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GENERAL
Nickname: Highlanders/Scots
Colors: Green/White/Black
Coach: Tim Salter
League: Baseline
Section: Southern
Playoff Division: West Valley (II)
Playoff Division Rank: #7

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 5
Returning Defensive Starters: 2

TOP PLAYERS
Joseph Ayala 6'2" 185 Senior WR
Nathan Tilford 6'2" 210 Junior RB
Tavoi Hoching 6'2" 200 Senior TE

ADDITIONAL SENIOR D1 PROSPECTS
Joseph Jones 6'0.5" 175 Senior WR
Grant Porter 6'2" 180 Senior WR
Andrew Davis 6'0" 165 Senior DB

COLLEGE PROSPECTS LOST TO GRADUATION
Tyler Hilinski 6'3" 190 Senior QB
Joshua Woods 6'0" 220 Senior LB
Gary Baker 6'3" 285 Senior DT
Kameron Powell 5'11" 175 Senior DB
Elijah Jones 5'11" 185 Senior DB
Jalen Rakim Moore 6'1" 190 Senior DB
Donnie Greene 6'4" 265 Senior OL
Hasani Smith 6'6" 240 Senior TE
Vincent Elefante 6'3" 265 Senior DE

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Weaknesses: Lack Of Returning Starters, Inexperience

RATINGS
2014 Final Power Rating: 53.3
2014 National Rank: #218
2014 State Rank: #21
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -4.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -12.5
Non-Senior D1 Talent Rating Bonus: +3.1
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -2.3
2015 Starting Power Rating: 39.4
2015 National Rank: #802
2015 State Rank: #71
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2014 Rating): 39.9
Dynasty National Rank: #221
2015 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 0.5
Dynasty Record: 110-38 (45-15 in league)

HISTORICAL
2014 Overall Record: 10-3
2014 League Record/Finish: 5-0 (1st)
2014 Points For Average: 35.2
2014 Points Against Average: 14.5
2014 Differential: +20.7
2014 Wins: #374 Rancho Cucamonga (28-10), #433 Chino Hills (28-16), #672 St. Bonaventure (Ventura) (25-21), #985 Hart [William S.] (Newhall) (52-21), #1516 Etiwanda (45-20), #2895 Damien (La Verne) (44-14), #3053 San Juan Hills (San Juan Capistrano) (42-7), #3165 Redondo (Redondo Beach) (43-0), #3351 Los Osos (Rancho Cucamonga) (38-0), #11723 Knight [William J.] (Palmdale) (71-0)
2014 Losses: #32 Mater Dei (Santa Ana) (28-14), #162 Vista Murrieta (Murrieta) (24-14), #274 Tesoro (Rancho Santa Margarita) (28-14)
2014 Opponents W-L: 80-66-1
Recent Section Championships: 2009 (Central (V))
Recent League Championships: 2014, 2013 (tied for 1st), 2012, 2011, 2007 (tied for 1st), 2005 (tied for 1st), 2004 (tied for 1st)
Winning Streak Entering 2015 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2015 Schedule: 8/28 at Knight [William J.] (Palmdale), 9/3 Venice (Los Angeles), 9/11 at Tesoro (Rancho Santa Margarita), 9/18 Mater Dei (Santa Ana), 9/25 Washington [George] (Los Angeles), 10/9 vs Etiwanda, 10/16 at Damien (La Verne), 10/23 at Chino Hills, 10/30 Los Osos (Rancho Cucamonga), 11/6 Rancho Cucamonga
Highest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Mater Dei (Santa Ana) (63.1), Rancho Cucamonga (55.1), Tesoro (Rancho Santa Margarita) (48.7)
Lowest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Knight [William J.] (Palmdale) (-23.7), Washington [George] (Los Angeles) (-19.5), Venice (Los Angeles) (19.2)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 31.8 (35.5 overall)
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 25.5
2015 vs. 2014 Schedule Strength Comparison: -6.3
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #87
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #975
2015 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-4
2015 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2015 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%