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GENERAL
Nickname: Cougars
Colors: Blue/White
Coach: Chuck Chastain
League: Big West - Upper (moving from Big VIII)
Section: Southern
Playoff Division: none

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 6
Returning Defensive Starters: 7
2021 JV Record: 8-2
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Grant Gray Senior WR/ATH
Chase Miller Senior LB
Clayton Zentner Senior ATH

COLLEGE PROSPECTS LOST TO GRADUATION
Jaydn Ott 6'0" 195 Senior RB
Kyle Crum 6'3" 190 Senior QB

RATINGS
2021 Final Power Rating: 62.2
2021 National Rank: #50
2021 State Rank: #13
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +0.4
2022 Starting Power Rating: 48
2022 National Rank: #102
2022 State Rank: #18
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2021 Rating): 48.7
Dynasty National Rank: #124
2022 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 0.7
Dynasty Record: 166-62 (75-24 in league)

HISTORICAL
2021 Overall Record: 8-3
2021 League Record/Finish: 4-1 (2nd)
2021 Points For Average: 40
2021 Points Against Average: 26.6
2021 Differential: +13.4
2021 Wins: #41 Santa Margarita (Rancho Santa Margarita) (40-22), #224 Vista Murrieta (Murrieta) (42-26), #419 Murrieta Valley (Murrieta) (35-34), #468 Roosevelt [Eleanor] (Eastvale) (35-24), #558 Rancho Cucamonga (62-28), #2637 Santiago (Corona) (57-14), #3477 King [Dr. Martin Luther] (Riverside) (55-0), #4647 Corona (55-13)
2021 Losses: #1 Mater Dei (Santa Ana) (49-14), #3 Centennial (Corona) (48-24), #48 Sierra Canyon (Chatsworth) (35-21)
2021 Opponents W-L: 75-49
Recent Section Championships: 2006 (Inland (II)), 2005 (V)
Recent League Championships: 2020 (Big VIII), 2009 (Big VIII), 2005 (tied for 1st; Mountain View), 2003 (Mountain View)
Winning Streak Entering 2022 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2022 Schedule: 8/26 vs Santa Margarita (Rancho Santa Margarita), 9/2 Rancho Cucamonga, 9/8 Corona, 9/16 at Citrus Valley (Redlands), 9/22 at Santiago (Corona), 9/29 Vista Murrieta (Murrieta), 10/7 at Murrieta Valley (Murrieta), 10/14 Roosevelt [Eleanor] (Eastvale), 10/21 at Chaparral (Temecula), 10/27 at Centennial (Corona)
Highest-Rated 2022 Regular Season Opponents: Centennial (Corona) (91.7), Santa Margarita (Rancho Santa Margarita) (64.7), Murrieta Valley (Murrieta) (42.1)
Lowest-Rated 2022 Regular Season Opponents: Corona (-12.3), Santiago (Corona) (17.3), Rancho Cucamonga (20.1)
2021 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 42.4 (53.2 overall)
2022 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 33.5
2022 vs. 2021 Schedule Strength Comparison: -8.9
2022 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #18
2022 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #55
2022 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-2
2022 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2022 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%