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GENERAL
Nickname: Falcons
Colors: Navy/White
Coach: Jordan Brusig
League: Ambassador
Section: Southern
Playoff Division: 10
Playoff Division Rank: #4

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 4
Returning Defensive Starters: 6
2015 JV Record: 9-1
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Joshka Gustav Junior OLB/TE
Branden Rankins Junior RB
Ryan Wellock Junior QB

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Team Speed
Team Weaknesses: Inexperience

RATINGS
2015 Final Power Rating: 11.3
2015 National Rank: #5308
2015 State Rank: #376
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +3.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2016 Starting Power Rating: 14.8
2016 National Rank: #4344
2016 State Rank: #310
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2015 Rating): 2.5
Dynasty National Rank: #7403
2016 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 12.3
Dynasty Record: 100-50-1 (37-16 in league)

HISTORICAL
2015 Overall Record: 8-5
2015 League Record/Finish: 3-2 (3rd)
2015 Points For Average: 30.1
2015 Points Against Average: 17.8
2015 Differential: +12.3
2015 Wins: #5437 Mission Prep (San Luis Obispo) (28-21), #7117 Maranatha (Pasadena) (35-14), #7152 Ontario Christian (Ontario) (28-7), #9620 Arrowhead Christian (Redlands) (34-19), #9677 Saddleback (Santa Ana) (44-7), #13612 Western Christian (Upland) (48-7), #13755 California Military Institute (Perris) (84-14), #13897 Calipatria (49-0)
2015 Losses: #1745 Notre Dame (Riverside) (28-7), #1745 Notre Dame (Riverside) (34-6), #2344 Linfield Christian (Temecula) (32-8), #8999 Xavier Prep (Palm Desert) (17-13), #10132 Mary Star of the Sea (San Pedro) (31-7)
2015 Opponents W-L: 85-65
Recent Section Championships: 2005 (XII)
Recent League Championships: 2010, 2009 (Christian), 2008 (Christian), 2007 (Christian), 2005 (Christian)
Winning Streak Entering 2016 Season: 1
Streak List: 8/27/16 Big Bear (Big Bear City) (27-15)

SCHEDULE
2016 Schedule: 8/27 vs Big Bear (Big Bear City), 9/9 Crean Lutheran (Irvine), 9/15 at Xavier Prep (Palm Desert), 9/23 Rancho Christian (Temecula), 9/30 Hamilton [Alexander] (Los Angeles), 10/7 vs Notre Dame (Riverside), 10/14 Linfield Christian (Temecula), 10/21 Arrowhead Christian (Redlands), 10/28 at Western Christian (Upland), 11/4 at Ontario Christian (Ontario)
Highest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Notre Dame (Riverside) (36.8), Linfield Christian (Temecula) (23.8), Ontario Christian (Ontario) (10.8)
Lowest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Western Christian (Upland) (-43), Big Bear (Big Bear City) (-13.7), Arrowhead Christian (Redlands) (-10.9)
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -11.2 (1.2 overall)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 0.3
2016 vs. 2015 Schedule Strength Comparison: +11.5
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #532
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #7849
2016 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-3
2016 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2016 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%