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GENERAL
Nickname: Saints
Colors: Navy/Gold
Coach: Matt Bowman
League: Freelance (moving from Academy)
Section: Southern
Playoff Division: 11
Playoff Division Rank: #7

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 4
Returning Defensive Starters: 5
2015 JV Record: 8-0
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Tanner Atkinson 6'1" 245 Senior ILB/FB 4.8
Robert Briones 6'2" 215 Senior OLB/TE 4.85
Gavin Folsom 6'1" 180 Senior QB/FS 4.85

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: QB, Lines
Team Weaknesses: Depth

RATINGS
2015 Final Power Rating: 9.9
2015 National Rank: #5632
2015 State Rank: #401
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -3.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -2.3
2016 Starting Power Rating: 6.4
2016 National Rank: #6286
2016 State Rank: #443
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2015 Rating): -29
Dynasty National Rank: #14104
2016 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 35.4
Dynasty Record: 26-45 (6-17 in league)

HISTORICAL
2015 Overall Record: 9-4
2015 League Record/Finish: 2-1 (tied for 1st)
2015 Points For Average: 37.4
2015 Points Against Average: 18.8
2015 Differential: +18.6
2015 Wins: #4978 St. Margaret's (San Juan Capistrano) (26-20), #6977 Calvary Murrieta (Murrieta) (28-10), #7146 St. Anthony (Long Beach) (21-6), #8891 Capistrano Valley Christian (San Juan Capistrano) (41-21), #12258 Sage Hill (Newport Beach) (56-6), #13024 Flintridge Prep (La Canada) (55-15), #13755 California Military Institute (Perris) (50-7), #14015 Mammoth (Mammoth Lakes) (58-0), #14484 Lutheran (Chula Vista) (66-14)
2015 Losses: #2973 Saddleback Valley Christian (San Juan Capistrano) (20-14), #2973 Saddleback Valley Christian (San Juan Capistrano) (40-21), #5437 Mission Prep (San Luis Obispo) (35-14), #5662 Brethren Christian (Huntington Beach) (51-36)
2015 Opponents W-L: 91-60
Recent League Championships: 2015 (tied for 1st; Academy)
Winning Streak Entering 2016 Season: 2
Streak List: 8/25/16 Calvary Chapel (Santa Ana) (35-14), 9/2/16 Saddleback Valley Christian (San Juan Capistrano) (41-24)

SCHEDULE
2016 Schedule: 8/25 vs Calvary Chapel (Santa Ana), 9/2 vs Saddleback Valley Christian (San Juan Capistrano), 9/9 at Aquinas (San Bernardino), 9/15 vs Savanna (Anaheim), 9/23 vs Bolsa Grande (Garden Grove), 9/29 vs Capistrano Valley Christian (San Juan Capistrano), 10/7 vs St. Monica (Santa Monica), 10/20 vs Brethren Christian (Huntington Beach), 10/28 at Maranatha (Pasadena), 11/4 at St. Margaret's (San Juan Capistrano)
Highest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: St. Margaret's (San Juan Capistrano) (22.2), Brethren Christian (Huntington Beach) (16.3), Saddleback Valley Christian (San Juan Capistrano) (16.3)
Lowest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Bolsa Grande (Garden Grove) (-50.4), Savanna (Anaheim) (-34.4), St. Monica (Santa Monica) (-11.1)
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -14.9 (-3.8 overall)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -2.7
2016 vs. 2015 Schedule Strength Comparison: +12.2
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #602
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #8835
2016 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-4
2016 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%