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GENERAL
Nickname: Celts
Colors: Brown/White/Gold
Coach: Troy Thomas
League: Mission
Section: Southern
Playoff Division: Pac-5 (I)
Playoff Division Rank: #8

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 3
Returning Defensive Starters: 6
2014 JV Record: 4-6

TOP PLAYERS
Marcus Moore 6'3" 235 Senior DT
Jalen Starks 6'1" 250 Senior RB
Jotavi Leuta-Ulu 6'2" 300 Senior

COLLEGE PROSPECTS LOST TO GRADUATION
Marvell Tell 6'1.5" 185 Senior DB
Valmoe Sekona 6'4" 285 Senior DT
DJ Beavers 6'0.5" 200 Senior LB
Christian Pearson 6'1" 190 Senior WR
Torrance Brumfield 5'7" 165 Senior WR

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Teamwork, Conditioning

RATINGS
2014 Final Power Rating: 66
2014 National Rank: #34
2014 State Rank: #7
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -2.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -7.6
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2015 Starting Power Rating: 55.9
2015 National Rank: #153
2015 State Rank: #14
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2014 Rating): 43.2
Dynasty National Rank: #129
2015 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 12.7
Dynasty Record: 96-43 [94-45 on the field] (33-16 in league)

HISTORICAL
2014 Overall Record: 9-2
2014 League Record/Finish: 5-1 (tied for 1st)
2014 Points For Average: 37.9
2014 Points Against Average: 17.5
2014 Differential: +20.4
2014 Wins: #27 Bishop Amat (La Puente) (32-31), #122 Alemany (Mission Hills) (34-21), #243 Santa Margarita (Rancho Santa Margarita) (45-13), #294 Notre Dame (Sherman Oaks) (56-21), #413 Chaminade (West Hills) (50-17), #513 Loyola (Los Angeles) (35-13), #1068 Oak Hills (Hesperia) (27-12), #3978 Sylmar (42-0), #4383 Lawndale (49-0)
2014 Losses: #43 Poly (Long Beach) (44-27), #74 Serra [Junipero] (Gardena) (21-20)
2014 Opponents W-L: 83-43
Recent Section Championships: 2005 (X), 2004 (X)
Recent League Championships: 2014 (tied for 1st), 2007 (Serra), 2005 (Del Rey), 2004 (Del Rey), 2003 (Del Rey)
Winning Streak Entering 2015 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2015 Schedule: 8/28 at Sylmar, 9/4 Lutheran (Orange), 9/11 at Lawndale, 9/18 vs St. John Bosco (Bellflower), 9/25 at Alemany (Mission Hills), 10/2 at Bishop Amat (La Puente), 10/9 Loyola (Los Angeles), 10/16 at Serra [Junipero] (Gardena), 10/23 Notre Dame (Sherman Oaks), 10/30 Chaminade (West Hills)
Highest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Bishop Amat (La Puente) (86.4), St. John Bosco (Bellflower) (67.4), Serra [Junipero] (Gardena) (59.8)
Lowest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Lawndale (21.6), Sylmar (25.5), Chaminade (West Hills) (44.3)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 42.5 (49.2 overall)
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 50.5
2015 vs. 2014 Schedule Strength Comparison: +8
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #5
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #17
2015 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-4
2015 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2015 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%