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GENERAL
Nickname: Rams
Colors: Blue/Gold
Coach: Romeo Pellum
League: Moore
Section: Southern
Playoff Division: none

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 4
Returning Defensive Starters: 4
2022 JV Record: 4-6
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Ryan Pellum 5'11" 170 Senior WR/DB
Ethaniah Steffany 6'2" 240 Senior DE/DT
Mason Scott 6'1.5" 275 Senior C

ADDITIONAL D1 PROSPECTS
Gregory Mcclendon 6'4" 215 Senior WR
Edmari Binion 6'5" 245 Senior Edge

COLLEGE PROSPECTS LOST TO GRADUATION
Myles Jackson 6'2" 190 Senior QB
Nygel Osborne 5'11" 190 Senior RB

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Experience
Team Weaknesses: Depth

RATINGS
2022 Final Power Rating: 31.7
2022 National Rank: #1018
2022 State Rank: #80
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -6.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +9.1
Non-Senior D1 Talent Rating Bonus: +2.6
2023 Starting Power Rating: 17.2
2023 National Rank: #917
2023 State Rank: #63
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2022 Rating): 19.7
Dynasty National Rank: #2062
2023 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 2.7
Dynasty Record: 24-25 [28-21 on the field] (18-9 in league)

HISTORICAL
2022 Overall Record: 5-7
2022 League Record/Finish: 4-2 (tied for 2nd)
2022 Points For Average: 41.3
2022 Points Against Average: 28.1
2022 Differential: +13.2
2022 Wins: #2015 Saugus (49-21), #2989 Lakewood (52-20), #4500 Jordan (Long Beach) (58-54), #7389 Compton (50-20), #11995 Cabrillo (Long Beach) (55-0)
2022 Losses: #114 Poly (Long Beach) (42-0), #818 Cypress (29-28), #871 Cathedral (Los Angeles) (39-38), #1022 St. Francis (La Canada) (forfeit loss), #4384 Sunrise Mountain (Peoria, AZ) (forfeit loss), #6460 Santa Ana (forfeit loss), #8485 Wilson [Woodrow] (Long Beach) (forfeit loss)
2022 Opponents W-L: 85-54
Winning Streak Entering 2023 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2023 Schedule: 8/18 at Punahou (Honolulu, HI), 8/25 Cathedral (Los Angeles), 9/1 at St. Francis (La Canada), 9/8 Upland, 9/15 Wilson [Woodrow] (Long Beach), 9/22 at Jordan (Long Beach), 9/29 vs Poly (Long Beach), 10/6 Lakewood, 10/13 at Compton, 10/27 Cabrillo (Long Beach)
Highest-Rated 2023 Regular Season Opponents: Punahou (Honolulu, HI) (53.3), Poly (Long Beach) (45.3), Upland (26.2)
Lowest-Rated 2023 Regular Season Opponents: Cabrillo (Long Beach) (-53.5), Wilson [Woodrow] (Long Beach) (-30.4), Compton (-25)
2022 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 7.9 (14.4 overall)
2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 3.7
2023 vs. 2022 Schedule Strength Comparison: -4.2
2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #78
2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1024
2023 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-4
2023 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2023 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%