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GENERAL
Nickname: Lions
Colors: Royal Blue/White
Coach: Joel Sanchez
League: Mission Valley
Section: Southern
Playoff Division: Mid-Valley (X)
Playoff Division Rank: #15

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 6
Returning Defensive Starters: 7
2014 JV Record: 5-5
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Edward Dominguez 6'3" 200 Senior QB
Roy Barajas 5'8" 175 Senior RB
Saul Chavez 5'6" 145 Junior WR

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Have One Of Best QBs/RBs In Valley, Many Starters Returning On Both Sides Of Ball, Much Experience
Team Weaknesses: 3 New OL

RATINGS
2014 Final Power Rating: -19
2014 National Rank: #11836
2014 State Rank: #814
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +5.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2015 Starting Power Rating: -13.5
2015 National Rank: #10830
2015 State Rank: #745
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2014 Rating): -13.4
Dynasty National Rank: #12015
2015 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 0.1
Dynasty Record: 53-72 [52-73 on the field] (26-35 in league)

HISTORICAL
2014 Overall Record: 6-5
2014 League Record/Finish: 5-1 (2nd)
2014 Points For Average: 31.8
2014 Points Against Average: 25.5
2014 Differential: +6.3
2014 Wins: #9860 Arroyo (El Monte) (26-23), #12899 South El Monte (44-15), #13177 Gabrielino (San Gabriel) (40-23), #13935 Gladstone (Covina) (40-22), #14218 Mountain View (El Monte) (50-14), #14621 Marshall [John] (Pasadena) (60-13)
2014 Losses: #8003 Rosemead (35-0), #9681 Schurr (Montebello) (35-6), #9788 Azusa (33-26), #10502 Baldwin Park (33-30), #11063 Bassett (La Puente) (35-28)
2014 Opponents W-L: 43-73
Recent League Championships: 2012 (tied for 1st)
Winning Streak Entering 2015 Season: 2
Streak List: 9/11/15 Azusa (30-26), 9/18/15 Gladstone (Covina) (34-0)

SCHEDULE
2015 Schedule: 8/28 Montebello, 9/3 vs Schurr (Montebello), 9/11 Azusa, 9/18 Gladstone (Covina), 9/25 Marshall [John] (Pasadena), 10/2 at Arroyo (El Monte), 10/9 Gabrielino (San Gabriel), 10/16 at South El Monte, 10/23 Rosemead, 11/6 at Mountain View (El Monte)
Highest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Montebello (0.1), Rosemead (-1.6), Schurr (Montebello) (-3.2)
Lowest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Mountain View (El Monte) (-52.2), Marshall [John] (Pasadena) (-48.7), Gladstone (Covina) (-43.2)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -26.8 (-21 overall)
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -22.6
2015 vs. 2014 Schedule Strength Comparison: +4.2
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #966
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #13197
2015 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-4
2015 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2015 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%