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GENERAL
Nickname: Griffins
Colors: Blue/Red/White/Gold
Coach: Ray Fenton
League: Sunset
Section: Southern
Playoff Division: 2
Playoff Division Rank: #8

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 6
Returning Defensive Starters: 6
2016 JV Record: 8-2
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Issaiah Johnson 6'2" 225 Senior MLB/OLB 4.5
Nathan Hartman 6'0" 200 Senior OLB/HB 4.53
Keanu Norman 6'0" 210 Junior RB/WR 4.55

COLLEGE PROSPECTS LOST TO GRADUATION
Joey Noble 6'2.5" 235 Senior SDE
Drew Platt 6'2" 225 Senior TE

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Defense, Returning Skill Position Players
Team Weaknesses: Young OL

RATINGS
2016 Final Power Rating: 47
2016 National Rank: #381
2016 State Rank: #40
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +1
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -3
2017 Starting Power Rating: 46.5
2017 National Rank: #416
2017 State Rank: #49
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 38.3
Dynasty National Rank: #298
2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 8.2
Dynasty Record: 114-46 [113-47 on the field] (49-21 in league)

HISTORICAL
2016 Overall Record: 9-4
2016 League Record/Finish: 4-1 (2nd)
2016 Points For Average: 33.8
2016 Points Against Average: 19.8
2016 Differential: +14
2016 Wins: #427 Paraclete (Lancaster) (42-28), #665 La Habra (40-29), #899 Palos Verdes (Palos Verdes Estates) (35-7), #1108 Villa Park (19-14), #2287 Newport Harbor (Newport Beach) (41-28), #4091 Huntington Beach (38-0), #4618 Lakewood (32-12), #5503 Marina (Huntington Beach) (47-0), #8014 Fountain Valley (62-14)
2016 Losses: #92 Edison (Huntington Beach) (17-9), #162 La Mirada (36-20), #251 JSerra (San Juan Capistrano) (45-35), #791 Poly (Long Beach) (27-20)
2016 Opponents W-L: 90-65
Recent League Championships: 2014, 2010, 2008 (tied for 1st), 2004, 2003 (tied for 1st)
Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2017 Schedule: 8/25 vs Poly (Long Beach), 9/1 vs Lakewood, 9/15 at Banning [Phineas] (Wilmington), 9/22 at JSerra (San Juan Capistrano), 9/28 vs Tesoro (Rancho Santa Margarita), 10/5 at Newport Harbor (Newport Beach), 10/12 vs Marina (Huntington Beach), 10/19 vs Edison (Huntington Beach), 10/26 vs Huntington Beach, 11/2 vs Fountain Valley
Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Edison (Huntington Beach) (70), JSerra (San Juan Capistrano) (67.2), Poly (Long Beach) (56.8)
Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Fountain Valley (4.4), Marina (Huntington Beach) (5.6), Lakewood (9.8)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 24.8 (36.6 overall)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 31.1
2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: +6.3
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #59
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #477
2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-3
2017 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%