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GENERAL
Nickname: Pioneers
Colors: Royal Blue/White
Coach: Dan Davidson
League: Pac 4 (moving from Empire)
Section: Southern
Playoff Division: 11
Playoff Division Rank: #1

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 8
Returning Defensive Starters: 9
2017 JV Record: 5-4
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Caine Savage 6'0" 165 Junior WR/CB 4.67
Cassius Savage 6'2" 170 Junior WR/FS 4.71
Jacob Domino 6'1" 250 Senior MLB/RB 4.84

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Many Returning Starters, Passing Game, Chemistry
Team Weaknesses: Depth

RATINGS
2017 Final Power Rating: -4
2017 National Rank: #7878
2017 State Rank: #564
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +10.5
2018 Starting Power Rating: -9
2018 National Rank: #5304
2018 State Rank: #392
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): 9.9
Dynasty National Rank: #6376
2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 18.9
Dynasty Record: 79-84-2 (36-43 in league)

HISTORICAL
2017 Overall Record: 4-6
2017 League Record/Finish: 1-4 (5th)
2017 Points For Average: 28.3
2017 Points Against Average: 31.8
2017 Differential: -3.5
2017 Wins: #8859 Kennedy [John F.] (La Palma) (20-13), #11593 Anaheim (42-7), #12403 Saddleback (Santa Ana) (31-0), #12929 Cerritos (52-2)
2017 Losses: #2200 Pacifica (Garden Grove) (68-14), #2320 Cypress (49-21), #2585 Katella (Anaheim) (31-28), #3259 Tustin (63-27), #4135 Valencia (Placentia) (43-13), #6745 Irvine (42-35)
2017 Opponents W-L: 61-51
Recent League Championships: 2008 (Orange), 2007 (Orange), 2006 (tied for 1st; Orange), 2005 (Orange), 2004 (Orange), 2003 (Orange)
Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: 1
Streak List: 11/3/17 Kennedy [John F.] (La Palma) (20-13)

SCHEDULE
2018 Schedule: 8/17 vs Cerritos, 8/24 Huntington Beach, 8/31 Baldwin Park, 9/7 vs Anaheim, 9/14 vs Glenn [John] (Norwalk), 9/28 at Garden Grove, 10/5 at Artesia (Lakewood), 10/12 Laguna Beach, 10/19 vs Godinez [Hector G.] (Santa Ana), 10/25 Ocean View (Huntington Beach)
Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Huntington Beach (5.7), Garden Grove (0.5), Godinez [Hector G.] (Santa Ana) (-13)
Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Cerritos (-55.2), Anaheim (-46.2), Baldwin Park (-45.6)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 4.7
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -24.7
2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -29.4
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #667
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #9896
2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-3
2018 Projected League Finish: 1st
2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 1%