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GENERAL
Nickname: Trailblazers
Colors: Navy/Silver
Coach: Jon Ellinghouse
League: Alpha (moving from Alpha - West)
Section: Southern
Playoff Division: Mid-Valley (X)
Playoff Division Rank: #3

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 9
Returning Defensive Starters: 10
2013 JV Record: 8-1
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Isaiah Renfro 6'2.5" 190 Senior WR/DB 4.67 [Washington]
Hunter Mattox 6'4" 260 Senior DL/OL 4.90 [Oregon State]
Eric Cohen 5'10" 260 Senior OL/DL 5.00

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Only Graduated 3 Players, DL
Team Weaknesses: Need To Improve Knowledge Of Offense, Depth Still An Issue

RATINGS
2013 Final Power Rating: 1.7
2013 National Rank: #7494
2013 State Rank: #541
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +8.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +4
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.4
2014 Starting Power Rating: 12.9
2014 National Rank: #4570
2014 State Rank: #344
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2013 Rating): 17.9
Dynasty National Rank: #2750
2014 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 3.7
Dynasty Record: 51-13 (23-5 in league)

HISTORICAL
2013 Overall Record: 5-6
2013 League Record/Finish: 1-1 (2nd)
2013 Points For Average: 32.4
2013 Points Against Average: 26.6
2013 Differential: +5.8
2013 Wins: #10694 Brentwood (Los Angeles) (56-21), #11280 Immanuel (Reedley) (52-14), #11881 Bishop (42-21), #13347 Kilpatrick [Vernon] (Malibu) (48-12), #14392 Indian Springs (San Bernardino) (49-0)
2013 Losses: #836 Nordhoff (Ojai) (31-14), #1928 Monrovia (62-10), #2949 San Fernando (27-13), #2958 West Ranch (Valencia) (28-10), #7109 Taft [William Howard] (Woodland Hills) (60-52), #7269 Viewpoint (Calabasas) (17-10)
2013 Opponents W-L: 70-54
Recent Section/State Championships: 2011 (East Valley (XII)), 2011 (Bowl IV)
Recent League Championships: 2011
Winning Streak Entering 2014 Season: 2
Streak List: 8/28/14 San Fernando (42-14), 9/5/14 West Ranch (Valencia) (35-6)

SCHEDULE
2014 Schedule: 8/28 at San Fernando, 9/5 vs West Ranch (Valencia), 9/13 vs Taft [William Howard] (Woodland Hills), 9/19 at Agoura, 10/2 vs Dos Pueblos (Goleta), 10/10 vs Nordhoff (Ojai), 10/17 at Bishop, 10/24 vs Brentwood (Los Angeles), 10/31 vs Viewpoint (Calabasas)
Highest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Agoura (34.6), Nordhoff (Ojai) (31.7), San Fernando (24.1)
Lowest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Bishop (-25), Brentwood (Los Angeles) (-4.7), Viewpoint (Calabasas) (3.2)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -6.3 (2.5 overall)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 11.9
2014 vs. 2013 Schedule Strength Comparison: +18.2
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #444
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #5399
2014 Projected Regular Season Record: 4-5
2014 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2014 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%