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GENERAL
Nickname: Rattlers
Colors: Maroon/Gray
Coach: L.D. Matthews
League: De Anza
Section: Southern
Playoff Division: Northwest (XI)
Playoff Division Rank: #23

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 11
Returning Defensive Starters: 11
2014 JV Record: 0-10
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Charles Murrell 6'1" 170 Senior WR/S 4.65
Steven Knight 5'9" 175 Senior RB/S 4.58
Marques Prior 5'11" 155 Sophomore QB/C 4.62

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Return Every Player, Bigger/Stronger, Solid Skill Position Players
Team Weaknesses: Still Young

RATINGS
2014 Final Power Rating: -30.5
2014 National Rank: #13316
2014 State Rank: #938
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +15.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2015 Starting Power Rating: -15
2015 National Rank: #11113
2015 State Rank: #765

HISTORICAL
2014 Overall Record: 1-9
2014 League Record/Finish: 1-5 (6th)
2014 Points For Average: 14.8
2014 Points Against Average: 33.1
2014 Differential: -18.3
2014 Wins: #14270 Yucca Valley (48-27)
2014 Losses: #5307 Tahquitz (Hemet) (42-7), #6212 Shadow Hills (Indio) (62-12), #8530 Cathedral City (27-10), #8574 Rubidoux (Riverside) (29-18), #8825 Big Bear (Big Bear City) (40-7), #9743 Coachella Valley (Thermal) (26-7), #11639 Twentynine Palms (30-22), #12373 Desert Mirage (Thermal) (36-14), #12598 Desert Hot Springs (12-3)
2014 Opponents W-L: 50-57
Winning Streak Entering 2015 Season: 1
Streak List: 9/17/15 Tahquitz (Hemet) (45-14)

SCHEDULE
2015 Schedule: 8/28 at Coachella Valley (Thermal), 9/4 Cathedral City, 9/10 at Rubidoux (Riverside), 9/17 Tahquitz (Hemet), 9/25 vs Twentynine Palms, 10/3 vs Big Bear (Big Bear City), 10/9 Desert Hot Springs, 10/16 Desert Mirage (Thermal), 10/23 Yucca Valley, 10/30 at Shadow Hills (Indio)
Highest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Tahquitz (Hemet) (20.8), Shadow Hills (Indio) (12.5), Rubidoux (Riverside) (6.9)
Lowest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Yucca Valley (-49.9), Desert Mirage (Thermal) (-28.1), Desert Hot Springs (-25.7)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -10.7
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -10.5
2015 vs. 2014 Schedule Strength Comparison: +0.2
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #741
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #11044
2015 Projected Regular Season Record: 4-6
2015 Projected League Finish: 4th
2015 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%