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GENERAL
Nickname: Indians
Colors: Red/White
Coach: Dan Murphy
League: Desert Valley
Section: Southern
Playoff Division: Eastern (IX)
Playoff Division Rank: #1

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 6
Returning Defensive Starters: 5
2014 JV Record: 7-3
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Tayler Hawkins 6'1" 180 Senior WR/DB 4.47
Tyler Hawkins 6'3" 220 Senior DE/T 4.88
Trenton Thompson 6'2" 180 Senior S 4.6

ADDITIONAL SENIOR D1 PROSPECT
Will Olvera 5'8" 165 Senior QB

RATINGS
2014 Final Power Rating: 38
2014 National Rank: #993
2014 State Rank: #85
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +1.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +3.8
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -5.8
2015 Starting Power Rating: 43.3
2015 National Rank: #570
2015 State Rank: #57
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2014 Rating): 24.7
Dynasty National Rank: #1518
2015 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 18.6
Dynasty Record: 113-38 (52-10 in league)

HISTORICAL
2014 Overall Record: 12-2
2014 League Record/Finish: 5-1 (2nd)
2014 Points For Average: 36.7
2014 Points Against Average: 14.2
2014 Differential: +22.5
2014 Wins: #1033 Serrano (Phelan) (24-21), #1068 Oak Hills (Hesperia) (27-23), #4862 Redlands (28-7), #4981 Hesperia (37-20), #5300 Temescal Canyon (Lake Elsinore) (42-14), #5307 Tahquitz (Hemet) (24-0), #5355 Moreno Valley (30-22), #8493 Palm Desert (44-3), #8530 Cathedral City (66-3), #8812 Xavier Prep (Palm Desert) (42-7), #9743 Coachella Valley (Thermal) (46-0), #13194 Indio (48-14)
2014 Losses: #2120 La Quinta (34-29), #2915 Murrieta Mesa (Murrieta) (31-27)
2014 Opponents W-L: 79-77
Recent Section Championships: 2014, 2009 (Eastern (VIII))
Recent League Championships: 2012, 2011, 2010, 2008, 2004, 2003
Winning Streak Entering 2015 Season: 11
Streak List: 10/24/14 Palm Desert (44-3), 10/31/14 Indio (48-14), 11/7/14 Cathedral City (66-3), 11/14/14 Moreno Valley (30-22), 11/21/14 Hesperia (37-20), 11/28/14 Oak Hills (Hesperia) (27-23), 12/5/14 Serrano (Phelan) (24-21), 8/28/15 Tahquitz (Hemet) (37-0), 9/4/15 Redlands (22-16), 9/11/15 Temescal Canyon (Lake Elsinore) (40-8), 9/19/15 Murrieta Mesa (Murrieta) (45-28)

SCHEDULE
2015 Schedule: 8/28 at Tahquitz (Hemet), 9/4 Redlands, 9/11 at Temescal Canyon (Lake Elsinore), 9/19 Murrieta Mesa (Murrieta), 10/2 Coachella Valley (Thermal), 10/9 at Xavier Prep (Palm Desert), 10/16 La Quinta, 10/23 at Palm Desert, 10/30 Indio, 11/6 at Cathedral City
Highest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: La Quinta (25.6), Murrieta Mesa (Murrieta) (25.3), Redlands (23.7)
Lowest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Indio (-33.1), Cathedral City (-12.7), Coachella Valley (Thermal) (-8.4)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -0.4 (14.4 overall)
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 5.7
2015 vs. 2014 Schedule Strength Comparison: +6.1
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #440
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #6003
2015 Projected Regular Season Record: 10-0
2015 Projected League Finish: 1st
2015 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 81%