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GENERAL
Nickname: Knights
Colors: Purple/Silver/Black
Coach: Ron Shipley
League: Desert Valley
Section: Southern
Playoff Division: 10
Playoff Division Rank: #23

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

TOP PLAYERS
J.D. Lang 5'10" Senior WR/SS 4.6
Kaleb Welmas 5'7" 160 Senior RB/FS 4.6
Lee Hawkins 5'7" 155 Junior RB/CB 4.5

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Speed, Skill Position Experience
Team Weaknesses: OL Inexperience

RATINGS
2016 Final Power Rating: -0.1
2016 National Rank: #7422
2016 State Rank: #528
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +0.5
2017 Starting Power Rating: 0.4
2017 National Rank: #7250
2017 State Rank: #505
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): -6.4
Dynasty National Rank: #10173
2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 6.8
Dynasty Record: 37-38 (20-18 in league)

HISTORICAL
2016 Overall Record: 6-4
2016 League Record/Finish: 3-3 (3rd)
2016 Points For Average: 24
2016 Points Against Average: 25
2016 Differential: -1
2016 Wins: #7668 West Valley (Hemet) (22-20), #9035 Hemet (26-14), #9423 Palm Desert (46-34), #9577 Cathedral City (27-21), #11590 Tahquitz (Hemet) (41-21), #11707 Indio (22-0)
2016 Losses: #3101 La Quinta (48-0), #3156 Rancho Mirage (37-21), #6051 Palm Springs (13-12), #7897 Xavier Prep (Palm Desert) (42-23)
2016 Opponents W-L: 45-61
Recent League Championships: 2014 (De Anza)
Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2017 Schedule: 8/25 West Valley (Hemet), 9/1 Rancho Mirage, 9/8 at Tahquitz (Hemet), 9/15 at Hemet, 9/21 Cathedral City, 9/29 at Palm Desert, 10/6 at Indio, 10/13 La Quinta, 10/20 at Palm Springs, 11/3 Xavier Prep (Palm Desert)
Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: La Quinta (19.7), Rancho Mirage (17.4), Palm Springs (3.5)
Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Cathedral City (-19.4), Tahquitz (Hemet) (-11.6), Indio (-10.7)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -0.4
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -2.6
2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: -2.2
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #572
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #8270
2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-4
2017 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%