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GENERAL
Nickname: Wildcats
Colors: Maroon/Silver
Coach: Bert Esposito
League: Sunbelt
Section: Southern
Playoff Division: 5
Playoff Division Rank: #8

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 8
Returning Defensive Starters: 7
2015 JV Record: 9-1
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Phillip Mills 6'3" 210 Junior S/WR 4.8
Chance Nolan 6'0" 175 Junior QB 5.0
Steven Bradshaw 6'1" 215 Junior LB

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Very Talented Group, Great Experience On Both Sides Of Ball
Team Weaknesses: Kicking Game Inexperience, Undersized OL

RATINGS
2015 Final Power Rating: 21
2015 National Rank: #3289
2015 State Rank: #238
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +5.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2016 Starting Power Rating: 26.5
2016 National Rank: #2235
2016 State Rank: #163
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2015 Rating): 14.5
Dynasty National Rank: #3662
2016 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 12
Dynasty Record: 75-69 [79-65 on the field] (40-24 in league)

HISTORICAL
2015 Overall Record: 7-4
2015 League Record/Finish: 4-1 (2nd)
2015 Points For Average: 35.3
2015 Points Against Average: 26.2
2015 Differential: +9.1
2015 Wins: #3965 King [Dr. Martin Luther] (Riverside) (35-21), #4001 Temecula Valley (Temecula) (34-21), #5357 Elsinore (Wildomar) (42-7), #5472 Temescal Canyon (Lake Elsinore) (69-28), #7329 Perris (49-42), #8469 North [John W.] (Riverside) (34-0), #9744 Lakeside (Lake Elsinore) (55-3)
2015 Losses: #572 Heritage (Romoland) (42-35), #988 Redlands (49-21), #3265 Vista (61-7), #4004 Tustin (14-7)
2015 Opponents W-L: 56-63
Recent League Championships: 2009 (tied for 1st), 2007 (tied for 1st), 2006 (tied for 1st), 2005 (tied for 1st)
Winning Streak Entering 2016 Season: 2
Streak List: 8/26/16 Rancho Buena Vista (Vista) (55-3), 9/2/16 Valley View (Moreno Valley) (62-21)

SCHEDULE
2016 Schedule: 8/26 at Rancho Buena Vista (Vista), 9/2 Valley View (Moreno Valley), 9/9 at King [Dr. Martin Luther] (Riverside), 9/16 at Corona, 9/23 Temecula Valley (Temecula), 10/7 Temescal Canyon (Lake Elsinore), 10/14 Lakeside (Lake Elsinore), 10/21 at Elsinore (Wildomar), 10/28 Perris, 11/4 at Heritage (Romoland)
Highest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Heritage (Romoland) (32.9), Corona (27.3), King [Dr. Martin Luther] (Riverside) (24.1)
Lowest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Lakeside (Lake Elsinore) (-12.4), Perris (-7.3), Temescal Canyon (Lake Elsinore) (3.9)
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 11.2 (17.6 overall)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 11.2
2016 vs. 2015 Schedule Strength Comparison: 0
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #308
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #4360
2016 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-2
2016 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2016 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 2%