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GENERAL
Nickname: Wolves
Colors: Crimson/Gray
Coach: Brent Shano
League: Valley Mission
Section: Los Angeles
Playoff Division: II
Playoff Division Rank: #22

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 3
Returning Defensive Starters: 4
2013 JV Record: 1-9
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
David Ramirez 6'0" 200 Senior RB/CB
Xavier Caldera 5'8" 160 Senior ILB/TE
Austin Haynes 5'10" 185 Senior SS/WR

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Off-Season Work Ethic, Senior Leadership
Team Weaknesses: Youth

RATINGS
2013 Final Power Rating: -22.5
2013 National Rank: #12411
2013 State Rank: #878
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -5.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -2.6
2014 Starting Power Rating: -28
2014 National Rank: #13022
2014 State Rank: #924
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2013 Rating): -20.2
Dynasty National Rank: #13217
2014 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 7.8
Dynasty Record: 31-82-1 (17-46 in league)

HISTORICAL
2013 Overall Record: 3-8
2013 League Record/Finish: 3-3 (4th)
2013 Points For Average: 21.1
2013 Points Against Average: 44.3
2013 Differential: -23.2
2013 Wins: #11058 Reseda (35-28), #12566 Kennedy [John F.] (Granada Hills) (42-28), #14195 Panorama (Panorama City) (32-20)
2013 Losses: #2949 San Fernando (68-22), #6036 Granada Hills (42-0), #6713 El Camino Real (Woodland Hills) (42-7), #7095 Sylmar (75-13), #8617 Canoga Park (52-23), #8888 Huntington Park (31-26), #9382 Lincoln [Abraham] (Los Angeles) (41-6), #11623 Ribet Academy (Los Angeles) (60-26)
2013 Opponents W-L: 62-59
Recent League Championships: 2012
Winning Streak Entering 2014 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2014 Schedule: 8/28 at Grant (Van Nuys), 9/5 Chavez [Cesar] (San Fernando), 9/12 at Calabasas, 9/19 Cleveland [Grover] (Reseda), 9/26 at Reseda, 10/3 at Canoga Park, 10/10 Sylmar, 10/17 Kennedy [John F.] (Granada Hills), 10/31 Panorama (Panorama City), 11/7 San Fernando
Highest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: San Fernando (24.1), Sylmar (13.8), Calabasas (12)
Lowest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Panorama (Panorama City) (-30.6), Cleveland [Grover] (Reseda) (-20.5), Chavez [Cesar] (San Fernando) (-20)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -9.4 (-5 overall)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -7.8
2014 vs. 2013 Schedule Strength Comparison: +1.6
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #744
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #10220
2014 Projected Regular Season Record: 1-9
2014 Projected League Finish: 6th
2014 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%