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GENERAL
Nickname: Eagles
Colors: Blue/Gold
Coach: David Banuelos
League: South Catholic
Section: Southern
Playoff Division: 12
Playoff Division Rank: #28

RATINGS
2016 Final Power Rating: -15.9
2016 National Rank: #10867
2016 State Rank: #764
Player Statistics-Based (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +1.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.2
2017 Starting Power Rating: -14.4
2017 National Rank: #10501
2017 State Rank: #747
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): -2.5
Dynasty National Rank: #9014
2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 11.9
Dynasty Record: 72-72 (34-23 in league)

HISTORICAL
2016 Overall Record: 5-6
2016 League Record/Finish: 3-1 (2nd)
2016 Points For Average: 16.5
2016 Points Against Average: 28.8
2016 Differential: -12.3
2016 Wins: #10560 Cantwell-Sacred Heart (Montebello) (12-7), #12710 Bosco Tech [Don] (Rosemead) (24-18), #13482 Centennial (Compton) (54-12), #13947 St. Bernard (Playa del Rey) (34-25), #14499 Roybal [Edward] (Los Angeles) (36-0)
2016 Losses: #1692 Salesian (Los Angeles) (69-0), #3339 Arroyo (El Monte) (48-14), #5049 Lynwood (51-0), #6890 Bishop Montgomery (Torrance) (24-0), #6999 Ontario Christian (Ontario) (30-8), #8578 Mary Star of the Sea (San Pedro) (33-0)
2016 Opponents W-L: 50-68
Recent Section Championships: 2006 (Mid-Valley (XI))
Recent League Championships: 2014 (tied for 1st), 2009 (tied for 1st; Camino Real), 2008 (tied for 1st; Camino Real), 2005 (Camino Real), 2004 (tied for 1st; Camino Real)
Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2017 Schedule: 8/26 vs Salesian (Los Angeles), 9/1 vs Manual Arts (Los Angeles), 9/8 at Hawkins [Augustus] (Los Angeles), 9/16 at Jordan [David Starr] (Los Angeles), 9/29 at Bosco Tech [Don] (Rosemead), 10/7 vs Bishop Montgomery (Torrance), 10/13 vs Mary Star of the Sea (San Pedro), 10/21 vs Carnegie (Riverside), 10/27 at Cantwell-Sacred Heart (Montebello), 11/3 vs St. Bernard (Playa del Rey)
Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Hawkins [Augustus] (Los Angeles) (30.7), Salesian (Los Angeles) (18.7), Bishop Montgomery (Torrance) (-7.8)
Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: St. Bernard (Playa del Rey) (-33.2), Carnegie (Riverside) (-29.4), Bosco Tech [Don] (Rosemead) (-22.5)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -13.9 (-6.1 overall)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -8.9
2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: +5
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #714
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #10246
2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-5
2017 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%



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