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GENERAL
Nickname: Knights
Colors: Black/Vegas Gold
Coach: Doug Case
League: Crestview
Section: Southern
Playoff Division: 6
Playoff Division Rank: #17

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 2
Returning Defensive Starters: 3
2016 JV Record: 7-3
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Derek Benjamins 5'6" 185 Senior RB 4.6
Mason Greek 5'9" 175 Senior WR/DB 4.6
Garrett Vail 6'0" 265 OL/DL

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: LB/DB Experience, Very Good RB
Team Weaknesses: Inexperienced Offensively

RATINGS
2016 Final Power Rating: 14.7
2016 National Rank: #4117
2016 State Rank: #300
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -9.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -4.9
2017 Starting Power Rating: 5.2
2017 National Rank: #6096
2017 State Rank: #419
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 21.6
Dynasty National Rank: #2083
2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 16.4
Dynasty Record: 96-61-1 (45-22-1 in league)

HISTORICAL
2016 Overall Record: 5-6
2016 League Record/Finish: 0-3 (4th)
2016 Points For Average: 21.1
2016 Points Against Average: 23
2016 Differential: -1.9
2016 Wins: #3612 Tustin (13-0), #5120 Brea Olinda (Brea) (28-18), #5725 El Dorado (Placentia) (31-14), #8014 Fountain Valley (30-6), #9686 Esperanza (Anaheim) (38-19)
2016 Losses: #993 Capistrano Valley (Mission Viejo) (26-8), #1108 Villa Park (48-14), #1800 Yorba Linda (27-9), #2036 El Modena (Orange) (28-9), #3596 Canyon (Anaheim) (31-28), #3648 Atascadero (36-24)
2016 Opponents W-L: 71-56
Recent League Championships: 2013 (tied for 1st; Century), 2008 (Sea View), 2006 (Sea View), 2003 (tied for 1st; Sea View)
Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2017 Schedule: 8/25 at Atascadero, 9/1 at Tustin, 9/15 vs Fountain Valley, 9/22 at Brea Olinda (Brea), 9/29 vs Esperanza (Anaheim), 10/6 vs El Dorado (Placentia), 10/12 vs El Modena (Orange), 10/19 vs Villa Park, 10/27 at Yorba Linda, 11/2 vs Canyon (Anaheim)
Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: El Modena (Orange) (35.4), Villa Park (32.9), Yorba Linda (29.4)
Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Esperanza (Anaheim) (-9), Brea Olinda (Brea) (2.6), Fountain Valley (4.4)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 16.4 (20.7 overall)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 14.9
2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: -1.5
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #210
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #2878
2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 3-7
2017 Projected League Finish: 4th
2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%