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GENERAL
Nickname: Pioneers
Colors: Maroon/Gold
Coach: Jim Benkert
League: Marmonte (moving from Canyon)
Section: Southern
Playoff Division: none

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 4
Returning Defensive Starters: 4
2021 JV Record: 6-3
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Caleb Alvary 5'11" 195 Senior RB
Carson Mott 6'5" 230 Senior DE
Sean Brown 6'3" 190 Senior S

COLLEGE PROSPECT LOST TO GRADUATION
Travis Throckmorton 6'3" 205 Senior QB

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Skill Positions
Team Weaknesses: Line Depth/Size

RATINGS
2021 Final Power Rating: 39.5
2021 National Rank: #522
2021 State Rank: #57
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -6.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +2.6
Season Scaling/Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -8.4
2022 Starting Power Rating: 22.3
2022 National Rank: #781
2022 State Rank: #78
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2021 Rating): 20
Dynasty National Rank: #2943
2022 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 2.3
Dynasty Record: 91-104 (39-62 in league)

HISTORICAL
2021 Overall Record: 10-1
2021 League Record/Finish: 4-0 (1st)
2021 Points For Average: 41.9
2021 Points Against Average: 14.4
2021 Differential: +27.5
2021 Wins: #853 Saugus (21-10), #2304 Pacifica (Oxnard) (63-34), #3174 Agoura (48-12), #3788 Golden Valley (Santa Clarita) (42-14), #4540 Calabasas (51-7), #4570 Thousand Oaks (41-7), #5379 Oak Park (42-0), #6964 Royal (Simi Valley) (42-6), #7157 Burbank (63-19), #7164 Redondo (Redondo Beach) (35-0)
2021 Losses: #28 Lutheran (Orange) (49-13)
2021 Opponents W-L: 58-58
Recent League Championships: 2021 (Canyon), 2020 (Canyon), 2014 (Canyon)
Winning Streak Entering 2022 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2022 Schedule: 8/19 Ventura, 8/26 at Knight [William J.] (Palmdale), 9/2 at Royal (Simi Valley), 9/8 vs Saugus, 9/16 Yorba Linda, 9/30 at Westlake (Westlake Village), 10/7 Calabasas, 10/14 vs St. Bonaventure (Ventura), 10/21 Oaks Christian (Westlake Village), 10/28 Bishop Diego [Garcia] (Santa Barbara)
Highest-Rated 2022 Regular Season Opponents: Yorba Linda (39.8), St. Bonaventure (Ventura) (37.8), Bishop Diego [Garcia] (Santa Barbara) (28.4)
Lowest-Rated 2022 Regular Season Opponents: Knight [William J.] (Palmdale) (-28.3), Royal (Simi Valley) (-13.9), Calabasas (-10.6)
2021 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 14.3 (17.6 overall)
2022 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 12
2022 vs. 2021 Schedule Strength Comparison: -2.3
2022 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #86
2022 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #578
2022 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-4
2022 Projected League Finish: 4th
2022 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%