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GENERAL
Nickname: Vikings
Colors: Cardinal/White
Coach: Jack Williams
League: San Gabriel Valley
Section: Southern
Playoff Division: Southeast (V)
Playoff Division Rank: #8

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 6
Returning Defensive Starters: 8
2013 JV Record: 5-5
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Justin Huff 6'0" 210 Senior RB 4.51
Jason Thomas 5'8" 165 Senior CB/WR 4.43
Darrian Franklin 6'2" 220 Junior LB/WR 4.64

D1 PLAYER LOST TO GRADUATION
Arturo Gomez 6'6" 270 Senior OL [Fresno State]

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Talented Youth, Off-Season Work Ethic
Team Weaknesses: Experience

RATINGS
2013 Final Power Rating: 21.2
2013 National Rank: #3192
2013 State Rank: #257
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +7.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.3
Non-Senior D1 Talent Rating Bonus: +2
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.4
2014 Starting Power Rating: 28.2
2014 National Rank: #1814
2014 State Rank: #165
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2013 Rating): 15.1
Dynasty National Rank: #3420
2014 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 14.4
Dynasty Record: 58-62-1 [59-61-1 on the field] (31-21 in league)

HISTORICAL
2013 Overall Record: 6-5
2013 League Record/Finish: 4-1 (tied for 1st)
2013 Points For Average: 34
2013 Points Against Average: 25.3
2013 Differential: +8.7
2013 Wins: #2204 Dominguez (Compton) (28-20), #5736 Mayfair (Lakewood) (38-0), #5930 Millikan (Long Beach) (51-23), #8395 Lynwood (35-7), #8456 Gahr [Richard] (Cerritos) (42-6), #11479 Warren (Downey) (60-0)
2013 Losses: #44 Vista Murrieta (Murrieta) (66-28), #337 Huntington Beach (37-29), #1085 Mira Costa (Manhattan Beach) (36-15), #1862 Diamond Bar (63-29), #3621 Paramount (20-19)
2013 Opponents W-L: 67-59
Recent Section Championships: 2012 (Southeast (VII))
Recent League Championships: 2013 (tied for 1st), 2012 (tied for 1st), 2011 (tied for 1st)
Winning Streak Entering 2014 Season: 1
Streak List: 8/29/14 Mayfair (Lakewood) (34-21)

SCHEDULE
2014 Schedule: 8/29 vs Mayfair (Lakewood), 9/5 Vista Murrieta (Murrieta), 9/12 at Mira Costa (Manhattan Beach), 9/19 at Millikan (Long Beach), 9/26 Huntington Beach, 10/10 at Lynwood, 10/17 Warren (Downey), 10/24 Gahr [Richard] (Cerritos), 10/30 at Paramount, 11/7 Dominguez (Compton)
Highest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Vista Murrieta (Murrieta) (64.7), Huntington Beach (48), Mira Costa (Manhattan Beach) (34.9)
Lowest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Warren (Downey) (-23.4), Lynwood (4.7), Millikan (Long Beach) (6.2)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 16.2 (21.1 overall)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 21.2
2014 vs. 2013 Schedule Strength Comparison: +5
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #169
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1633
2014 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-3
2014 Projected League Finish: 1st
2014 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%