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GENERAL
Nickname: Pioneers
Colors: Black/Red/White
Coach: Joe Veach
League: Suburban
Section: Southern
Playoff Division: Southeast (V)
Playoff Division Rank: #27

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 5
Returning Defensive Starters: 5
2014 JV Record: 2-8
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Jeremy Perry 6'2" 175 Senior WR/S 4.65
Taylor Davis 5'10" 165 Senior SB/LB 4.7
Jordan Benoit 5'6" 140 Junior RB/DB 4.6

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Play With Energy/Constantly Compete, Solid OL Returners, Healthy Heading Into Season
Team Weaknesses: Young/Inexperienced At QB

RATINGS
2014 Final Power Rating: -2.1
2014 National Rank: #8440
2014 State Rank: #571
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -5.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -2.4
2015 Starting Power Rating: -7.6
2015 National Rank: #9586
2015 State Rank: #648
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2014 Rating): -2.6
Dynasty National Rank: #9095
2015 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 5
Dynasty Record: 45-78 [46-77 on the field] (29-42 in league)

HISTORICAL
2014 Overall Record: 4-6
2014 League Record/Finish: 2-4 (5th)
2014 Points For Average: 23.6
2014 Points Against Average: 30.7
2014 Differential: -7.1
2014 Wins: #8558 Pasadena (35-24), #11165 Cerritos (31-14), #11878 Magnolia (Anaheim) (43-22), #12227 Glenn [John] (Norwalk) (48-14)
2014 Losses: #1774 La Mirada (42-0), #3292 Millikan (Long Beach) (50-7), #4421 Norwalk (34-20), #5394 Bellflower (30-16), #5638 Mayfair (Lakewood) (42-21), #7918 Gahr [Richard] (Cerritos) (35-15)
2014 Opponents W-L: 49-54
Winning Streak Entering 2015 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2015 Schedule: 8/27 at Pioneer (Whittier), 9/4 vs Magnolia (Anaheim), 9/11 at Pasadena, 9/18 Gahr [Richard] (Cerritos), 9/24 vs Glenn [John] (Norwalk), 10/2 La Mirada, 10/9 vs Mayfair (Lakewood), 10/16 Cerritos, 10/23 vs Norwalk, 11/6 Bellflower
Highest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: La Mirada (26.3), Norwalk (16.7), Mayfair (Lakewood) (10.2)
Lowest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Glenn [John] (Norwalk) (-27.5), Cerritos (-20.7), Magnolia (Anaheim) (-19.5)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 2.9
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -1.7
2015 vs. 2014 Schedule Strength Comparison: -4.6
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #580
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #8492
2015 Projected Regular Season Record: 4-6
2015 Projected League Finish: 5th
2015 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%