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GENERAL
Nickname: Pioneers
Colors: Royal Blue/White
Coach: Dan Davidson
League: Delta (moving from Orange)
Section: Southern
Playoff Division: none

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 5
Returning Defensive Starters: 6
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Julian Amezcua 6'2" 200 Senior WR/DB
Chance Thomas 6'2" 200 Sophomore QB
Joel Perez 6'5" 315 Senior OL/DL

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Passing Game, Dual-Threat QB, WR Depth
Team Weaknesses: Depth, Inexperience Playing Together

RATINGS
2023 Final Power Rating: 34.6
2023 National Rank: #848
2023 State Rank: #79
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.5
2024 Starting Power Rating: 12.3
2024 National Rank: #1488
2024 State Rank: #125
5-Year Dynasty Rating (Average 2018-2023 Rating): 15.8
5-Year Dynasty National Rank: #2608
2024 Rating vs. 5-Year Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 1.4
5-Year Dynasty Record: 43-9 (22-0 in league)
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2023 Rating): 12
Dynasty National Rank: #4747
2024 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 2.4
Dynasty Record: 134-96-2 (60-44 in league)

HISTORICAL
2023 Overall Record: 11-2
2023 League Record/Finish: 5-0 (1st)
2023 Points For Average: 47.3
2023 Points Against Average: 15.4
2023 Differential: +31.9
2023 Wins: #2453 Apple Valley (49-19), #2492 Colony (Ontario) (42-14), #3655 Banning [Phineas] (Wilmington) (54-7), #4519 El Toro (Lake Forest) (34-7), #5148 St. Margaret's (San Juan Capistrano) (48-13), #7822 Garden Grove (35-0), #11371 Valley (Santa Ana) (58-0), #12502 Anaheim (54-0), #13285 Savanna (Anaheim) (52-7), #13722 Magnolia (Anaheim) (63-7), #13872 Century (Santa Ana) (55-0)
2023 Losses: #62 Los Alamitos (63-25), #585 Orange Vista (Perris) (63-46)
2023 Opponents W-L: 67-81
Recent Section Championships: 2018 (11)
Recent League Championships: 2023 (Orange), 2022 (Orange), 2021 (Orange), 2020 (Orange), 2019 (Pac 4), 2018 (tied for 1st; Pac 4), 2008 (Orange), 2007 (Orange), 2006 (tied for 1st; Orange), 2005 (Orange), 2004 (Orange), 2003 (Orange)
Winning Streak Entering 2024 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2024 Schedule: 8/23 at Los Alamitos, 8/30 at La Mirada, 9/6 at El Toro (Lake Forest), 9/13 Banning [Phineas] (Wilmington), 9/27 Anaheim, 10/4 at Capistrano Valley (Mission Viejo), 10/10 El Modena (Orange), 10/17 Cypress, 10/25 Tustin, 10/31 Trabuco Hills (Mission Viejo)
Highest-Rated 2024 Regular Season Opponents: Los Alamitos (59.4), Tustin (23.9), Capistrano Valley (Mission Viejo) (19.7)
Lowest-Rated 2024 Regular Season Opponents: Anaheim (-51.2), La Mirada (-7.4), El Toro (Lake Forest) (-5.4)
2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -19.2 (-1.9 overall)
2024 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 7.3
2024 vs. 2023 Schedule Strength Comparison: +26.5
2024 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #121
2024 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1181
2024 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-4
2024 Projected League Finish: 4th
2024 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%