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GENERAL
Nickname: Matadores
Colors: Royal Blue/Gold
Coach: Mike Moschetti
League: Suburban
Section: Southern
Playoff Division: 4
Playoff Division Rank: #19

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 4
Returning Defensive Starters: 4
2018 JV Record: 0-7
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Daniel Medeles 6'4" 280 Senior OL/DL
Nate McQuarrie 5'8" 185 Senior RB
Tamir Johnson 6'1" 175 Senior WR/DB

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Defense
Team Weaknesses: Inexperience

RATINGS
2018 Final Power Rating: 4.2
2018 National Rank: #5458
2018 State Rank: #387
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -2.5
2019 Starting Power Rating: -13.6
2019 National Rank: #5913
2019 State Rank: #440
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2018 Rating): 27.1
Dynasty National Rank: #1880
2019 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 40.7
Dynasty Record: 117-74 (76-16 in league)

HISTORICAL
2018 Overall Record: 2-9
2018 League Record/Finish: 2-1 (2nd)
2018 Points For Average: 15.4
2018 Points Against Average: 34.1
2018 Differential: -18.7
2018 Wins: #6261 Bellflower (42-18), #12357 Norwalk (42-0)
2018 Losses: #1 Mater Dei (Santa Ana) (49-0), #93 Upland (35-7), #564 Capistrano Valley (Mission Viejo) (38-7), #612 South Hills (West Covina) (41-6), #802 Cathedral (Los Angeles) (42-10), #1386 Yorba Linda (31-7), #1860 Mayfair (Lakewood) (56-21), #2192 Downey (44-14), #2992 El Toro (Lake Forest) (21-13)
2018 Opponents W-L: 91-44
Recent Section/State Championships: 2015 (Southeast (V)), 2015 (Bowl III-AA), 2009 (Southern (IX))
Recent League Championships: 2016, 2015, 2014, 2012, 2011 (tied for 1st), 2010, 2009
Winning Streak Entering 2019 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2019 Schedule: 8/22 vs El Toro (Lake Forest), 8/30 vs Chaffey (Ontario), 9/6 at St. Margaret's (San Juan Capistrano), 9/13 vs Millikan (Long Beach), 9/19 vs South Hills (West Covina), 9/27 at Yorba Linda, 10/3 vs Cathedral (Los Angeles), 10/18 vs Mayfair (Lakewood), 10/25 at Bellflower, 11/1 vs Norwalk
Highest-Rated 2019 Regular Season Opponents: South Hills (West Covina) (31.1), Yorba Linda (21.8), Cathedral (Los Angeles) (18.8)
Lowest-Rated 2019 Regular Season Opponents: Norwalk (-48.9), Chaffey (Ontario) (-6.4), Bellflower (-4.7)
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 33.2 (29.3 overall)
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 4.5
2019 vs. 2018 Schedule Strength Comparison: -28.7
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #136
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1287
2019 Projected Regular Season Record: 1-9
2019 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2019 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%