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GENERAL
Nickname: Highlanders
Colors: Midnight Blue/White
Coach: Frank Mazzotta
League: Freeway
Section: Southern
Playoff Division: 2
Playoff Division Rank: #6

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 4
Returning Defensive Starters: 5
2015 JV Record: 7-3
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Marcus Carrasco 6'3" 225 Senior OLB 4.65
Camron Rivas 5'11" 220 Senior ILB 4.7
Prince Ross 5'11" 165 Senior WR/KR 4.5

COLLEGE PROSPECTS LOST TO GRADUATION
Jake Colacion 6'1" 215 Senior LB
Eric Barriere 5'10" 190 Senior QB

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Experienced/Physical Secondary, Solid WRs
Team Weaknesses: Lack Of Varsity Game Experience On Lines

RATINGS
2015 Final Power Rating: 55.2
2015 National Rank: #188
2015 State Rank: #24
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -3.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -3.8
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -2.4
2016 Starting Power Rating: 48
2016 National Rank: #378
2016 State Rank: #45
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2015 Rating): 35.8
Dynasty National Rank: #394
2016 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 12.2
Dynasty Record: 136-35 (62-2 in league)

HISTORICAL
2015 Overall Record: 13-2
2015 League Record/Finish: 5-0 (1st)
2015 Points For Average: 42.7
2015 Points Against Average: 15.8
2015 Differential: +26.9
2015 Wins: #527 San Clemente (39-36), #723 Villa Park (42-21), #1296 El Toro (Lake Forest) (41-7), #1357 Buena Park (48-14), #1442 Los Alamitos (37-32), #1646 Sonora (La Habra) (35-7), #2115 Colony (Ontario) (49-6), #4031 Laguna Hills (42-14), #4452 South Hills (West Covina) (49-0), #4578 Troy (Fullerton) (42-0), #5507 Sunny Hills (Fullerton) (42-0), #5648 Fullerton (62-13), #6634 Kennedy [John F.] (La Palma) (49-0)
2015 Losses: #10 Mission Viejo (24-14), #91 Camarillo [Adolfo] (Camarillo) (63-49)
2015 Opponents W-L: 122-62
Recent Section Championships: 2015 (Southwest (IV)), 2010 (Southwest (VI)), 2009 (Southwest (VI)), 2008 (Southwest (VI)), 2007 (Southeast (VII)), 2003 (IX)
Recent League Championships: 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007 (tied for 1st), 2005, 2004, 2003 (tied for 1st)
Winning Streak Entering 2016 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2016 Schedule: 8/26 El Toro (Lake Forest), 9/2 at Tesoro (Rancho Santa Margarita), 9/9 at Mission Viejo, 9/16 Los Alamitos, 9/23 Colony (Ontario), 10/7 vs Troy (Fullerton), 10/14 Sonora (La Habra), 10/21 at Buena Park, 10/28 Fullerton, 11/4 Sunny Hills (Fullerton)
Highest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Mission Viejo (80.5), Buena Park (48.5), El Toro (Lake Forest) (43.6)
Lowest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Fullerton (3.3), Sunny Hills (Fullerton) (4.8), Troy (Fullerton) (18.9)
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 25.1 (31.8 overall)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 31.5
2016 vs. 2015 Schedule Strength Comparison: +6.4
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #60
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #447
2016 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-2
2016 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2016 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%