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GENERAL
Nickname: Wildcats
Colors: Green/Gray/White
Coach: Ernest Martinez
League: De Anza
Section: Southern
Playoff Division: Northwest (XI)
Playoff Division Rank: #23

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 5
Returning Defensive Starters: 5
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: no

TOP PLAYERS
Andrew Wilson 6'3" 235 DE/TE 4.75
Jason Nomura 6'2" 265 OL/DL 5.00
Dylan Martinez 5'11" 190 FB/DE 4.70

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Experience On OL
Team Weaknesses: Depth On Defense

RATINGS
2013 Final Power Rating: -11.1
2013 National Rank: #10469
2013 State Rank: #747
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -3.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -2.6
2014 Starting Power Rating: -14.6
2014 National Rank: #11126
2014 State Rank: #791
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2013 Rating): -0.7
Dynasty National Rank: #8477
2014 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 13.9
Dynasty Record: 70-55-1 (38-19 in league)

HISTORICAL
2013 Overall Record: 4-7
2013 League Record/Finish: 3-2 (tied for 2nd)
2013 Points For Average: 17.6
2013 Points Against Average: 24.8
2013 Differential: -7.2
2013 Wins: #8057 Yucca Valley (21-0), #10625 Barstow (35-22), #12280 Desert Hot Springs (21-13), #13779 Desert Mirage (Thermal) (45-12)
2013 Losses: #4371 St. Margaret's (San Juan Capistrano) (49-6), #4828 Cathedral City (46-0), #5114 Big Bear (Big Bear City) (22-14), #5699 Rim of the World (Lake Arrowhead) (40-13), #8810 Shadow Hills (Indio) (21-14), #9892 Xavier Prep (Palm Desert) (25-12), #11030 Aquinas (San Bernardino) (23-13)
2013 Opponents W-L: 69-52
Recent League Championships: 2012 (tied for 1st), 2011 (tied for 1st), 2010 (tied for 1st), 2009, 2008, 2007
Winning Streak Entering 2014 Season: 1
Streak List: 9/5/14 Indio (36-30)

SCHEDULE
2014 Schedule: 9/5 at Indio, 9/12 vs Arrowhead Christian (Redlands), 9/19 at Indian Springs (San Bernardino), 9/26 at Rancho Mirage, 10/3 vs Granite Hills (Apple Valley), 10/10 at Shadow Hills (Indio), 10/17 vs Big Bear (Big Bear City), 10/24 vs Desert Hot Springs, 10/31 vs Desert Mirage (Thermal), 11/7 at Yucca Valley
Highest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Arrowhead Christian (Redlands) (6.3), Big Bear (Big Bear City) (4.4), Shadow Hills (Indio) (-0.2)
Lowest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Indian Springs (San Bernardino) (-35.4), Desert Mirage (Thermal) (-29.4), Indio (-27.5)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -8.4 (-2.2 overall)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -12.8
2014 vs. 2013 Schedule Strength Comparison: -4.4
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #829
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #11383
2014 Projected Regular Season Record: 4-6
2014 Projected League Finish: 4th
2014 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%