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GENERAL
Nickname: Knights
Colors: Purple/Silver/Black
Coach: Ron Shipley
League: Desert Empire (moving from Desert Valley)
Section: Southern
Playoff Division: 10
Playoff Division Rank: #5

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 7
Returning Defensive Starters: 5
2017 JV Record: 10-0
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Kevin Johnson 5'11" 170 Senior WR/CB 4.7
Hunter Brooks 5'10" 170 Junior QB 4.8
Jake Shipley 6'4" 235 Junior OL/DL 5.2

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Offensive Experience
Team Weaknesses: Defensive Inexperience

RATINGS
2017 Final Power Rating: 8.3
2017 National Rank: #5005
2017 State Rank: #382
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +2.5
2018 Starting Power Rating: -4.7
2018 National Rank: #4449
2018 State Rank: #341
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): -4.8
Dynasty National Rank: #10618
2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 0.1
Dynasty Record: 45-41 (25-19 in league)

HISTORICAL
2017 Overall Record: 8-3
2017 League Record/Finish: 5-1 (2nd)
2017 Points For Average: 29.1
2017 Points Against Average: 19.4
2017 Differential: +9.7
2017 Wins: #4624 La Quinta (14-7), #7130 Palm Springs (35-14), #7655 Hemet (35-30), #9610 Indio (32-13), #9845 Tahquitz (Hemet) (20-0), #9888 Xavier Prep (Palm Desert) (30-16), #11829 West Valley (Hemet) (46-7), #11997 Cathedral City (49-16)
2017 Losses: #1539 Valley View (Moreno Valley) (49-28), #3263 Palm Desert (41-17), #4124 Rancho Mirage (20-14)
2017 Opponents W-L: 51-69
Recent League Championships: 2014 (De Anza)
Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2018 Schedule: 8/17 at West Valley (Hemet), 8/24 at Banning, 8/31 Cathedral City, 9/7 Indio, 9/14 Hemet, 9/28 Palm Desert, 10/5 at La Quinta, 10/11 Xavier Prep (Palm Desert), 10/19 at Rancho Mirage, 10/26 at Palm Springs
Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Palm Desert (7.3), Rancho Mirage (3.8), Palm Springs (-7.9)
Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Cathedral City (-48.7), West Valley (Hemet) (-38.6), Indio (-27.2)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -3.2 (5.1 overall)
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -16.9
2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -13.7
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #501
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #7407
2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-3
2018 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%