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GENERAL
Nickname: Patriots
Colors: Blue/Gold/Silver/Black
Coach: Jim Rose
League: West Valley
Section: Los Angeles
Playoff Division: I
Playoff Division Rank: #7

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 7
Returning Defensive Starters: 8
2017 JV Record: 6-4
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
D.J. Banks 5'11" 225 Senior RB/LB
Mason White 6'1" 180 Junior DB/ATH
Giancarlo Tarifa 6'0" 200 Senior LB

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: 3-Year QB Starter, Line Experience/Depth
Team Weaknesses: Skill Position Depth

RATINGS
2017 Final Power Rating: 13.2
2017 National Rank: #4023
2017 State Rank: #306
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +6.5
2018 Starting Power Rating: 4.1
2018 National Rank: #2862
2018 State Rank: #231
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): 28.2
Dynasty National Rank: #1815
2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 24.1
Dynasty Record: 109-71 (63-12 in league)

HISTORICAL
2017 Overall Record: 6-5
2017 League Record/Finish: 4-1 (2nd)
2017 Points For Average: 36.4
2017 Points Against Average: 22.4
2017 Differential: +14
2017 Wins: #5460 Agoura (36-27), #5597 La Salle (Pasadena) (34-21), #6532 Cleveland [Grover] (Reseda) (41-6), #7543 Granada Hills (38-14), #10710 Taft [William Howard] (Woodland Hills) (60-0), #12631 Chatsworth (72-7)
2017 Losses: #866 Notre Dame (Sherman Oaks) (34-14), #1044 Westlake (Westlake Village) (40-21), #2425 Fairfax (Los Angeles) (40-35), #2464 Harvard-Westlake (Studio City) (33-28), #6200 El Camino Real (Woodland Hills) (24-21)
2017 Opponents W-L: 65-62
Recent Section Championships: 2007 (City Championship), 2006 (City Championship), 2004 (City Championship Division)
Recent League Championships: 2015, 2014, 2013 (tied for 1st), 2012, 2011, 2007, 2006, 2003
Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2018 Schedule: 8/17 at Harvard-Westlake (Studio City), 8/31 at La Salle (Pasadena), 9/7 at St. Paul (Santa Fe Springs), 9/14 Agoura, 9/21 at Notre Dame (Sherman Oaks), 9/28 Granada Hills, 10/5 El Camino Real (Woodland Hills), 10/12 at Cleveland [Grover] (Reseda), 10/19 at Chatsworth, 10/26 Taft [William Howard] (Woodland Hills)
Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Notre Dame (Sherman Oaks) (20.8), Harvard-Westlake (Studio City) (16.2), St. Paul (Santa Fe Springs) (-2.3)
Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Taft [William Howard] (Woodland Hills) (-43.2), Chatsworth (-36.8), Cleveland [Grover] (Reseda) (-23.8)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 9.3 (13.1 overall)
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -13
2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -22.3
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #432
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #6097
2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-2
2018 Projected League Finish: 1st
2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%