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GENERAL
Nickname: Knights
Colors: Navy/Gold
Coach: Kevin Rooney
League: Mission
Section: Southern
Playoff Division: 1/2
Playoff Division Rank: #16

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 6
Returning Defensive Starters: 9
2018 JV Record: 7-1-1
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Wade Johnson 5'11" 210 Senior LB/RB 4.7
Cooper Meek 6'3" 200 Junior QB 4.6
Jake Moore 6'1" 210 Junior LB 4.7

ADDITIONAL D1 PROSPECT
Sean Guyton 6'0" 175 Senior CB

COLLEGE PROSPECTS LOST TO GRADUATION
Christian Grubb 5'11" 175 Senior RB
McKel Broussard 6'0" 180 Senior WR
Sequoia Magdalena 6'3" 195 Senior S

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: 9 Returning Defensive Starters, QB
Team Weaknesses: Must Develop OL/Kicking Game

RATINGS
2018 Final Power Rating: 52.9
2018 National Rank: #161
2018 State Rank: #25
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +4.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2019 Starting Power Rating: 40.9
2019 National Rank: #181
2019 State Rank: #29
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2018 Rating): 51.9
Dynasty National Rank: #99
2019 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 11
Dynasty Record: 130-57 (44-28 in league)

HISTORICAL
2018 Overall Record: 9-4
2018 League Record/Finish: 4-1 (2nd)
2018 Points For Average: 40
2018 Points Against Average: 21.4
2018 Differential: +18.6
2018 Wins: #281 Los Alamitos (49-32), #304 Chaminade (West Hills) (52-24), #407 Serra [Junipero] (Gardena) (38-7), #536 Alemany (Mission Hills) (54-21), #771 La Habra (41-34), #1530 Paraclete (Lancaster) (55-7), #1867 Loyola (Los Angeles) (28-7), #2460 Birmingham (Van Nuys) (49-12), #3437 San Fernando (56-7)
2018 Losses: #68 Bishop Amat (La Puente) (28-14), #122 Rancho Verde (Moreno Valley) (41-38), #260 St. Francis (Mountain View) (23-12), #769 Moorpark (35-34)
2018 Opponents W-L: 96-56-1
Recent Section Championships: 2004 (III), 2003 (III)
Recent League Championships: 2013 (tied for 1st; Serra), 2012 (tied for 1st; Serra), 2009 (tied for 1st; Serra), 2008 (Serra), 2006 (Serra), 2005, 2004
Winning Streak Entering 2019 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2019 Schedule: 8/31 Desert Vista (Phoenix, AZ), 9/6 at Moorpark, 9/13 Paraclete (Lancaster), 9/20 Birmingham (Van Nuys), 9/27 Servite (Anaheim), 10/4 at Chaminade (West Hills), 10/11 at Serra [Junipero] (Gardena), 10/18 Loyola (Los Angeles), 10/25 at Bishop Amat (La Puente), 11/1 Alemany (Mission Hills)
Highest-Rated 2019 Regular Season Opponents: Serra [Junipero] (Gardena) (53), Servite (Anaheim) (51.2), Bishop Amat (La Puente) (41)
Lowest-Rated 2019 Regular Season Opponents: Birmingham (Van Nuys) (6.5), Paraclete (Lancaster) (10.6), Loyola (Los Angeles) (19.6)
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 41 (40.3 overall)
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 30.6
2019 vs. 2018 Schedule Strength Comparison: -10.4
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #15
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #52
2019 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-3
2019 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2019 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%