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GENERAL
Nickname: Pioneers
Colors: Royal Blue/White
Coach: Dan Davidson
League: Orange (moving from Pac 4)
Section: Southern
Playoff Division: none

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 3
Returning Defensive Starters: 5
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Soane Motulik Senior LB/RB
Matthew Berenji Senior WR/DB
Chris Lozano Junior LB

COLLEGE PROSPECTS LOST TO GRADUATION
Caine Savage 5'10" 165 Senior WR
Cassius Savage 6'1" 170 Senior CB

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: LB Talent/Experience, OL, Family-Atmosphere
Team Weaknesses: Skill Position Youth/Inexperience

RATINGS
2019 Final Power Rating: 11.7
2019 National Rank: #4016
2019 State Rank: #300
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment*: -7.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment*: -1.5
2020 Starting Power Rating*: -7.9
2020 National Rank*: #5905
2020 State Rank*: #413
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2019 Rating): 10.9
Dynasty National Rank: #5695
2020 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison*: worse by 18.8
Dynasty Record: 100-89-2 (41-44 in league)

HISTORICAL
2019 Overall Record: 9-2
2019 League Record/Finish: 3-0 (1st)
2019 Points For Average: 38.5
2019 Points Against Average: 12.8
2019 Differential: +25.7
2019 Wins: #5406 Huntington Beach (14-0), #7358 Laguna Beach (56-49), #8403 Ocean View (Huntington Beach) (31-0), #8809 Garden Grove (35-0), #9815 Glenn [John] (Norwalk) (48-0), #10010 Baldwin Park (41-0), #10691 Artesia (Lakewood) (34-23), #11232 Anaheim (49-0), #12300 Godinez [Hector G.] (Santa Ana) (77-6)
2019 Losses: #1844 Muir [John] (Pasadena) (26-6), #2331 Simi Valley (37-32)
2019 Opponents W-L: 58-65
Recent Section Championships: 2018 (11)
Recent League Championships: 2019 (Pac 4), 2018 (tied for 1st; Pac 4), 2008, 2007, 2006 (tied for 1st), 2005, 2004, 2003
Winning Streak Entering 2020 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2020 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank*: #764
2020 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank*: #10323
2020 Projected League Finish*: 1st
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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