GENERAL
Nickname: Pioneers
Colors: Maroon/Gold
Coach: Jim Benkert
League: Marmonte
Section: Southern
Playoff Division: none
RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 6
Returning Defensive Starters: 4
2023 JV Record: 8-1-1
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no
TOP PLAYERS
Brice Hawkins 5'10" 175 Senior RB
Izak Simpson 6'2" 230 Junior DL
Gino Veon 6'3" 270 Senior OL
ADDITIONAL D1 PROSPECT
Tagg Harrison 6'0" 175 Senior QB
STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Experience, OL Depth
Team Weaknesses: Skill Positions
RATINGS
2023 Final Power Rating: 31
2023 National Rank: #1126
2023 State Rank: #98
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment*: -3.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment*: +2.6
2024 Starting Power Rating*: 15.3
2024 National Rank*: #1404
2024 State Rank*: #121
5-Year Dynasty Rating (Average 2018-2023 Rating): 27.7
5-Year Dynasty National Rank: #1116
2024 Rating vs. 5-Year Dynasty Rating Comparison*: worse by 12.4
5-Year Dynasty Record: 37-18 (13-8 in league)
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2023 Rating): 20.5
Dynasty National Rank: #2615
2024 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison*: worse by 5.2
Dynasty Record: 104-116 (42-69 in league)
HISTORICAL
2023 Overall Record: 9-6
2023 League Record/Finish: 2-3 (4th)
2023 Points For Average: 34.5
2023 Points Against Average: 24.9
2023 Differential: +9.6
2023 Wins: #1398 Mira Costa (Manhattan Beach) (44-38), #1839 Huntington Beach (32-29), #2170 Rancho Verde (Moreno Valley) (40-34), #2515 Crean Lutheran (Irvine) (27-7), #3791 Westlake (Westlake Village) (28-27), #4446 Calabasas (44-7), #8423 Saugus (56-0), #9270 Royal (Simi Valley) (62-7), #11289 Knight [William J.] (Palmdale) (55-0)
2023 Losses: #80 Oaks Christian (Westlake Village) (48-16), #200 St. Bonaventure (Ventura) (29-24), #472 Central Valley Christian (Visalia) (55-38), #799 Yorba Linda (38-21), #927 Pacifica (Oxnard) (28-11), #3166 Bishop Diego [Garcia] (Santa Barbara) (27-20)
2023 Opponents W-L: 93-86
Recent Section Championships: 2023 (6)
Recent League Championships: 2021 (Canyon), 2020 (Canyon), 2014 (Canyon)
Winning Streak Entering 2024 Season: none
SCHEDULE
2024 Schedule: 8/16 at Spanish Springs (Sparks, NV), 8/23 Valencia, 9/6 at Royal (Simi Valley), 9/13 vs Saugus, 9/20 at Thousand Oaks, 10/4 St. Bonaventure (Ventura), 10/10 at Camarillo, 10/18 Bishop Diego [Garcia] (Santa Barbara), 10/25 Pacifica (Oxnard), 11/1 at Oaks Christian (Westlake Village)
Highest-Rated 2024 Regular Season Opponents*: Oaks Christian (Westlake Village) (57.8), St. Bonaventure (Ventura) (44.1), Valencia (24.5)
Lowest-Rated 2024 Regular Season Opponents*: Royal (Simi Valley) (-40), Saugus (-25.7), Camarillo (-18.1)
2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 13.2 (20.9 overall)
2024 Regular Season Schedule Strength*: 10.2
2024 vs. 2023 Schedule Strength Comparison*: -3
2024 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank*: #99
2024 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank*: #523
2024 Projected Regular Season Record*: 5-5
2024 Projected League Finish*: 4th
2024 Undefeated Regular Season Probability*: less than 1%
*temporary; not finalized until August 8th
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