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GENERAL
Nickname: Yellowjackets
Colors: Green/Gold
Coach: Wally Grant
League: Desert
Section: San Diego
Playoff Division: 5-AA
Playoff Division Rank*: #4

RATINGS
2024 Final Power Rating: -34.2
2024 National Rank: #11235
2024 State Rank: #776
Roster-Based (Players Back/Lost) Rough Rating Adjustment*: -2
Season Scaling/Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment*: -0.6
2025 Starting Power Rating*: -55.3
2025 National Rank*: #11490
2025 State Rank*: #807
5-Year Dynasty Rating (Average 2019-2024 Rating): -12.1
5-Year Dynasty National Rank: #8124
2025 Rating vs. 5-Year Dynasty Rating Comparison*: worse by 43.2
5-Year Dynasty Record: 33-20 (10-6 in league)
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2024 Rating): -9.3
Dynasty National Rank: #10632
2025 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison*: worse by 46
Dynasty Record: 118-117 (35-59 in league)

HISTORICAL
2024 Overall Record: 2-8
2024 League Record/Finish: 0-3 (4th)
2024 Points For Average: 13.1
2024 Points Against Average: 33.9
2024 Differential: -20.8
2024 Wins: #9430 Sweetwater (National City) (14-10), #13043 Southwest (El Centro) (47-18)
2024 Losses: #4838 Imperial (49-14), #5370 Holtville (38-0), #6473 Shadow Hills (Indio) (28-0), #6736 Coachella Valley (Thermal) (54-0), #7160 Gila Ridge (Yuma, AZ) (49-14), #9468 Vincent Memorial (Calexico) (21-6), #9588 Calipatria (44-24), #9908 Calexico (28-12)
2024 Opponents W-L: 65-44
Recent Section Championships: 2022 (IV), 2021 (V)
Recent League Championships: 2022, 2021
Winning Streak Entering 2025 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2025 Schedule: 8/22 Parker [Francis] (San Diego), 8/29 Shadow Hills (Indio), 9/5 vs Yuma (AZ), 9/12 at Coachella Valley (Thermal), 9/18 Imperial, 9/26 Sweetwater (National City), 10/3 vs Cibola (Yuma, AZ), 10/10 at Vincent Memorial (Calexico), 10/17 Calipatria, 10/24 at Southwest (El Centro)
Highest-Rated 2025 Regular Season Opponents*: Imperial (-11), Shadow Hills (Indio) (-21.3), Coachella Valley (Thermal) (-30.5)
Lowest-Rated 2025 Regular Season Opponents*: Southwest (El Centro) (-70.9), Parker [Francis] (San Diego) (-55), Yuma (AZ) (-52)
2024 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -17.2
2025 Regular Season Schedule Strength*: -41.8
2025 vs. 2024 Schedule Strength Comparison*: -24.6
2025 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank*: #606
2025 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank*: #8686
2025 Projected Regular Season Record*: 3-7
2025 Projected League Finish*: 3rd
2025 Undefeated Regular Season Probability*: less than 1%



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