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GENERAL
Nickname: Mavericks
Colors: Green/Vegas Gold/Midnight Blue
Coach: Sean Sovacool
League: Avocado
Section: San Diego
Playoff Division: I
Playoff Division Rank: #8

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 6
Returning Defensive Starters: 4
2018 JV Record: 4-6
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Austin Nicholas 6'2" 230 Senior LB 4.78
Marshall Eucker 6'5" 220 Senior QB 4.9
Trevor Gonzales 6'5" 180 Senior WR 4.81

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Defensive Front 7 Physicality, Secondary Length, RB Speed
Team Weaknesses: OL Size, All DB Starters Graduated, RB Depth

RATINGS
2018 Final Power Rating: 33.9
2018 National Rank: #976
2018 State Rank: #95
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +0.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +3.6
2019 Starting Power Rating: 22.6
2019 National Rank: #763
2019 State Rank: #79
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2018 Rating): 39.9
Dynasty National Rank: #495
2019 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 17.3
Dynasty Record: 123-63 [124-62 on the field] (54-21 in league)

HISTORICAL
2018 Overall Record: 6-4
2018 League Record/Finish: 2-3 (tied for 4th)
2018 Points For Average: 20.1
2018 Points Against Average: 19.7
2018 Differential: +0.4
2018 Wins: #40 Cathedral (San Diego) (19-7), #319 San Clemente (38-35), #1496 Oceanside (31-20), #1758 Valley Center (30-19), #2650 Vista (27-7), #3532 El Camino (Oceanside) (41-21)
2018 Losses: #143 Torrey Pines (San Diego) (38-0), #531 Carlsbad (24-7), #572 San Marcos (12-8), #884 Mission Hills (San Marcos) (14-0)
2018 Opponents W-L: 70-45
Recent Section Championships: 2008
Recent League Championships: 2011 (Avocado - West), 2010 (tied for 1st; Avocado - West), 2009, 2008, 2007 (tied for 1st; Palomar), 2006 (Palomar), 2003 (tied for 1st)
Winning Streak Entering 2019 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2019 Schedule: 8/23 at Cathedral (San Diego), 8/30 Vista, 9/6 San Clemente, 9/13 at El Camino (Oceanside), 9/20 at Oceanside, 10/4 San Marcos, 10/11 at Valley Center, 10/18 Mission Hills (San Marcos), 10/25 Carlsbad, 11/1 at Torrey Pines (San Diego)
Highest-Rated 2019 Regular Season Opponents: Cathedral (San Diego) (58.1), Torrey Pines (San Diego) (31.1), Carlsbad (30.5)
Lowest-Rated 2019 Regular Season Opponents: El Camino (Oceanside) (-9.2), Valley Center (0.9), Vista (5.2)
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 43.1 (36.5 overall)
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 19.1
2019 vs. 2018 Schedule Strength Comparison: -24
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #40
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #233
2019 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-4
2019 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2019 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%