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GENERAL
Nickname: Pioneers
Colors: Black/Red/White
Coach: Don Olmstead
League: 605 (moving from Suburban)
Section: Southern
Playoff Division: 12
Playoff Division Rank: #17

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 5
Returning Defensive Starters: 6
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Travys Davis 5'5" 155 Senior RB/DB 4.55
Heder Gladden 6'0" 165 Senior QB/DB 4.7
Samson Monis 6'3" 230 Senior OL/DL 5.0

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Speed, 2 Of Top 3 Offensive Scoring Threats Return, Improved Defensively
Team Weaknesses: 5 New OL Starters

RATINGS
2017 Final Power Rating: -8.1
2017 National Rank: #8829
2017 State Rank: #626
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +1.5
2018 Starting Power Rating: -22.1
2018 National Rank: #8382
2018 State Rank: #597
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): 0.8
Dynasty National Rank: #9088
2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 22.9
Dynasty Record: 58-95 [59-94 on the field] (36-53 in league)

HISTORICAL
2017 Overall Record: 4-6
2017 League Record/Finish: 2-4 (tied for 4th)
2017 Points For Average: 33.3
2017 Points Against Average: 38.5
2017 Differential: -5.2
2017 Wins: #9227 Bellflower (29-12), #10525 Rosemead (40-27), #12847 Magnolia (Anaheim) (40-21), #12929 Cerritos (87-32)
2017 Losses: #1634 Mayfair (Lakewood) (35-7), #2099 Gahr [Richard] (Cerritos) (47-7), #3176 La Mirada (55-35), #4578 Fountain Valley (49-33), #5934 Norwalk (63-14), #9204 Glenn [John] (Norwalk) (44-41)
2017 Opponents W-L: 53-56
Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2018 Schedule: 8/23 vs Kennedy [John F.] (La Palma), 8/31 at Bloomington, 9/7 Westminster, 9/14 Vasquez (Acton), 9/21 El Dorado (Placentia), 9/28 at Segerstrom (Santa Ana), 10/5 Western (Anaheim), 10/12 vs Glenn [John] (Norwalk), 10/19 Pioneer (Whittier), 10/26 vs Cerritos
Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Western (Anaheim) (-9), Segerstrom (Santa Ana) (-10.1), Westminster (-10.7)
Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Bloomington (-57.8), Cerritos (-55.2), Vasquez (Acton) (-44.4)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 2.5
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -27.8
2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -30.3
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #734
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #10788
2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-4
2018 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%