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GENERAL
Nickname: Golden Knights
Colors: Brown/Gold
Coach: Jim Bonds
League: Angelus
Section: Southern
Playoff Division: Southeast (V)
Playoff Division Rank: #4

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 4
Returning Defensive Starters: 2
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: no

TOP PLAYERS
Areg Nazarian 5'8" 170 Senior RB 4.5
Tre Polamalu 6'2" 185 Senior WR/FS 4.5
Jasher Foster 6'2" 170 Senior WR 4.5

COLLEGE PROSPECT LOST TO GRADUATION
John Carroll 6'3" 210 Senior TE

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: DL, Skill Positions
Team Weaknesses: OL, LBs

RATINGS
2014 Final Power Rating: 38.5
2014 National Rank: #955
2014 State Rank: #78
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -8.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +1.4
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2015 Starting Power Rating: 31.4
2015 National Rank: #1555
2015 State Rank: #131
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2014 Rating): 29.8
Dynasty National Rank: #855
2015 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 1.6
Dynasty Record: 91-49 (28-24 in league)

HISTORICAL
2014 Overall Record: 11-1
2014 League Record/Finish: 5-0 (1st)
2014 Points For Average: 44.3
2014 Points Against Average: 17.2
2014 Differential: +27.1
2014 Wins: #1462 Cathedral (Los Angeles) (52-41), #2402 Canyon (Canyon Country) (49-32), #2549 Harvard-Westlake (Studio City) (21-7), #2838 Salesian (Los Angeles) (46-13), #2986 Monrovia (35-13), #3312 Moorpark (50-24), #5286 Calabasas (45-7), #5320 St. Paul (Santa Fe Springs) (49-10), #5638 Mayfair (Lakewood) (49-14), #7320 La Salle (Pasadena) (60-0), #7954 Chino (41-7)
2014 Losses: #989 La Serna (Whittier) (38-35)
2014 Opponents W-L: 75-60
Recent League Championships: 2014
Winning Streak Entering 2015 Season: 3
Streak List: 9/4/15 West Covina (36-24), 9/11/15 Moorpark (29-23), 9/18/15 Monrovia (32-14)

SCHEDULE
2015 Schedule: 9/4 West Covina, 9/11 Moorpark, 9/18 at Monrovia, 9/25 at Canyon (Canyon Country), 10/2 at Calabasas, 10/9 at Salesian (Los Angeles), 10/15 Harvard-Westlake (Studio City), 10/23 Cathedral (Los Angeles), 10/30 St. Paul (Santa Fe Springs), 11/6 at La Salle (Pasadena)
Highest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Cathedral (Los Angeles) (40.1), Calabasas (36.3), West Covina (28.6)
Lowest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: La Salle (Pasadena) (-6.2), St. Paul (Santa Fe Springs) (4.5), Salesian (Los Angeles) (14.1)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 16.5 (19.6 overall)
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 20.8
2015 vs. 2014 Schedule Strength Comparison: +4.3
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #144
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1765
2015 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-3
2015 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2015 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 1%