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GENERAL
Nickname: Eagles
Colors: Blue/Gold
Coach: Carson Palmer
League: Trinity
Section: Southern
Playoff Division: 1
Playoff Division Rank*: #3

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 6
Returning Defensive Starters: 7
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Trent Mosley Senior WR
Simote Katoanga Senior DE
Dash Fifita Senior LB

ADDITIONAL D1 PROSPECTS
Jonah Smith 6'0" 175 Senior WR
Jayden Crowder 5'11" 165 Senior CB
Manoah Faupusa 6'2" 310 Senior DL

COLLEGE PROSPECTS LOST TO GRADUATION
Elijah Vaikona 6'8" 365 Senior OT
JJ Hanne 6'5" 280 Senior DL
Sean Embree Jr. 6'4" 165 Senior WR
John Gazzaniga 6'7" 230 Senior QB

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: DL, WR
Team Weaknesses: OL Depth

RATINGS
2024 Final Power Rating: 71.9
2024 National Rank: #14
2024 State Rank: #6
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment*: +1.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment*: +12.9
Historical Reload/Regression Factor*: -5.7
2025 Starting Power Rating*: 81
2025 National Rank*: #4
2025 State Rank*: #3
5-Year Dynasty Rating (Average 2019-2024 Rating): 59.7
5-Year Dynasty National Rank: #40
2025 Rating vs. 5-Year Dynasty Rating Comparison*: better by 21.3
5-Year Dynasty Record: 23-26 (7-17 in league)
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2024 Rating): 52.1
Dynasty National Rank: #77
2025 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison*: better by 28.9
Dynasty Record: 127-112 [126-113 on the field] (38-70 in league)

HISTORICAL
2024 Overall Record: 5-7
2024 League Record/Finish: 1-4 (tied for 4th)
2024 Points For Average: 26.9
2024 Points Against Average: 20.8
2024 Differential: +6.1
2024 Wins: #7 Centennial (Corona) (31-15), #80 Servite (Anaheim) (44-8), #100 Inglewood (59-26), #108 Oaks Christian (Westlake Village) (37-17), #841 Liberty (Bakersfield) (42-3)
2024 Losses: #1 Mater Dei (Santa Ana) (40-18), #2 St. John Bosco (Bellflower) (31-29), #2 St. John Bosco (Bellflower) (13-0), #5 Orange Lutheran (Orange) (13-10), #9 Mission Viejo (35-7), #20 JSerra (San Juan Capistrano) (35-33), #357 Leuzinger (Lawndale) (14-13)
2024 Opponents W-L: 108-34
Recent Section/State Championships: 2011 (Pac-5 (I)), 2011 (Bowl I)
Winning Streak Entering 2025 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2025 Projected League Finish*: 3rd
schedule not yet available; please check back later in the summer to see analysis of schedule including toughest opponents, overall schedule strength, projected W-L record, probability of an undefeated season, etc.




*temporary; not finalized until August 7th






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