -2.3
2013 Wins: #7479 Channel Islands (Oxnard) (18-12), #8745 Fillmore (14-7), #12172 Santa Maria (41-15), #12582 Hueneme (Oxnard) (50-10), #14548 Einstein [Albert] (Santa Clarita) (54-6)
2013 Losses: #836 Nordhoff (Ojai) (52-8), #1628 Bishop Diego [Garcia] (Santa Barbara) (44-0), #2258 Oak Park (35-17), #3005 El Segundo (35-28), #3981 Carpinteria (28-11), #6483 Pacifica (Oxnard) (42-20)
2013 Opponents W-L: 73-56
Recent League Championships: 2008
Winning Streak Entering 2014 Season: 1
Streak List: 9/5/14 Santa Maria (41-30)

SCHEDULE
2014 Schedule: 9/5 Santa Maria, 9/12 at Templeton, 9/19 at Fillmore, 9/26 Oak Park, 10/3 vs Grace Brethren (Simi Valley), 10/10 Malibu, 10/17 Santa Clara (Oxnard), 10/24 Grace Brethren (Simi Valley), 10/30 at Malibu, 11/7 at Santa Clara (Oxnard)
Highest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Oak Park (10.8), Grace Brethren (Simi Valley) (-2.8), Fillmore (-7.2)
Lowest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Malibu (-33.4), Santa Maria (-24.6), Templeton (-14)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 2.2 (5.6 overall)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -12.3
2014 vs. 2013 Schedule Strength Comparison: -14.5
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #823
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #11298
2014 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-2
2014 Projected League Finish: 1st
2014 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 11%