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GENERAL
Nickname: Patriots
Colors: Blue/Gold/Silver/Black
Coach: Jim Rose
League: West Valley
Section: Los Angeles
Playoff Division: I
Playoff Division Rank: #4

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 7
Returning Defensive Starters: 7
2018 JV Record: 5-4
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Mason White 6'1" 170 Senior CB/ATH
Arlis Boardingham 6'4" 210 Sophomore WR/DE
Carlos Rivera 6'2" 265 Sophomore DL/OL

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Speed, Size
Team Weaknesses: Depth

RATINGS
2018 Final Power Rating: 20.4
2018 National Rank: #2460
2018 State Rank: #214
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +1.5
Season Scaling/Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -2.4
2019 Starting Power Rating: 6.5
2019 National Rank: #2257
2019 State Rank: #200
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2018 Rating): 27.7
Dynasty National Rank: #1808
2019 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 21.2
Dynasty Record: 118-74 (68-12 in league)

HISTORICAL
2018 Overall Record: 9-3
2018 League Record/Finish: 5-0 (1st)
2018 Points For Average: 30.8
2018 Points Against Average: 19.1
2018 Differential: +11.7
2018 Wins: #3437 San Fernando (20-14), #4355 Harvard-Westlake (Studio City) (30-21), #7717 El Camino Real (Woodland Hills) (40-7), #8415 Cleveland [Grover] (Reseda) (40-8), #8485 Agoura (39-13), #8799 Granada Hills (40-17), #10894 Chatsworth (60-6), #11799 La Salle (Pasadena) (56-0), #12817 Taft [William Howard] (Woodland Hills) (2-0)
2018 Losses: #161 Notre Dame (Sherman Oaks) (49-12), #170 Narbonne [Nathaniel] (Harbor City) (63-23), #1007 St. Paul (Santa Fe Springs) (31-7)
2018 Opponents W-L: 68-71
Recent Section Championships: 2007 (City Championship), 2006 (City Championship), 2004 (City Championship Division)
Recent League Championships: 2018, 2015, 2014, 2013 (tied for 1st), 2012, 2011, 2007, 2006, 2003
Winning Streak Entering 2019 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2019 Schedule: 8/23 Harvard-Westlake (Studio City), 8/30 at Crespi (Encino), 9/6 Chaminade (West Hills), 9/13 St. Paul (Santa Fe Springs), 9/20 at Notre Dame (Sherman Oaks), 10/4 at El Camino Real (Woodland Hills), 10/11 Cleveland [Grover] (Reseda), 10/18 Chatsworth, 10/25 at Taft [William Howard] (Woodland Hills), 11/1 Granada Hills
Highest-Rated 2019 Regular Season Opponents: Notre Dame (Sherman Oaks) (40.9), Chaminade (West Hills) (24.6), St. Paul (Santa Fe Springs) (13.3)
Lowest-Rated 2019 Regular Season Opponents: Chatsworth (-44), Taft [William Howard] (Woodland Hills) (-40.3), Granada Hills (-33.4)
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 3.4 (8.6 overall)
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -9.4
2019 vs. 2018 Schedule Strength Comparison: -12.8
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #326
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #4227
2019 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-3
2019 Projected League Finish: 1st
2019 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%