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GENERAL
Nickname: Pioneers
Colors: Royal Blue/White
Coach: Dan Davidson
League: Pac 4
Section: Southern
Playoff Division: 10
Playoff Division Rank: #1

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 7
Returning Defensive Starters: 9
2018 JV Record: 4-2
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Caine Savage 5'11" 175 Senior 4.51
Cassius Savage 6'1" 170 Senior 4.59
Danny Walters 6'0" 245 Senior 5.17

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: 9 Returning Defensive Starters, DL/WR, Unity
Team Weaknesses: Lost QB/Defensive Caller To Graduation

RATINGS
2018 Final Power Rating: 23.6
2018 National Rank: #2042
2018 State Rank: #185
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +2.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +3.6
2019 Starting Power Rating: 14.3
2019 National Rank: #1392
2019 State Rank: #128
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2018 Rating): 10.8
Dynasty National Rank: #5866
2019 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 3.5
Dynasty Record: 91-87-2 (38-44 in league)

HISTORICAL
2018 Overall Record: 12-3
2018 League Record/Finish: 2-1 (tied for 1st)
2018 Points For Average: 45.7
2018 Points Against Average: 26.9
2018 Differential: +18.8
2018 Wins: #2076 Garden Grove (35-31), #3533 Palos Verdes Peninsula (Rolling Hills Estates) (49-21), #4466 Beaumont (35-34), #5349 Jurupa Hills (Fontana) (48-19), #5475 Artesia (Lakewood) (72-31), #5879 Laguna Beach (47-35), #7800 Patriot (Riverside) (56-21), #8554 Glenn [John] (Norwalk) (42-28), #10175 Anaheim (48-0), #11726 Cerritos (69-33), #11789 Godinez [Hector G.] (Santa Ana) (55-0), #12038 Baldwin Park (56-14)
2018 Losses: #1743 San Gorgonio (San Bernardino) (43-28), #2726 Huntington Beach (48-38), #6965 Ocean View (Huntington Beach) (45-7)
2018 Opponents W-L: 107-72
Recent Section Championships: 2018 (11)
Recent League Championships: 2018 (tied for 1st), 2008 (Orange), 2007 (Orange), 2006 (tied for 1st; Orange), 2005 (Orange), 2004 (Orange), 2003 (Orange)
Winning Streak Entering 2019 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2019 Schedule: 8/23 at Muir [John] (Pasadena), 8/30 at Huntington Beach, 9/6 at Baldwin Park, 9/13 Anaheim, 9/20 Glenn [John] (Norwalk), 10/3 Garden Grove, 10/10 Artesia (Lakewood), 10/18 at Ocean View (Huntington Beach), 10/25 at Laguna Beach, 11/1 Godinez [Hector G.] (Santa Ana)
Highest-Rated 2019 Regular Season Opponents: Muir [John] (Pasadena) (1), Huntington Beach (-1), Garden Grove (-1.3)
Lowest-Rated 2019 Regular Season Opponents: Godinez [Hector G.] (Santa Ana) (-51.5), Anaheim (-41.4), Baldwin Park (-34.3)
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -0.5 (2.2 overall)
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -20.5
2019 vs. 2018 Schedule Strength Comparison: -20
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #541
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #7771
2019 Projected Regular Season Record: 10-0
2019 Projected League Finish: 1st
2019 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 63%