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GENERAL
Nickname: Toreadors
Colors: Red/White/Gold/Black
Coach: Thomas Randolph
League: West Valley
Section: Los Angeles
Playoff Division: none

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 8
Returning Defensive Starters: 5
2024 JV Record: 4-4-1
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Nathan Swinson 6'3" 185 Senior QB
Ryder Robinson 6'1" 250 Senior OL/DL
Wesley Parvizi 5'9" 170 Senior WR/LB

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: OL, Offensive Experience
Team Weaknesses: Defensive Inexperience, New DC

RATINGS
2024 Final Power Rating: -44.8
2024 National Rank: #12451
2024 State Rank: #878
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment*: +3.5
Season Scaling/Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment*: -8.7
2025 Starting Power Rating*: -55.4
2025 National Rank*: #11503
2025 State Rank*: #808
5-Year Dynasty Rating (Average 2019-2024 Rating): -37.7
5-Year Dynasty National Rank: #12498
2025 Rating vs. 5-Year Dynasty Rating Comparison*: worse by 17.7
5-Year Dynasty Record: 17-37 (1-23 in league)
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2024 Rating): 1.2
Dynasty National Rank: #7702
2025 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison*: worse by 56.6
Dynasty Record: 117-129 [118-128 on the field] (55-53 in league)

HISTORICAL
2024 Overall Record: 3-9
2024 League Record/Finish: 0-5 (6th)
2024 Points For Average: 24.6
2024 Points Against Average: 34.8
2024 Differential: -10.2
2024 Wins: #13395 Dymally (Los Angeles) (48-6), #13451 University (Los Angeles) (34-24), #13753 Monroe [James] (North Hills) (43-6)
2024 Losses: #3803 Oak Park (40-7), #4366 Birmingham (Van Nuys) (56-0), #7853 Eagle Rock (Los Angeles) (48-8), #8863 Cleveland [Grover] (Reseda) (42-14), #9991 Chatsworth (24-20), #10375 Granada Hills (40-21), #10913 Arleta (35-32), #11400 El Camino Real (Woodland Hills) (37-12), #12191 Van Nuys (59-56)
2024 Opponents W-L: 68-77
Recent Section Championships: 2021 (III)
Recent League Championships: 2010, 2009 (tied for 1st), 2008, 2005, 2004
Winning Streak Entering 2025 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2025 Schedule: 8/22 at Nordhoff (Ojai), 8/28 Monroe [James] (North Hills), 9/5 at Arleta, 9/12 Verdugo Hills (Tujunga), 9/19 at Eagle Rock (Los Angeles), 10/3 Granada Hills, 10/10 Chatsworth, 10/17 Birmingham (Van Nuys), 10/24 at Cleveland [Grover] (Reseda), 10/30 El Camino Real (Woodland Hills)
Highest-Rated 2025 Regular Season Opponents*: Birmingham (Van Nuys) (-4.1), Cleveland [Grover] (Reseda) (-26.9), Eagle Rock (Los Angeles) (-27.1)
Lowest-Rated 2025 Regular Season Opponents*: Monroe [James] (North Hills) (-98), Verdugo Hills (Tujunga) (-61.5), Nordhoff (Ojai) (-55.7)
2024 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -23.9 (-34.4 overall)
2025 Regular Season Schedule Strength*: -46.7
2025 vs. 2024 Schedule Strength Comparison*: -22.8
2025 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank*: #665
2025 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank*: #9419
2025 Projected Regular Season Record*: 4-6
2025 Projected League Finish*: 6th
2025 Undefeated Regular Season Probability*: less than 1%




*temporary; not finalized until August 7th






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