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GENERAL
Nickname: Saints
Colors: Navy/Gold
Coach: Brett Mertens
League: Academy
Section: Southern
Playoff Division: East Valley (XIII)
Playoff Division Rank: #15

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 5
Returning Defensive Starters: 6
2014 JV Record: 1-8
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Andrew Ryan 6'3" 250 Senior OL/DL
Nick Ellwein 5'11" 180 Senior WR/DB
Tanner Atkinson 6'1" 225 Junior RB/LB

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Experienced OL/WRs

RATINGS
2014 Final Power Rating: -14.9
2014 National Rank: #11126
2014 State Rank: #764
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -4.5
2015 Starting Power Rating: -19.4
2015 National Rank: #11850
2015 State Rank: #813
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2014 Rating): -35.5
Dynasty National Rank: #14501
2015 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 16.1
Dynasty Record: 17-41 (4-16 in league)

HISTORICAL
2014 Overall Record: 6-5
2014 League Record/Finish: 2-2 (3rd)
2014 Points For Average: 38.5
2014 Points Against Average: 33.1
2014 Differential: +5.4
2014 Wins: #12870 Calvary Chapel (Downey) (39-7), #13467 Sage Hill (Newport Beach) (77-41), #14196 Fairmont Prep (Anaheim) (60-30), #14461 California Military Institute (Perris) (57-18), #14468 Southlands Christian (Walnut) (49-21), #14495 Lutheran (Chula Vista) (56-14)
2014 Losses: #2667 St. Margaret's (San Juan Capistrano) (49-7), #3664 Arrowhead Christian (Redlands) (42-14), #6079 Saddleback Valley Christian (San Juan Capistrano) (51-19), #8059 Brethren Christian (Huntington Beach) (35-28), #8542 Capistrano Valley Christian (San Juan Capistrano) (56-17)
2014 Opponents W-L: 69-53-1
Winning Streak Entering 2015 Season: 1
Streak List: 9/18/15 California Military Institute (Perris) (50-7)

SCHEDULE
2015 Schedule: 8/28 vs Lutheran (Chula Vista), 9/3 vs Saddleback Valley Christian (San Juan Capistrano), 9/10 vs Mission Prep (San Luis Obispo), 9/18 at California Military Institute (Perris), 9/26 Mammoth (Mammoth Lakes), 10/1 vs Capistrano Valley Christian (San Juan Capistrano), 10/8 vs Sage Hill (Newport Beach), 10/16 Flintridge Prep (La Canada), 10/29 vs St. Margaret's (San Juan Capistrano), 11/5 vs Brethren Christian (Huntington Beach)
Highest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: St. Margaret's (San Juan Capistrano) (28.1), Saddleback Valley Christian (San Juan Capistrano) (10.3), Mission Prep (San Luis Obispo) (2.5)
Lowest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Lutheran (Chula Vista) (-41.2), Mammoth (Mammoth Lakes) (-40.9), Sage Hill (Newport Beach) (-40.6)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -24.7 (-15.8 overall)
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -14.6
2015 vs. 2014 Schedule Strength Comparison: +10.1
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #818
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #12030
2015 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-5
2015 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2015 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%