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GENERAL
Nickname: Bulldogs
Colors: Cardinal/Gold
Coach: Richard Lear
League: Golden
Section: Southern
Playoff Division: none

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 6
Returning Defensive Starters: 6
2021 JV Record: 9-0
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Brandon Johnson 5'9" 180 Senior RB
Mordecai Hines 6'6" 275 Senior DL
Kaleb Alexander 6'0" 170 DB

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Physicality, Depth

RATINGS
2021 Final Power Rating: 22.9
2021 National Rank: #1822
2021 State Rank: #142
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +4.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +4.3
2022 Starting Power Rating: 21.9
2022 National Rank: #804
2022 State Rank: #81
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2021 Rating): 17.3
Dynasty National Rank: #3587
2022 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 4.6
Dynasty Record: 112-96-1 [111-97-1 on the field] (84-41 in league)

HISTORICAL
2021 Overall Record: 10-3
2021 League Record/Finish: 7-0 (1st)
2021 Points For Average: 37.3
2021 Points Against Average: 9.7
2021 Differential: +27.6
2021 Wins: #3095 Palmdale (20-14), #4039 California (Whittier) (44-12), #4315 Quartz Hill (39-3), #4375 Muir [John] (Pasadena) (40-7), #6171 Knight [William J.] (Palmdale) (44-0), #7085 Antelope Valley (Lancaster) (47-6), #9535 Eastside (Lancaster) (41-0), #9908 Lancaster (65-6), #10312 Adelanto (50-0), #12020 Littlerock (68-6)
2021 Losses: #697 Oak Hills (Hesperia) (33-2), #1783 Serrano (Phelan) (18-13), #1783 Serrano (Phelan) (21-12)
2021 Opponents W-L: 80-66
Recent Section Championships: 2019 (9)
Recent League Championships: 2021, 2020, 2018, 2011 (tied for 1st)
Winning Streak Entering 2022 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2022 Schedule: 8/19 Paraclete (Lancaster), 8/27 Oak Hills (Hesperia), 9/2 Mission Hills (San Marcos), 9/16 at Knight [William J.] (Palmdale), 9/23 Littlerock, 9/30 Eastside (Lancaster), 10/7 at Antelope Valley (Lancaster), 10/13 at Lancaster, 10/21 Palmdale, 10/27 Quartz Hill
Highest-Rated 2022 Regular Season Opponents: Mission Hills (San Marcos) (25), Oak Hills (Hesperia) (19.5), Palmdale (-3.9)
Lowest-Rated 2022 Regular Season Opponents: Littlerock (-49.6), Eastside (Lancaster) (-45.2), Lancaster (-34)
2021 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -5.6 (3.1 overall)
2022 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -15.7
2022 vs. 2021 Schedule Strength Comparison: -10.1
2022 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #413
2022 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #5230
2022 Projected Regular Season Record: 9-1
2022 Projected League Finish: 1st
2022 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 30%