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GENERAL
Nickname: Pioneers
Colors: Royal Blue/White
Coach: Dan Davidson
League: Orange
Section: Southern
Playoff Division: none

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 7
Returning Defensive Starters: 7
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Qui'Mare Shemwell 5'11" 180 Senior DB/WR 4.47
Josh Faulkner 5'8" 175 Senior RB/DB 4.58
Anthony Luna 6'1.5" 195 Senior QB 4.71

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Speed, QB Returning, Most Weapons Return
Team Weaknesses: Depth, Size, Lines

RATINGS
2022 Final Power Rating: 17.7
2022 National Rank: #2536
2022 State Rank: #158
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +4.5
2023 Starting Power Rating: 1
2023 National Rank: #2481
2023 State Rank: #153
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2022 Rating): 13.6
Dynasty National Rank: #3005
2023 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 12.6
Dynasty Record: 44-10 (19-1 in league)

HISTORICAL
2022 Overall Record: 10-2
2022 League Record/Finish: 4-0 (1st)
2022 Points For Average: 39.8
2022 Points Against Average: 14.9
2022 Differential: +24.9
2022 Wins: #3610 King [Dr. Martin Luther] (Riverside) (26-14), #4255 Buena (Ventura) (21-20), #5768 Garden Grove (34-7), #7371 St. Margaret's (San Juan Capistrano) (35-22), #7450 Chino (42-0), #7680 Esperanza (Anaheim) (39-7), #9925 Valley (Santa Ana) (48-7), #12770 Anaheim (62-13), #13537 Magnolia (Anaheim) (56-0), #14042 Century (Santa Ana) (61-0)
2022 Losses: #818 Cypress (44-20), #1313 Laguna Hills (45-33)
2022 Opponents W-L: 74-67
Recent Section Championships: 2018 (11)
Recent League Championships: 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019 (Pac 4), 2018 (tied for 1st; Pac 4), 2008, 2007, 2006 (tied for 1st), 2005, 2004, 2003
Winning Streak Entering 2023 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2023 Schedule: 8/18 Los Alamitos, 8/24 St. Margaret's (San Juan Capistrano), 9/1 El Toro (Lake Forest), 9/8 at Banning [Phineas] (Wilmington), 9/22 at Garden Grove, 9/29 Magnolia (Anaheim), 10/5 vs Savanna (Anaheim), 10/13 at Valley (Santa Ana), 10/19 Century (Santa Ana), 10/27 vs Anaheim
Highest-Rated 2023 Regular Season Opponents: Los Alamitos (46.7), Banning [Phineas] (Wilmington) (-15.2), El Toro (Lake Forest) (-19.8)
Lowest-Rated 2023 Regular Season Opponents: Century (Santa Ana) (-103.7), Magnolia (Anaheim) (-76), Savanna (Anaheim) (-73.3)
2022 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -19.9 (-5.8 overall)
2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -39.8
2023 vs. 2022 Schedule Strength Comparison: -19.9
2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #662
2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #10618
2023 Projected Regular Season Record: 9-1
2023 Projected League Finish: 1st
2023 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 1%