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GENERAL
Nickname: Tillers
Colors: Red/Black/White
Coach: Winter Welz
League: Empire
Section: Southern
Playoff Division: Southwest (IV)
Playoff Division Rank: #12

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 8
Returning Defensive Starters: 6
2014 JV Record: 7-3
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Alema Pilimai 6'5" 215 Senior DE/QB 4.63
Tyler Noble 6'1" 195 Senior CB/WR 4.45
Derek Soto 5'11" 185 Junior RB/FS 4.59

COLLEGE PROSPECT LOST TO GRADUATION
George Wilson 6'3" 180 Senior WR

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Experience, Depth

RATINGS
2014 Final Power Rating: 15.8
2014 National Rank: #4326
2014 State Rank: #311
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +3.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2015 Starting Power Rating: 18.3
2015 National Rank: #3662
2015 State Rank: #275
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2014 Rating): 24.8
Dynasty National Rank: #1499
2015 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 6.5
Dynasty Record: 94-53 [93-54 on the field] (46-18 in league)

HISTORICAL
2014 Overall Record: 6-5
2014 League Record/Finish: 3-2 (3rd)
2014 Points For Average: 26.9
2014 Points Against Average: 21.3
2014 Differential: +5.6
2014 Wins: #3443 Foothill (Santa Ana) (21-9), #5642 Dana Hills (Dana Point) (20-14), #6339 Kennedy [John F.] (La Palma) (19-17), #6463 Aliso Niguel (Aliso Viejo) (51-35), #8419 Pacifica (Garden Grove) (31-0), #10666 Western (Anaheim) (61-7)
2014 Losses: #1003 Corona del Mar (Newport Beach) (17-7), #2314 Valencia (Placentia) (39-36), #3046 Cypress (41-21), #3040 Paloma Valley (Menifee) (35-12), #6337 Beckman [Arnold O.] (Irvine) (20-17)
2014 Opponents W-L: 59-59
Recent Section Championships: 2011 (Southwest (VI))
Recent League Championships: 2012, 2011 (tied for 1st), 2010, 2009 (Century), 2008 (tied for 1st; Century)
Winning Streak Entering 2015 Season: 2
Streak List: 9/10/15 Aliso Niguel (Aliso Viejo) (34-21), 9/18/15 Paloma Valley (Menifee) (14-7)

SCHEDULE
2015 Schedule: 8/28 Dana Hills (Dana Point), 9/4 Foothill (Santa Ana), 9/10 Aliso Niguel (Aliso Viejo), 9/18 at Paloma Valley (Menifee), 9/25 Beckman [Arnold O.] (Irvine), 10/9 at Western (Anaheim), 10/15 Cypress, 10/23 vs Pacifica (Garden Grove), 10/30 Valencia (Placentia), 11/6 vs Kennedy [John F.] (La Palma)
Highest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Foothill (Santa Ana) (29.1), Paloma Valley (Menifee) (22.7), Valencia (Placentia) (20)
Lowest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Western (Anaheim) (-12), Dana Hills (Dana Point) (-2.3), Pacifica (Garden Grove) (3.5)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 7.7 (15.5 overall)
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 11.4
2015 vs. 2014 Schedule Strength Comparison: +3.7
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #320
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #4166
2015 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-3
2015 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2015 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%