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GENERAL
Nickname: Knights
Colors: Navy/Gray
Coach: Tom Carroll
League: Palomar (moving from Avocado)
Section: San Diego
Playoff Division: I
Playoff Division Rank: #14

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 6
Returning Defensive Starters: 5
2022 JV Record: 4-6
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Jase Nix 5'10" 175 Junior WR/CB 4.5
Kreet Makihele 5'11" 175 Sophomore QB 4.93
Jake Vorhees 6'4" 220 Senior DE/TE 4.72

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Skill Positions, Returning QB, LB Versatility
Team Weaknesses: OL Youth/Inexperience, RB/S Inexperience

RATINGS
2022 Final Power Rating: 14.7
2022 National Rank: #2956
2022 State Rank: #185
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +1.5
Season Scaling/Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -0.9
2023 Starting Power Rating: -3.2
2023 National Rank: #3056
2023 State Rank: #181
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2022 Rating): 21.6
Dynasty National Rank: #1812
2023 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 25
Dynasty Record: 20-30 (7-21 in league)

HISTORICAL
2022 Overall Record: 5-7
2022 League Record/Finish: 1-5 (6th)
2022 Points For Average: 24.5
2022 Points Against Average: 27.4
2022 Differential: -2.9
2022 Wins: #4767 San Pasqual (Escondido) (41-14), #5251 Oceanside (56-28), #5304 Rancho Bernardo (San Diego) (52-34), #5459 Steele Canyon (Spring Valley) (41-18), #6043 Valley Center (41-12)
2022 Losses: #112 Carlsbad (42-7), #587 Mission Hills (San Marcos) (45-0), #988 El Camino (Oceanside) (29-0), #1424 La Costa Canyon (Carlsbad) (30-7), #2185 Ramona (21-14), #2319 Torrey Pines (San Diego) (28-14), #2717 Mira Mesa (San Diego) (28-21)
2022 Opponents W-L: 75-68
Recent League Championships: 2013 (tied for 1st; Valley)
Winning Streak Entering 2023 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2023 Schedule: 8/18 Rancho Buena Vista (Vista), 8/25 at Mira Mesa (San Diego), 9/1 Steele Canyon (Spring Valley), 9/8 at Torrey Pines (San Diego), 9/16 Mission Hills (San Marcos), 9/29 at Fallbrook, 10/6 Mt. Carmel (San Diego), 10/13 Ramona, 10/20 at Rancho Bernardo (San Diego), 10/27 at Del Norte (San Diego)
Highest-Rated 2023 Regular Season Opponents: Mission Hills (San Marcos) (21.8), Ramona (-0.3), Del Norte (San Diego) (-4.1)
Lowest-Rated 2023 Regular Season Opponents: Rancho Buena Vista (Vista) (-26.4), Mt. Carmel (San Diego) (-19.7), Steele Canyon (Spring Valley) (-16.7)
2022 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 20.3 (16.5 overall)
2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -8.5
2023 vs. 2022 Schedule Strength Comparison: -28.8
2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #154
2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #2758
2023 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-4
2023 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2023 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%