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GENERAL
Nickname: Nitros
Colors: Red/Black
Coach: Manuel Lemus
League: Pacific (moving from Pacific - Lower)
Section: Southern
Playoff Division: none

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

TOP PLAYERS
Mark Dacles 5'8" 205 Senior ILB/FB
Rudy Cuellar 5'9.5" 165 Junior WR/S
Brady Aldrete 6'0" 210 Junior DE/TE

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: DL, Defensive Core Returns
Team Weaknesses: Youth

RATINGS
2023 Final Power Rating: -52.8
2023 National Rank: #13236
2023 State Rank: #951
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -4.5
Season Scaling/Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -15.1
2024 Starting Power Rating: -79.7
2024 National Rank: #13394
2024 State Rank: #980
5-Year Dynasty Rating (Average 2018-2023 Rating): -44.3
5-Year Dynasty National Rank: #13299
2024 Rating vs. 5-Year Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 33.3
5-Year Dynasty Record: 10-32 (1-7 in league)
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2023 Rating): -20
Dynasty National Rank: #12949
2024 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 57.6
Dynasty Record: 44-157-1 (18-95 in league)

HISTORICAL
2023 Overall Record: 5-5
2023 League Record/Finish: 0-1 (2nd)
2023 Points For Average: 20.3
2023 Points Against Average: 24.6
2023 Differential: -4.3
2023 Wins: #13261 Duarte (29-26), #13542 Beverly Hills (22-6), #13738 Verbum Dei (Los Angeles) (35-8), #13891 Keppel [Mark] (Alhambra) (32-6), #13899 Mendez [Felicitas & Gonzalo] (Los Angeles) (19-9)
2023 Losses: #11307 Grace (Simi Valley) (50-13), #11665 Hoover [Herbert] (Glendale) (44-14), #12077 Rowland (Rowland Heights) (41-26), #12115 Glenn [John] (Norwalk) (46-6), #12637 Bassett (La Puente) (10-7)
2023 Opponents W-L: 33-68
Recent League Championships: 2022 (Pacific - Lower)
Winning Streak Entering 2024 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2024 Schedule: 8/23 Bosco Tech [Don] (Rosemead), 8/30 at Duarte, 9/6 Monrovia, 9/20 at Pasadena, 9/27 Burroughs [John] (Burbank), 10/4 Crescenta Valley (La Crescenta), 10/11 at Arcadia, 10/18 vs Burbank, 10/24 Muir [John] (Pasadena), 11/1 at Hoover [Herbert] (Glendale)
Highest-Rated 2024 Regular Season Opponents: Muir [John] (Pasadena) (3.8), Burroughs [John] (Burbank) (-13.1), Monrovia (-18.9)
Lowest-Rated 2024 Regular Season Opponents: Bosco Tech [Don] (Rosemead) (-70.2), Duarte (-63.5), Hoover [Herbert] (Glendale) (-50.4)
2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -51.5
2024 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -34
2024 vs. 2023 Schedule Strength Comparison: +17.5
2024 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #661
2024 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #9809
2024 Projected Regular Season Record: 1-9
2024 Projected League Finish: 8th
2024 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%