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GENERAL
Nickname: Mavericks
Colors: Green/Vegas Gold/Midnight Blue
Coach: Sean Sovacool
League: Avocado
Section: San Diego
Playoff Division: 1-5
Playoff Division Rank: #8

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 5
Returning Defensive Starters: 6
2023 JV Record: 8-2
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Nash Cooper 6'3" 235 Senior DL/OL
Nolan Keeping 6'3" 205 Senior TE/WR
Ciaran Bueches 5'9" 185 Senior RB/WR

COLLEGE PROSPECT LOST TO GRADUATION
Trevor Ladd 6'4" 215 Senior TE

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Skill Positions, Defensive Speed/Experience
Team Weaknesses: Depth, Interior OL Inexperience

RATINGS
2023 Final Power Rating: 30.7
2023 National Rank: #1148
2023 State Rank: #100
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +0.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -0.6
Season Scaling/Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.8
2024 Starting Power Rating: 18.6
2024 National Rank: #1135
2024 State Rank: #109
5-Year Dynasty Rating (Average 2018-2023 Rating): 26.5
5-Year Dynasty National Rank: #1236
2024 Rating vs. 5-Year Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 7.9
5-Year Dynasty Record: 26-26 [25-27 on the field] (12-16 in league)
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2023 Rating): 36.7
Dynasty National Rank: #573
2024 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 18.1
Dynasty Record: 149-89 (66-37 in league)

HISTORICAL
2023 Overall Record: 5-6
2023 League Record/Finish: 1-4 (5th)
2023 Points For Average: 28.5
2023 Points Against Average: 22.6
2023 Differential: +5.9
2023 Wins: #1374 Del Norte (San Diego) (28-13), #2904 Poway (49-17), #3816 Mira Mesa (San Diego) (38-7), #5016 Fallbrook (49-7), #5376 University City (San Diego) (41-25)
2023 Losses: #79 San Clemente (28-3), #157 Carlsbad (41-34), #444 St. Augustine (San Diego) (32-17), #488 Mission Hills (San Marcos) (28-21), #847 El Camino (Oceanside) (24-17), #949 Torrey Pines (San Diego) (27-17)
2023 Opponents W-L: 75-55
Recent Section Championships: 2008 (I)
Recent League Championships: 2011 (Avocado - West), 2010 (tied for 1st; Avocado - West), 2009, 2008, 2007 (tied for 1st; Palomar), 2006 (Palomar), 2003 (tied for 1st)
Winning Streak Entering 2024 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2024 Schedule: 8/23 vs St. Augustine (San Diego), 8/29 at Del Norte (San Diego), 9/6 San Clemente, 9/13 Mira Mesa (San Diego), 9/20 Fallbrook, 10/4 at Poway, 10/11 at El Camino (Oceanside), 10/18 Mission Hills (San Marcos), 10/25 Carlsbad, 11/1 at Torrey Pines (San Diego)
Highest-Rated 2024 Regular Season Opponents: San Clemente (53.2), Carlsbad (42.8), Mission Hills (San Marcos) (33.5)
Lowest-Rated 2024 Regular Season Opponents: Fallbrook (-22), Poway (-2.6), Mira Mesa (San Diego) (-2.4)
2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 32.4 (30.5 overall)
2024 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 15.3
2024 vs. 2023 Schedule Strength Comparison: -17.1
2024 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #71
2024 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #564
2024 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-4
2024 Projected League Finish: 1st
2024 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%