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GENERAL
Nickname: Cowboys
Colors: Hunter Green/Vegas Gold
Coach: Ken Holsenbeck
League: Foothill
Section: Southern
Playoff Division: none

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 5
Returning Defensive Starters: 4
2023 JV Record: 5-5
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Evan Watts 6'4" 225 Senior DE/TE
Andrew Ruiz 6'3" 260 Senior OL/DL
Sebastian Martinez 5'10" 170 Senior QB

RATINGS
2023 Final Power Rating: 1.2
2023 National Rank: #5255
2023 State Rank: #359
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -0.5
Season Scaling/Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -0.1
2024 Starting Power Rating: -16.2
2024 National Rank: #5329
2024 State Rank: #358
5-Year Dynasty Rating (Average 2018-2023 Rating): -1.9
5-Year Dynasty National Rank: #6142
2024 Rating vs. 5-Year Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 12.2
5-Year Dynasty Record: 13-32 (3-24 in league)
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2023 Rating): 25.7
Dynasty National Rank: #1776
2024 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 39.8
Dynasty Record: 124-104-1 (46-60 in league)

HISTORICAL
2023 Overall Record: 6-4
2023 League Record/Finish: 2-4 (5th)
2023 Points For Average: 24.5
2023 Points Against Average: 21.4
2023 Differential: +3.1
2023 Wins: #5845 Golden Valley (Santa Clarita) (24-21), #8275 Harvard-Westlake (Studio City) (46-7), #8423 Saugus (28-13), #8635 Ridgeview (Bakersfield) (28-14), #9270 Royal (Simi Valley) (48-9), #10012 Hueneme (Oxnard) (43-6)
2023 Losses: #415 Valencia (38-0), #3048 Hart [William S.] (Newhall) (41-7), #3422 West Ranch (Valencia) (30-14), #5308 Castaic (35-7)
2023 Opponents W-L: 39-64
Recent Section/State Championships: 2006 (Northern (IV)), 2006 (Bowl I), 2005 (II)
Recent League Championships: 2006, 2005
Winning Streak Entering 2024 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2024 Schedule: 8/23 at Charter Oak (Covina), 8/30 Buena (Ventura), 9/6 at Cathedral (Los Angeles), 9/13 Palm Springs, 9/20 Castaic, 9/27 vs Saugus, 10/4 Valencia, 10/10 vs Hart [William S.] (Newhall), 10/25 vs West Ranch (Valencia), 11/1 Golden Valley (Santa Clarita)
Highest-Rated 2024 Regular Season Opponents: Valencia (21.8), Cathedral (Los Angeles) (18), Charter Oak (Covina) (12.8)
Lowest-Rated 2024 Regular Season Opponents: Saugus (-26.5), Palm Springs (-25.4), Castaic (-22.7)
2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -1.5
2024 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -6.3
2024 vs. 2023 Schedule Strength Comparison: -4.8
2024 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #236
2024 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #3131
2024 Projected Regular Season Record: 4-6
2024 Projected League Finish: 5th
2024 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%