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GENERAL
Nickname: Cougars
Colors: Blue/White
Coach: Chuck Chastain
League: Big VIII
Section: Southern
Playoff Division: 1/2
Playoff Division Rank: #9

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 10
Returning Defensive Starters: 6
2018 JV Record: 5-3
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Shane Illingworth Senior QB 4.9
Jaydn Ott 5'11" 170 Sophomore RB 4.4
Jaden Navarrette 6'3" 230 Senior ATH/WR 4.6

ADDITIONAL D1 PROSPECT
Marquis Ashley 5'8" 155 Senior WR

COLLEGE PROSPECT LOST TO GRADUATION
Nick Lasher 5'10" 205 Senior QB

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Offense
Team Weaknesses: Kicking Game

RATINGS
2018 Final Power Rating: 54
2018 National Rank: #141
2018 State Rank: #21
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +9.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +7.9
2019 Starting Power Rating: 56
2019 National Rank: #58
2019 State Rank: #15
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2018 Rating): 48.4
Dynasty National Rank: #146
2019 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 7.6
Dynasty Record: 145-56 (62-22 in league)

HISTORICAL
2018 Overall Record: 9-3
2018 League Record/Finish: 4-1 (2nd)
2018 Points For Average: 40.1
2018 Points Against Average: 20.9
2018 Differential: +19.2
2018 Wins: #493 Rancho Cucamonga (49-14), #576 Vista Murrieta (Murrieta) (30-23), #661 Redlands East Valley (Redlands) (52-22), #661 Redlands East Valley (Redlands) (52-37), #680 Williams Field (Gilbert, AZ) (49-21), #893 Santiago (Corona) (33-22), #1314 Roosevelt [Eleanor] (Eastvale) (51-7), #7875 Corona (63-0), #8757 King [Dr. Martin Luther] (Riverside) (42-7)
2018 Losses: #9 Centennial (Corona) (28-0), #93 Upland (33-28), #195 Servite (Anaheim) (37-32)
2018 Opponents W-L: 84-55
Recent Section Championships: 2006 (Inland (II)), 2005 (V)
Recent League Championships: 2009, 2005 (tied for 1st; Mountain View), 2003 (Mountain View)
Winning Streak Entering 2019 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2019 Schedule: 8/23 at Williams Field (Gilbert, AZ), 9/6 Rancho Cucamonga, 9/13 Vista Murrieta (Murrieta), 9/20 vs Redlands East Valley (Redlands), 9/27 Rancho Verde (Moreno Valley), 10/4 at King [Dr. Martin Luther] (Riverside), 10/11 at Santiago (Corona), 10/18 at Centennial (Corona), 10/24 Roosevelt [Eleanor] (Eastvale), 11/1 Corona
Highest-Rated 2019 Regular Season Opponents: Centennial (Corona) (79.9), Rancho Verde (Moreno Valley) (43.2), Rancho Cucamonga (38.4)
Lowest-Rated 2019 Regular Season Opponents: Corona (-24.7), King [Dr. Martin Luther] (Riverside) (-19.7), Santiago (Corona) (9.9)
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 38.8 (37.6 overall)
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 21.6
2019 vs. 2018 Schedule Strength Comparison: -17.2
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #32
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #164
2019 Projected Regular Season Record: 9-1
2019 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2019 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 1%