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GENERAL
Nickname: Tigers
Colors: Orange/Black
Coach: Jeff Chi
League: Rio Hondo
Section: Southern
Playoff Division: 10
Playoff Division Rank*: #6

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 7
Returning Defensive Starters: 6
2024 JV Record: 6-4
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Trey Freking 5'10" 185 Senior RB
Rick Matsuda 5'6" 175 Junior LB/RB
Toshio Matsuoka 5'10" 155 Junior WR/DB

COLLEGE PROSPECT LOST TO GRADUATION
James Dowd 6'5" 220 Senior WR

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Hard-Working, Skill Position Experience, Returning Play-Makers
Team Weaknesses: Line Inexperience

RATINGS
2024 Final Power Rating: -3.7
2024 National Rank: #5889
2024 State Rank: #381
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment*: +4.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment*: -0.8
2025 Starting Power Rating*: -8.3
2025 National Rank*: #5205
2025 State Rank*: #338
5-Year Dynasty Rating (Average 2019-2024 Rating): -8.7
5-Year Dynasty National Rank: #7376
2025 Rating vs. 5-Year Dynasty Rating Comparison*: better by 0.4
5-Year Dynasty Record: 38-15 [37-16 on the field] (17-6 in league)
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2024 Rating): -5.5
Dynasty National Rank: #9617
2025 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison*: worse by 2.8
Dynasty Record: 126-98-2 (49-54-1 in league)

HISTORICAL
2024 Overall Record: 10-3
2024 League Record/Finish: 5-0 (1st)
2024 Points For Average: 27.6
2024 Points Against Average: 21.1
2024 Differential: +6.5
2024 Wins: #5440 Monrovia (36-27), #6161 Valley View (Moreno Valley) (34-31), #6683 La Canada (28-10), #7246 Patriot (Jurupa Valley) (35-28), #8682 Crescenta Valley (La Crescenta) (29-23), #9507 San Marino (24-17), #10396 Arcadia (21-6), #10978 Temple City (48-6), #12206 Poly (Pasadena) (55-7), #12740 Alhambra (35-12)
2024 Losses: #3537 Schurr (Montebello) (28-0), #3851 Golden Valley (Santa Clarita) (21-7), #4428 Silverado (Victorville) (58-7)
2024 Opponents W-L: 80-65
Recent League Championships: 2024, 2023 (tied for 1st), 2020
Winning Streak Entering 2025 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2025 Projected League Finish*: 2nd
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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