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GENERAL
Nickname: Knights
Colors: Navy/Gray
Coach: Jason Texler
League: Avocado (moving from Avocado - East)
Section: San Diego
Playoff Division: 1
Playoff Division Rank: #17

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 6
Returning Defensive Starters: 5
2015 JV Record: 6-4
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Bryson Bolin 6'2" 180 Senior QB 4.89
Schad Nuno 6'3" 260 Senior DL/OL 4.9
Tyler Rogers 5'10" 180 Senior RB/CB 4.55

COLLEGE PROSPECTS LOST TO GRADUATION
Terrell Burgess 6'0" 175 Senior DB
Joah Robinett 6'8" 215 Senior DE

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Returning County Leader In Passing, Speed, 3 Of 5 Starting OL Return
Team Weaknesses: Need To Establish A DL, Must Try To Replace Two Pac-12 Defensive Players, Will Have As Many As Four Sophomores Starting

RATINGS
2015 Final Power Rating: 26.2
2015 National Rank: #2378
2015 State Rank: #179
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +1.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -3.2
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2016 Starting Power Rating: 24.5
2016 National Rank: #2538
2016 State Rank: #185
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2015 Rating): 7
Dynasty National Rank: #5929
2016 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 17.5
Dynasty Record: 55-87-1 (23-41 in league)

HISTORICAL
2015 Overall Record: 8-4
2015 League Record/Finish: 3-1 (2nd)
2015 Points For Average: 32.1
2015 Points Against Average: 17.1
2015 Differential: +15
2015 Wins: #3265 Vista (32-21), #3934 Ramona (27-16), #4564 Fallbrook (42-0), #5222 San Pasqual (Escondido) (39-0), #6798 Rancho Buena Vista (Vista) (49-14), #7928 Escondido (43-7), #8791 Chula Vista (50-0), #9016 Del Norte (San Diego) (43-0)
2015 Losses: #424 Mission Hills (San Marcos) (42-6), #892 Oceanside (41-14), #892 Oceanside (28-10), #2245 Westview (San Diego) (36-30)
2015 Opponents W-L: 60-79
Recent League Championships: 2013 (tied for 1st; Valley)
Winning Streak Entering 2016 Season: 2
Streak List: 8/25/16 Vista (37-13), 9/2/16 Bonita Vista (Chula Vista) (50-33)

SCHEDULE
2016 Schedule: 8/25 at Vista, 9/2 Bonita Vista (Chula Vista), 9/9 Del Norte (San Diego), 9/16 Oceanside, 9/23 at El Camino (Oceanside), 10/7 at Torrey Pines (San Diego), 10/14 Carlsbad, 10/21 at La Costa Canyon (Carlsbad), 10/28 at Mt. Carmel (San Diego), 11/4 Mission Hills (San Marcos)
Highest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Oceanside (41), Bonita Vista (Chula Vista) (38.6), La Costa Canyon (Carlsbad) (34.5)
Lowest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Del Norte (San Diego) (5), Vista (14.8), Mt. Carmel (San Diego) (24)
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 14.1 (19.6 overall)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 28.6
2016 vs. 2015 Schedule Strength Comparison: +14.5
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #82
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #687
2016 Projected Regular Season Record: 4-6
2016 Projected League Finish: 7th
2016 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%