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GENERAL
Nickname: Vikings
Colors: Cardinal/White
Coach: Jack Williams
League: San Gabriel Valley
Section: Southern
Playoff Division: 4
Playoff Division Rank: #16

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 3
Returning Defensive Starters: 6
2015 JV Record: 6-4
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Emari Demercado 5'11" 195 Senior RB 4.58
Baraq Ross 5'6" 185 Junior ATH 4.41
Michael Cabrera 5'11" 200 Senior 4.53

ADDITIONAL SENIOR D1 PROSPECT
Ryder Hawkins 5'10" 160 Senior WR

COLLEGE PROSPECTS LOST TO GRADUATION
Darrian Franklin 6'1" 210 Senior LB
Jalen Thompson 5'10" 165 Senior ATH
Daevon Vigilant 5'7" 180 Senior ATH

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: DL, Defense
Team Weaknesses: Young OL, QB Play

RATINGS
2015 Final Power Rating: 25.3
2015 National Rank: #2547
2015 State Rank: #193
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -5.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -5.7
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2016 Starting Power Rating: 14.1
2016 National Rank: #4495
2016 State Rank: #319
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2015 Rating): 17.5
Dynasty National Rank: #2921
2016 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 3.4
Dynasty Record: 75-71-1 [76-70-1 on the field] (40-22 in league)

HISTORICAL
2015 Overall Record: 7-5
2015 League Record/Finish: 4-1 (tied for 1st)
2015 Points For Average: 24
2015 Points Against Average: 22.3
2015 Differential: +1.7
2015 Wins: #1970 Dominguez (Compton) (27-14), #2661 San Pedro (13-2), #3900 Paramount (26-21), #6051 Whittier (35-7), #6229 Millikan (Long Beach) (41-28), #7822 Lynwood (33-12), #8931 Gahr [Richard] (Cerritos) (42-10)
2015 Losses: #377 Chino Hills (49-25), #549 Alemany (Mission Hills) (42-6), #1504 Cathedral (Los Angeles) (22-20), #1590 Hart [William S.] (Newhall) (38-14), #3112 Warren (Downey) (23-6)
2015 Opponents W-L: 77-57
Recent Section Championships: 2012 (Southeast (VII))
Recent League Championships: 2015 (tied for 1st), 2014, 2013 (tied for 1st), 2012 (tied for 1st), 2011 (tied for 1st)
Winning Streak Entering 2016 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2016 Schedule: 8/26 at San Pedro, 9/2 Hart [William S.] (Newhall), 9/9 Burbank, 9/16 Millikan (Long Beach), 9/23 Chino Hills, 10/7 Dominguez (Compton), 10/14 at Lynwood, 10/21 Warren (Downey), 10/28 Gahr [Richard] (Cerritos), 11/4 at Paramount
Highest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Chino Hills (42.8), Hart [William S.] (Newhall) (34.4), Dominguez (Compton) (23.2)
Lowest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Gahr [Richard] (Cerritos) (2.5), Millikan (Long Beach) (4.7), Lynwood (6.7)
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 19.5 (21.7 overall)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 19.4
2016 vs. 2015 Schedule Strength Comparison: -0.1
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #165
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #2091
2016 Projected Regular Season Record: 4-6
2016 Projected League Finish: 4th
2016 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%