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GENERAL
Nickname: Lions
Colors: Cardinal/Gold
Coach: Jim Benkert
League: Marmonte
Section: Southern
Playoff Division: 2
Playoff Division Rank: #9

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 4
Returning Defensive Starters: 4
2016 JV Record: 5-5
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Bo Calvert 6'5" 220 Senior OLB/DE
Zach Charbonnet 6'1" 200 Junior TB/DB
Dallas Holliday 6'5" 300 Senior OL

ADDITIONAL D1 PROSPECTS
Kayvon Thibodeaux 6-5 235 Junior WDE
Ajay Culhane 5'11" 185 Senior K

COLLEGE PROSPECTS LOST TO GRADUATION
Colby Parkinson 6'7" 225 Senior TE
Michael Owusu 6'6" 210 Senior OLB
Shea Pitts 6'0" 185 Senior S
Nicolo DiFronzo 6'3" 180 Senior OG

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Tradition
Team Weaknesses: Youth

RATINGS
2016 Final Power Rating: 47.4
2016 National Rank: #360
2016 State Rank: #38
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -4.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -0.6
Non-Senior D1 Talent Rating Bonus: +2.6
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.2
2017 Starting Power Rating: 44.9
2017 National Rank: #476
2017 State Rank: #51
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 49.8
Dynasty National Rank: #52
2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 4.9
Dynasty Record: 155-26 (65-7 in league)

HISTORICAL
2016 Overall Record: 8-3
2016 League Record/Finish: 3-0 (1st)
2016 Points For Average: 48.4
2016 Points Against Average: 34.8
2016 Differential: +13.6
2016 Wins: #172 Chaminade (West Hills) (65-55), #427 Paraclete (Lancaster) (21-14), #747 Alemany (Mission Hills) (63-62), #1033 Newbury Park (63-49), #1396 St. Bonaventure (Ventura) (63-28), #2593 Westlake (Westlake Village) (52-14), #4377 Camarillo (49-7), #10600 University (Los Angeles) (49-0)
2016 Losses: #12 St. Joseph's Prep (Philadelphia, PA) (49-17), #146 Murrieta Valley (Murrieta) (70-62), #665 La Habra (35-28)
2016 Opponents W-L: 76-57
Recent Section/State Championships: 2010 (Northern (III)), 2008 (Northwest (X)), 2007 (Northwest (X)), 2006 (Northwest (X)), 2006 (Bowl III), 2005 (XI), 2004 (XI), 2003 (XI)
Recent League Championships: 2016, 2015, 2013 (Marmonte - West), 2012 (Marmonte - West), 2010 (tied for 1st), 2009 (Tri-Valley), 2008 (Tri-Valley), 2007 (tied for 1st; Tri-Valley), 2006 (Tri-Valley), 2005 (Tri-Valley), 2004 (Tri-Valley)
Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2017 Schedule: 8/25 at Chaminade (West Hills), 9/1 vs Edison (Huntington Beach), 9/8 Paraclete (Lancaster), 9/15 at Alemany (Mission Hills), 9/22 at Murrieta Valley (Murrieta), 9/29 Liberty (Bakersfield), 10/6 Newbury Park, 10/20 at Camarillo, 10/27 St. Bonaventure (Ventura), 11/3 at Westlake (Westlake Village)
Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Edison (Huntington Beach) (70), Chaminade (West Hills) (66.8), Murrieta Valley (Murrieta) (65)
Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Camarillo (4.9), Westlake (Westlake Village) (22.9), Alemany (Mission Hills) (30.9)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 34.3 (38.6 overall)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 42.9
2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: +8.6
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #14
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #68
2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-4
2017 Projected League Finish: 1st
2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%