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GENERAL
Nickname: Argonauts
Colors: Red/White
Coach: Matthew LemMon
League: Kappa (moving from Big 4)
Section: Southern
Playoff Division: none

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 3
Returning Defensive Starters: 5
2023 JV Record: 3-7
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Malakai Beatty Senior CB/WR
Christian Mendoza Junior FS/WR
Omar Contreras Senior C

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Athleticism, Toughness
Team Weaknesses: Learning New Schemes/Coaching Staff

RATINGS
2023 Final Power Rating: -11.1
2023 National Rank: #7822
2023 State Rank: #532
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -5.5
Season Scaling/Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -25.9
2024 Starting Power Rating: -35.8
2024 National Rank: #8946
2024 State Rank: #612
5-Year Dynasty Rating (Average 2018-2023 Rating): -4.4
5-Year Dynasty National Rank: #6755
2024 Rating vs. 5-Year Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 29.3
5-Year Dynasty Record: 27-23 (8-7 in league)
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2023 Rating): 9.2
Dynasty National Rank: #5509
2024 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 42.9
Dynasty Record: 171-73-1 (78-17-1 in league)

HISTORICAL
2023 Overall Record: 3-7
2023 League Record/Finish: 1-2 (3rd)
2023 Points For Average: 19.5
2023 Points Against Average: 31.3
2023 Differential: -11.8
2023 Wins: #7207 Pacifica (Garden Grove) (19-14), #7251 Gahr [Richard] (Cerritos) (49-47), #12048 Katella (Anaheim) (42-7)
2023 Losses: #848 Western (Anaheim) (35-0), #3049 Laguna Beach (42-7), #3520 Torrance (41-0), #5435 Marina (Huntington Beach) (28-21), #5572 Santa Ana (41-21), #6110 Segerstrom (Santa Ana) (31-14), #7358 Bellflower (27-22)
2023 Opponents W-L: 67-47
Recent Section Championships: 2014 (Southern (XII)), 2010 (Southern (IX))
Recent League Championships: 2022 (Big 4), 2021 (tied for 1st; Big 4), 2018 (Big 4), 2017 (Garden Grove), 2016 (Garden Grove), 2015 (Garden Grove), 2014 (Garden Grove), 2013 (Garden Grove), 2012 (Garden Grove), 2010 (Garden Grove), 2009 (Garden Grove), 2008 (tied for 1st; Garden Grove)
Winning Streak Entering 2024 Season: 1
Streak List: 10/27/23 Katella (Anaheim) (42-7)

SCHEDULE
2024 Schedule: 8/23 Bellflower, 8/30 vs Pacifica (Garden Grove), 9/6 Santa Ana, 9/13 at Gahr [Richard] (Cerritos), 9/20 at University (Irvine), 10/4 Esperanza (Anaheim), 10/11 at Westminster, 10/18 at Brea Olinda (Brea), 10/25 at St. Margaret's (San Juan Capistrano), 11/1 Segerstrom (Santa Ana)
Highest-Rated 2024 Regular Season Opponents: St. Margaret's (San Juan Capistrano) (-6.8), Westminster (-11.3), Esperanza (Anaheim) (-12.1)
Lowest-Rated 2024 Regular Season Opponents: University (Irvine) (-33.7), Bellflower (-22), Gahr [Richard] (Cerritos) (-19)
2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -0.4
2024 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -17.5
2024 vs. 2023 Schedule Strength Comparison: -17.1
2024 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #385
2024 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #5583
2024 Projected Regular Season Record: 2-8
2024 Projected League Finish: 6th
2024 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%