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GENERAL
Nickname: Matadores
Colors: Royal Blue/Gold
Coach: Joaquin Aguilar
League: Suburban
Section: Southern
Playoff Division: 2
Playoff Division Rank: #13

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 3
Returning Defensive Starters: 3
2016 JV Record: 6-4
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Sebastian Hernandez 6'4" 275 Senior T
Jaleel Jackson 6'0" 200 Senior LB
Puka Luaugo 5'8" 180 Junior RB/S

COLLEGE PROSPECTS LOST TO GRADUATION
Elijah Hicks 6'0" 185 Senior CB
Chase Newman 6'2" 210 Senior OLB
RJ Lan 6'0" 195 Senior WR
Sire Woods 6'4" 225 Senior TE
Trevor Hallock 6'1" 250 Senior WDE
Tristan Meyer 6'1" 185 Senior QB
Jeremy Clark 6'2" 195 Senior WR
Jonah Uiagalelei Aumua 6'1" 330 Senior DT

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Skill Position Depth
Team Weaknesses: Many Players Lost To Graduation, Sophomores Will Need To Contribute

RATINGS
2016 Final Power Rating: 54.6
2016 National Rank: #163
2016 State Rank: #19
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -9.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -5.4
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -6.4
2017 Starting Power Rating: 39.7
2017 National Rank: #756
2017 State Rank: #74
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 24
Dynasty National Rank: #1670
2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 15.7
Dynasty Record: 110-59 (69-14 in league)

HISTORICAL
2016 Overall Record: 11-3
2016 League Record/Finish: 6-0 (1st)
2016 Points For Average: 41.1
2016 Points Against Average: 17.8
2016 Differential: +23.3
2016 Wins: #67 San Clemente (43-14), #211 Lutheran (Orange) (21-14), #379 Los Alamitos (36-20), #1318 Paso Robles (49-6), #1460 La Serna (Whittier) (32-31), #5008 Mayfair (Lakewood) (63-13), #6999 Norwalk (62-0), #8726 Artesia (Lakewood) (66-15), #10625 Bellflower (48-0), #12414 Glenn [John] (Norwalk) (70-10), #13253 Cerritos (62-0)
2016 Losses: #2 St. John Bosco (Bellflower) (34-0), #3 Mater Dei (Santa Ana) (48-0), #92 Edison (Huntington Beach) (44-24)
2016 Opponents W-L: 107-61
Recent Section/State Championships: 2015 (Southeast (V)), 2015 (Bowl III-AA), 2009 (Southern (IX))
Recent League Championships: 2016, 2015, 2014, 2012, 2011 (tied for 1st), 2010, 2009
Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2017 Schedule: 8/25 Lutheran (Orange), 9/1 Capistrano Valley (Mission Viejo), 9/8 vs Mater Dei (Santa Ana), 9/15 at Upland, 9/22 Mayfair (Lakewood), 9/29 vs Cerritos, 10/6 Norwalk, 10/13 at Artesia (Lakewood), 10/20 Bellflower, 10/27 vs Glenn [John] (Norwalk)
Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Mater Dei (Santa Ana) (120.1), Lutheran (Orange) (64), Upland (55.4)
Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Cerritos (-35.1), Bellflower (-23.5), Glenn [John] (Norwalk) (-15.4)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 19.4 (33.4 overall)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 23.1
2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: +3.7
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #118
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1262
2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-3
2017 Projected League Finish: 1st
2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%