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GENERAL
Nickname: Spartans
Colors: Orange/Gray
Coach: Vincent Gallegos
League: Eastern
Section: Los Angeles
Playoff Division: I
Playoff Division Rank: #14

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 6
Returning Defensive Starters: 6
2017 JV Record: 5-5
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Matthew Mendoza 5'11" 245 Senior OL/DL
Jorge Escobar 5'11" 230 Senior OL
Tyrese Thomas 5'10" 135 RB/WR

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Many Starting Linemen Return
Team Weaknesses: Speed

RATINGS
2017 Final Power Rating: 4.2
2017 National Rank: #5909
2017 State Rank: #439
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -2.5
2018 Starting Power Rating: -13.8
2018 National Rank: #6425
2018 State Rank: #467
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): -0.8
Dynasty National Rank: #9545
2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 13
Dynasty Record: 88-81 [86-83 on the field] (39-47 in league)

HISTORICAL
2017 Overall Record: 11-4
2017 League Record/Finish: 3-2 (3rd)
2017 Points For Average: 39.9
2017 Points Against Average: 20.9
2017 Differential: +19
2017 Wins: #5038 South Gate (28-21), #6532 Cleveland [Grover] (Reseda) (18-14), #7543 Granada Hills (34-28), #9506 Bell (54-40), #9737 South East (South Gate) (77-14), #9798 Roosevelt [Theodore] (Los Angeles) (32-9), #10481 Salesian (Los Angeles) (62-14), #12104 Belmont (Los Angeles) (40-8), #12631 Chatsworth (40-0), #13646 Lincoln [Abraham] (Los Angeles) (55-0), #13652 Legacy (South Gate) (66-14)
2017 Losses: #4044 Garfield [James A.] (Los Angeles) (48-22), #4669 Palisades (Pacific Palisades) (35-34), #5477 Vincent Memorial (Calexico) (40-18), #9798 Roosevelt [Theodore] (Los Angeles) (28-18)
2017 Opponents W-L: 82-97
Recent Section Championships: 2017 (II)
Recent League Championships: 2006, 2004
Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2018 Schedule: 8/17 Rosemead, 8/24 Jefferson [Thomas] (Los Angeles), 8/31 at Warren (Downey), 9/7 at Reseda, 9/14 Legacy (South Gate), 9/21 Bell, 9/28 at South East (South Gate), 10/5 Roosevelt [Theodore] (Los Angeles), 10/19 Garfield [James A.] (Los Angeles), 10/26 at South Gate
Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Warren (Downey) (13.5), Garfield [James A.] (Los Angeles) (-8.9), Reseda (-11.5)
Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Legacy (South Gate) (-56.5), Jefferson [Thomas] (Los Angeles) (-42.3), South East (South Gate) (-36.7)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -9.9 (-5.6 overall)
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -24.7
2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -14.8
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #667
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #9895
2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-3
2018 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%