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GENERAL
Nickname: Saints
Colors: Navy/Gold
Coach: Nick Garrett
League: Frontier
Section: Southern
Playoff Division: 13
Playoff Division Rank: #75

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 8
Returning Defensive Starters: 10
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Michael Barajas 6'0" 235 Senior 4.62
Robert Rush 5'9" 160 Junior 4.52
Darius Ramirez 5'11" 160 Sophomore 4.41

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Have 30 Experienced Returners
Team Weaknesses: Lost 6 Key Seniors

RATINGS
2016 Final Power Rating: -58.1
2016 National Rank: #14485
2016 State Rank: #1047
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +10.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -3.4
2017 Starting Power Rating: -47.6
2017 National Rank: #14035
2017 State Rank: #1025
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): -15.2
Dynasty National Rank: #12323
2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 32.4
Dynasty Record: 57-81-3 [56-82-3 on the field] (23-25 in league)

HISTORICAL
2016 Overall Record: 1-7
2016 League Record/Finish: 0-3 (4th)
2016 Points For Average: 7
2016 Points Against Average: 45.6
2016 Differential: -38.6
2016 Wins: #9601 Santa Paula (forfeit)
2016 Losses: #10272 Rio Hondo Prep (Arcadia) (34-6), #11671 Fillmore (54-7), #12001 Carpinteria (50-12), #12263 Panorama (Panorama City) (43-3), #13332 Fairmont Prep (Anaheim) (55-7), #13482 Malibu (34-14), #13947 St. Bernard (Playa del Rey) (49-0)
2016 Opponents W-L: 27-54
Recent Section Championships: 2007 (Mid-Valley (XI))
Recent League Championships: 2013 (tied for 1st), 2007, 2006 (tied for 1st)
Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2017 Schedule: 9/1 at St. Bernard (Playa del Rey), 9/8 Santa Paula, 9/15 at Panorama (Panorama City), 9/22 Jordan [David Starr] (Los Angeles), 9/29 Fairmont Prep (Anaheim), 10/6 Trinity Classical Academy (Valencia), 10/13 at Rio Hondo Prep (Arcadia), 10/20 Fillmore, 10/27 at Malibu, 11/3 Carpinteria
Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Rio Hondo Prep (Arcadia) (-5.2), Santa Paula (-11.5), Carpinteria (-22.6)
Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Malibu (-33.5), St. Bernard (Playa del Rey) (-33.2), Fairmont Prep (Anaheim) (-32.7)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -23.3
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -22.7
2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: +0.6
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #946
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #13184
2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 1-9
2017 Projected League Finish: 4th
2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%