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GENERAL
Nickname: Argonauts
Colors: Red/White
Coach: Ricardo Cepeda
League: Garden Grove
Section: Southern
Playoff Division: Southern (XII)
Playoff Division Rank: #1

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 5
Returning Defensive Starters: 5
2014 JV Record: 9-1
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Jordan Antunez 5'10" 185 Senior RB/DB 4.59
Malik Bilal 6'2" 195 Senior OLB/WR 4.57
Nathan Garcia 5'11" 250 Senior DL/FB 5.1

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Return Three All-CIF Players, All LBs Are Back, Have 2 RBs Who Combined For 2200 Yards Returning
Team Weaknesses: OL/QB Inexperience

RATINGS
2014 Final Power Rating: 22.7
2014 National Rank: #2965
2014 State Rank: #219
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -2.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -2.3
2015 Starting Power Rating: 20.2
2015 National Rank: #3285
2015 State Rank: #243
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2014 Rating): 7.2
Dynasty National Rank: #5844
2015 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 13
Dynasty Record: 107-38-1 (52-10-1 in league)

HISTORICAL
2014 Overall Record: 13-1
2014 League Record/Finish: 5-0 (1st)
2014 Points For Average: 33.4
2014 Points Against Average: 8.2
2014 Differential: +25.2
2014 Wins: #5401 Brea Olinda (Brea) (21-18), #5642 Dana Hills (Dana Point) (14-12), #7184 El Modena (Orange) (30-0), #7347 Rancho Alamitos (Garden Grove) (35-7), #7347 Rancho Alamitos (Garden Grove) (35-0), #7608 Westminster (21-0), #8419 Pacifica (Garden Grove) (21-7), #8486 Los Amigos (Fountain Valley) (21-3), #9710 University (Irvine) (35-14), #10137 Santiago (Garden Grove) (35-14), #10954 Calvary Chapel (Santa Ana) (49-0), #14291 Bolsa Grande (Garden Grove) (63-0), #14352 La Quinta (Westminster) (68-14)
2014 Losses: #5024 Woodbridge (Irvine) (26-20)
2014 Opponents W-L: 77-84
Recent Section Championships: 2014, 2010 (Southern (IX))
Recent League Championships: 2014, 2013, 2012, 2010, 2009, 2008 (tied for 1st)
Winning Streak Entering 2015 Season: 2
Streak List: 9/11/15 Woodbridge (Irvine) (40-14), 9/18/15 Pacifica (Garden Grove) (30-27)

SCHEDULE
2015 Schedule: 9/4 at Westminster, 9/11 Woodbridge (Irvine), 9/18 Pacifica (Garden Grove), 9/24 Dana Hills (Dana Point), 10/2 at Roosevelt [Eleanor] (Eastvale), 10/9 Santiago (Garden Grove), 10/16 vs Rancho Alamitos (Garden Grove), 10/22 at Bolsa Grande (Garden Grove), 10/30 vs La Quinta (Westminster), 11/6 Los Amigos (Fountain Valley)
Highest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Roosevelt [Eleanor] (Eastvale) (20.9), Woodbridge (Irvine) (7.9), Pacifica (Garden Grove) (3.5)
Lowest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Bolsa Grande (Garden Grove) (-54.6), La Quinta (Westminster) (-38.3), Santiago (Garden Grove) (-18.3)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -12.4 (-4.1 overall)
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -9.6
2015 vs. 2014 Schedule Strength Comparison: +2.8
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #730
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #10830
2015 Projected Regular Season Record: 9-1
2015 Projected League Finish: 1st
2015 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 32%