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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: #1

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 8
Returning Defensive Starters: 5
2014 JV Record: 7-4
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Darrian Franklin 6'2" 220 Senior LB/WR 4.7
Jalen Thompson 6'0" 175 Senior ATH 4.52
Daevon Vigilant 5'9" 185 Senior RB 4.38

RATINGS
2014 Final Power Rating: 36.1
2014 National Rank: #1186
2014 State Rank: #108
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +5.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +4.2
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -2.3
2015 Starting Power Rating: 45.8
2015 National Rank: #434
2015 State Rank: #39
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2014 Rating): 16.9
Dynasty National Rank: #3031
2015 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 28.9
Dynasty Record: 68-66-1 [69-65-1 on the field] (36-21 in league)

HISTORICAL
2014 Overall Record: 10-4
2014 League Record/Finish: 5-0 (1st)
2014 Points For Average: 28.4
2014 Points Against Average: 18.9
2014 Differential: +9.5
2014 Wins: #1462 Cathedral (Los Angeles) (21-18), #2063 Dominguez (Compton) (21-10), #2838 Salesian (Los Angeles) (35-14), #3082 Paramount (23-0), #3292 Millikan (Long Beach) (14-6), #5067 California (Whittier) (51-20), #5638 Mayfair (Lakewood) (34-21), #5970 Warren (Downey) (49-19), #6129 Lynwood (23-14), #7918 Gahr [Richard] (Cerritos) (56-21)
2014 Losses: #162 Vista Murrieta (Murrieta) (14-13), #559 Crescenta Valley (La Crescenta) (21-14), #3401 Huntington Beach (38-13), #5037 Mira Costa (Manhattan Beach) (48-31)
2014 Opponents W-L: 91-67
Recent Section Championships: 2012 (Southeast (VII))
Recent League Championships: 2014, 2013 (tied for 1st), 2012 (tied for 1st), 2011 (tied for 1st)
Winning Streak Entering 2015 Season: 1
Streak List: 9/18/15 Millikan (Long Beach) (41-28)

SCHEDULE
2015 Schedule: 8/28 San Pedro, 9/4 vs Hart [William S.] (Newhall), 9/11 Alemany (Mission Hills), 9/18 Millikan (Long Beach), 9/25 at Chino Hills, 10/9 at Dominguez (Compton), 10/16 Lynwood, 10/23 at Warren (Downey), 10/30 at Gahr [Richard] (Cerritos), 11/6 Paramount
Highest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Alemany (Mission Hills) (49.1), Chino Hills (36.7), San Pedro (35.6)
Lowest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Gahr [Richard] (Cerritos) (-8), Lynwood (-2.8), Warren (Downey) (14.4)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 14.8 (23.2 overall)
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 22.4
2015 vs. 2014 Schedule Strength Comparison: +7.6
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #124
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1477
2015 Projected Regular Season Record: 9-1
2015 Projected League Finish: 1st
2015 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 26%