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GENERAL
Nickname: Knights
Colors: Navy/Gray
Coach: Jason Texler
League: Avocado
Section: San Diego
Playoff Division: 1
Playoff Division Rank: #7

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 6
Returning Defensive Starters: 9
2016 JV Record: 3-7
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Josh Bornes 6'1" 195 Senior RB/LB 4.65
Andrew Meyer 6'3.5" 280 Senior OL/DL 5.15
Kyle Philips 5'11" 175 Senior WR/CB 4.49

COLLEGE PROSPECT LOST TO GRADUATION
Tyler Rogers 5'8.5" 175 Senior RB

RATINGS
2016 Final Power Rating: 31.3
2016 National Rank: #1512
2016 State Rank: #130
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +4.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +3.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.8
2017 Starting Power Rating: 39.3
2017 National Rank: #783
2017 State Rank: #78
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 8.9
Dynasty National Rank: #5275
2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 30.4
Dynasty Record: 62-92-1 (26-44 in league)

HISTORICAL
2016 Overall Record: 7-5
2016 League Record/Finish: 3-3 (tied for 4th)
2016 Points For Average: 25.8
2016 Points Against Average: 23.1
2016 Differential: +2.7
2016 Wins: #800 Torrey Pines (San Diego) (38-31), #843 Mission Hills (San Marcos) (14-10), #2244 Carlsbad (20-6), #2303 Bonita Vista (Chula Vista) (50-33), #3883 Vista (31-13), #3883 Vista (37-13), #7572 Del Norte (San Diego) (47-14)
2016 Losses: #95 Madison (San Diego) (41-7), #1072 Oceanside (31-14), #1773 La Costa Canyon (Carlsbad) (38-21), #2254 Mt. Carmel (San Diego) (21-10), #2558 El Camino (Oceanside) (26-21)
2016 Opponents W-L: 73-71
Recent League Championships: 2013 (tied for 1st; Valley)
Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2017 Schedule: 8/25 Vista, 9/1 vs Bonita Vista (Chula Vista), 9/8 at Del Norte (San Diego), 9/15 at Oceanside, 9/22 El Camino (Oceanside), 10/6 Torrey Pines (San Diego), 10/13 at Carlsbad, 10/20 La Costa Canyon (Carlsbad), 10/27 Mt. Carmel (San Diego), 11/3 at Mission Hills (San Marcos)
Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Mission Hills (San Marcos) (47.1), Torrey Pines (San Diego) (42.1), Mt. Carmel (San Diego) (34.5)
Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Del Norte (San Diego) (-9.3), Bonita Vista (Chula Vista) (14.8), Vista (16.6)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 24.8 (31.2 overall)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 26.3
2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: +1.5
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #97
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #869
2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-2
2017 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 2%