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GENERAL
Nickname: Cubs
Colors: Blue/White
Coach: Rick Pedroarias
League: Mission
Section: Southern
Playoff Division: 1
Playoff Division Rank: #18

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 5
Returning Defensive Starters: 4
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
Tommy Vanis 6'1" 200 Senior TE/OLB
Jacob McBride 5'7" 165 Senior RB/OLB
Alex Johnson 6'1" 170 Senior WR/CB

ADDITIONAL D1 PROSPECT
Jac Casasante 6'0" 190 Senior LS

COLLEGE PROSPECTS LOST TO GRADUATION
Austin Chandler 6'3" 255 Senior OG
Diego Cacho-Sousa 6'0" 185 Senior K
Sinjun Astani 6'4" 240 Senior SDE
Winston Anawalt 6'0" 205 Senior OLB
Sean O'Malley 6'2" 195 Senior QB

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: WRs, Defensive Front 7, Kicking Game
Team Weaknesses: OL Youth, Untested Secondary

RATINGS
2016 Final Power Rating: 32.2
2016 National Rank: #1412
2016 State Rank: #121
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -4.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -2.4
2017 Starting Power Rating: 25.3
2017 National Rank: #2234
2017 State Rank: #180
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 41.1
Dynasty National Rank: #203
2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 15.8
Dynasty Record: 85-69 [84-70 on the field] (23-38 in league)

HISTORICAL
2016 Overall Record: 3-7
2016 League Record/Finish: 2-4 (tied for 5th)
2016 Points For Average: 18.6
2016 Points Against Average: 25.6
2016 Differential: -7
2016 Wins: #301 Bishop Amat (La Puente) (24-23), #1951 Crespi (Encino) (28-17), #5636 Highland (Palmdale) (24-15)
2016 Losses: #101 Santa Margarita (Rancho Santa Margarita) (37-7), #172 Chaminade (West Hills) (42-0), #192 Serra [Junipero] (Gardena) (41-30), #400 St. Augustine (San Diego) (17-14), #407 Cathedral (Los Angeles) (21-19), #747 Alemany (Mission Hills) (17-16), #1160 Notre Dame (Sherman Oaks) (26-24)
2016 Opponents W-L: 65-47
Recent Section Championships: 2005 (I), 2003 (I)
Recent League Championships: 2004 (tied for 1st; Serra), 2003 (tied for 1st; Serra)
Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2017 Schedule: 8/25 Fairfax (Los Angeles), 9/1 Santa Margarita (Rancho Santa Margarita), 9/8 vs St. Augustine (San Diego), 9/15 vs Cathedral (Los Angeles), 9/22 at Notre Dame (Sherman Oaks), 9/29 Bishop Amat (La Puente), 10/6 Serra [Junipero] (Gardena), 10/13 Chaminade (West Hills), 10/20 at Crespi (Encino), 11/3 at Alemany (Mission Hills)
Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Serra [Junipero] (Gardena) (71.1), Chaminade (West Hills) (66.8), Bishop Amat (La Puente) (55.3)
Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Fairfax (Los Angeles) (7.1), Alemany (Mission Hills) (30.9), Crespi (Encino) (32.3)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 43.6
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 44.6
2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: +1
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #13
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #59
2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 2-8
2017 Projected League Finish: 7th
2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%