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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*: #12

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 6
Returning Defensive Starters: 6
2019 JV Record: 6-4
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Aiden Lippert Senior RB/WR
Jude Steffen 6'4" 255 Senior G
Kristofer Sanchez 6'3" 205 Senior DB

COLLEGE PROSPECTS LOST TO GRADUATION
Austin Nicholas 6'1" 220 Senior ILB
Marshall Eucker 6'5" 215 Senior QB
Trevor Gonzales 6'5" 180 Senior WR

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Offensive Speed, Athletic Lines, Game-Breaking RB With Elite Speed
Team Weaknesses: QB Youth, LB Depth, OL Inexperience

RATINGS
2019 Final Power Rating: 34.4
2019 National Rank: #971
2019 State Rank: #85
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment*: -1.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment*: -2
2020 Starting Power Rating*: 20.2
2020 National Rank*: #1277
2020 State Rank*: #103
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2019 Rating): 39.6
Dynasty National Rank: #480
2020 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison*: worse by 19.4
Dynasty Record: 130-68 (57-24 in league)

HISTORICAL
2019 Overall Record: 7-5
2019 League Record/Finish: 3-3 (tied for 3rd)
2019 Points For Average: 19.6
2019 Points Against Average: 20.3
2019 Differential: -0.7
2019 Wins: #127 San Clemente (forfeit), #721 El Camino (Oceanside) (34-8), #1284 Torrey Pines (San Diego) (21-13), #1350 Vista (24-23), #2342 San Marcos (35-32), #2816 Granite Hills (El Cajon) (25-16), #4112 Valley Center (28-7)
2019 Losses: #169 Carlsbad (14-7), #173 Cathedral (San Diego) (42-9), #331 Oceanside (19-13), #395 Mission Hills (San Marcos) (35-10), #395 Mission Hills (San Marcos) (14-10)
2019 Opponents W-L: 85-62
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 2020 Season: none

SCHEDULE
Highest-Rated 2020 Regular Season Opponents*: Oceanside (39.2), Carlsbad (38.8), El Camino (Oceanside) (28.9)
Lowest-Rated 2020 Regular Season Opponents*: Orange Glen (Escondido) (-1.6), San Marcos (15), Torrey Pines (San Diego) (27.3)
2020 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank*: #28
2020 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank*: #220
2020 Projected League Finish*: 6th
schedule not yet available; please check back later in the summer to see analysis of schedule including toughest opponents, overall schedule strength, projected W-L record, probability of an undefeated season, etc.




*temporary; not finalized until August 6th






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