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GENERAL
Nickname: Dolphins
Colors: Blue/White/Black
Coach: Tim Hyde
League: Western
Section: Los Angeles
Playoff Division: I
Playoff Division Rank: #9

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 6
Returning Defensive Starters: 6
2016 JV Record: 7-3
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Syr Riley 6'4" 315 Senior OL/DT
Ari Sallus 6'4" 285 Senior OL/DT
Noah Karp 5'10" 200 Senior LB

ADDITIONAL D1 PROSPECT
Baraka Beckett 6'4" 275 Senior DT

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: OL Has Potential To Be Best In City, DL/LB Depth
Team Weaknesses: Breaking In New QB, Replacing Leading Rusher In City

RATINGS
2016 Final Power Rating: 18.8
2016 National Rank: #3353
2016 State Rank: #250
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -2.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +1.1
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -0.9
2017 Starting Power Rating: 17.4
2017 National Rank: #3501
2017 State Rank: #264
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 2.4
Dynasty National Rank: #7422
2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 15
Dynasty Record: 64-87 (30-40 in league)

HISTORICAL
2016 Overall Record: 9-3
2016 League Record/Finish: 4-1 (tied for 1st)
2016 Points For Average: 29.7
2016 Points Against Average: 16.2
2016 Differential: +13.5
2016 Wins: #4802 Venice (Los Angeles) (14-7), #5877 Hamilton [Alexander] (Los Angeles) (30-23), #6318 Fairfax (Los Angeles) (27-15), #6339 Carson (41-0), #6359 Sylmar (21-7), #8511 Huntington Park (34-14), #10250 Granada Hills (56-17), #10600 University (Los Angeles) (35-14), #11104 Chatsworth (56-6)
2016 Losses: #129 Sierra Canyon (Chatsworth) (36-0), #2009 San Pedro (13-10), #3500 Westchester (Los Angeles) (42-32)
2016 Opponents W-L: 75-67
Recent League Championships: 2016 (tied for 1st), 2015 (tied for 1st)
Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2017 Schedule: 8/25 at Cleveland [Grover] (Reseda), 8/31 Sylmar, 9/8 at Granada Hills, 9/15 at South Gate, 9/22 Huntington Park, 10/6 Hamilton [Alexander] (Los Angeles), 10/13 at Fairfax (Los Angeles), 10/20 Westchester (Los Angeles), 10/27 Venice (Los Angeles), 11/3 at University (Los Angeles)
Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Westchester (Los Angeles) (18.9), Venice (Los Angeles) (18.6), South Gate (13.5)
Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: University (Los Angeles) (-22.7), Granada Hills (-8.1), Cleveland [Grover] (Reseda) (-6)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 4.5 (10.4 overall)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 2.7
2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: -1.8
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #448
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #6558
2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-2
2017 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 10%