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GENERAL
Nickname: Saints
Colors: Navy/Gold
Coach: Tony Vazquez
League: Citrus Coast (moving from Frontier)
Section: Southern
Playoff Division: 13
Playoff Division Rank: #1

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 9
Returning Defensive Starters: 8
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Darius Ramirez Junior RB
Robert Rush Senior QB/FS
Jacob Gaytan Senior TE/DE

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: 5 Of 6 OL Return, QB/TB Are Back
Team Weaknesses: Depth, School Size

RATINGS
2017 Final Power Rating: -7.7
2017 National Rank: #8752
2017 State Rank: #618
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +8.5
2018 Starting Power Rating: -14.7
2018 National Rank: #6625
2018 State Rank: #478
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): -10.8
Dynasty National Rank: #12010
2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 3.9
Dynasty Record: 67-84-3 [66-85-3 on the field] (26-25 in league)

HISTORICAL
2017 Overall Record: 10-3
2017 League Record/Finish: 3-0 (1st)
2017 Points For Average: 31.6
2017 Points Against Average: 17.5
2017 Differential: +14.1
2017 Wins: #8999 Carpinteria (48-35), #9142 Santa Clarita Christian (Canyon Country) (35-14), #12111 Trinity Classical Academy (Valencia) (42-7), #12208 Malibu (52-0), #12240 St. Bernard (Playa del Rey) (42-28), #13096 Fillmore (50-14), #13413 Jordan [David Starr] (Los Angeles) (40-16), #13660 Fairmont Prep (Anaheim) (39-0), #13679 Workman (City of Industry) (35-7), #14035 Panorama (Panorama City) (20-6)
2017 Losses: #3783 Orange (52-8), #7347 Rio Hondo Prep (Arcadia) (29-0), #9654 Santa Paula (20-0)
2017 Opponents W-L: 63-74
Recent Section Championships: 2007 (Mid-Valley (XI))
Recent League Championships: 2017 (Frontier), 2013 (tied for 1st; Frontier), 2007 (Frontier), 2006 (tied for 1st; Frontier)
Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2018 Schedule: 8/17 Santa Clarita Christian (Canyon Country), 8/24 Linfield Christian (Temecula), 8/31 Rio Hondo Prep (Arcadia), 9/8 vs Savanna (Anaheim), 9/21 Santa Paula, 9/28 at Malibu, 10/5 Nordhoff (Ojai), 10/12 Fillmore, 10/19 at Carpinteria, 10/26 at Hueneme (Oxnard)
Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Nordhoff (Ojai) (0.6), Linfield Christian (Temecula) (-6.6), Carpinteria (-14.3)
Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Fillmore (-45.7), Malibu (-35.8), Savanna (Anaheim) (-35.8)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -24.2 (-16.8 overall)
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -21.6
2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: +2.6
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #582
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #8926
2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-3
2018 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%