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GENERAL
Nickname: Mustangs
Colors: Black/Columbia Blue
Coach: Ariel Bellofiore
League: Angelus
Section: Southern
Playoff Division: 5
Playoff Division Rank: #13

RETURNERS
2016 JV Record: 5-5
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Enrique Santana 5'10" 200 Junior LB
Bryan Ponce 5'11" 215 Senior LB
Fabian Maciel 5'9" 175 Junior QB/FS

COLLEGE PROSPECTS LOST TO GRADUATION
Deommodore Lenoir 5'10.5" 190 Senior CB
Rahyme Johnson 6'4.5" 210 Senior WR
Nick Pickett 6'2" 185 Senior WR
Urael Blackshear 5'8" 170 Senior WR
Robbie Blosser 6'2" 195 Senior QB
Dallas Branch 5'11" 170 Senior WR

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Weaknesses: Lost 28 Seniors

RATINGS
2016 Final Power Rating: 29.8
2016 National Rank: #1695
2016 State Rank: #137
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -5.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -5.6
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.4
2017 Starting Power Rating: 18.7
2017 National Rank: #3261
2017 State Rank: #245
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 2
Dynasty National Rank: #7547
2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 16.7
Dynasty Record: 83-77 [94-66 on the field] (36-22 in league)

HISTORICAL
2016 Overall Record: 7-5
2016 League Record/Finish: 2-3 (tied for 3rd)
2016 Points For Average: 42
2016 Points Against Average: 18
2016 Differential: +24
2016 Wins: #2229 La Salle (Pasadena) (28-0), #3735 South Gate (41-27), #4244 Bishop Diego [Garcia] (Santa Barbara) (58-20), #5746 Harvard-Westlake (Studio City) (51-14), #8511 Huntington Park (71-0), #10560 Cantwell-Sacred Heart (Montebello) (62-0), #10866 Verbum Dei (Los Angeles) (69-0)
2016 Losses: #185 Calabasas (35-26), #407 Cathedral (Los Angeles) (37-36), #783 St. Francis (La Canada) (20-13), #1308 King [Dr. Martin Luther] (Riverside) (21-14), #2359 St. Paul (Santa Fe Springs) (42-35)
2016 Opponents W-L: 79-62
Recent Section Championships: 2013 (Northeast (XIII))
Recent League Championships: 2013 (Santa Fe), 2012 (Santa Fe), 2011 (Santa Fe), 2009 (Santa Fe), 2006 (Santa Fe), 2005 (Santa Fe)
Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2017 Schedule: 8/26 vs Verbum Dei (Los Angeles), 9/1 Calabasas, 9/8 Cantwell-Sacred Heart (Montebello), 9/15 at Huntington Park, 9/22 South Gate, 10/6 at La Salle (Pasadena), 10/13 Harvard-Westlake (Studio City), 10/20 St. Francis (La Canada), 10/27 vs Cathedral (Los Angeles), 11/3 at St. Paul (Santa Fe Springs)
Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Calabasas (51.1), Cathedral (Los Angeles) (44.8), St. Francis (La Canada) (33.4)
Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Verbum Dei (Los Angeles) (-14.4), Cantwell-Sacred Heart (Montebello) (-12.3), Huntington Park (3.8)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 19.4 (21.5 overall)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 17.2
2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: -2.2
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #179
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #2319
2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-5
2017 Projected League Finish: 4th
2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%