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GENERAL
Nickname: Knights
Colors: Purple/Silver/Black
Coach: David Palmer
League: Desert Empire
Section: Southern
Playoff Division: none

RATINGS
2024 Final Power Rating: -6.9
2024 National Rank: #6473
2024 State Rank: #422
Roster-Based (Players Back/Lost) Rough Rating Adjustment*: +3.2
2025 Starting Power Rating*: -21.3
2025 National Rank*: #5914
2025 State Rank*: #384
5-Year Dynasty Rating (Average 2019-2024 Rating): -6.6
5-Year Dynasty National Rank: #6893
2025 Rating vs. 5-Year Dynasty Rating Comparison*: worse by 14.7
5-Year Dynasty Record: 23-25 (8-17 in league)
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2024 Rating): -4.7
Dynasty National Rank: #9370
2025 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison*: worse by 16.6
Dynasty Record: 79-75 (36-43 in league)

HISTORICAL
2024 Overall Record: 7-5
2024 League Record/Finish: 2-3 (tied for 4th)
2024 Points For Average: 24.3
2024 Points Against Average: 21.6
2024 Differential: +2.7
2024 Wins: #5296 La Quinta (30-29), #7246 Patriot (Jurupa Valley) (34-33), #7310 El Segundo (27-14), #8252 Palm Springs (45-35), #10987 Indio (33-8), #11107 Desert Hot Springs (7-0), #11235 Palo Verde Valley (Blythe) (28-0)
2024 Losses: #3443 Yucaipa (41-17), #4797 St. Anthony (Long Beach) (20-13), #4976 Palm Desert (17-7), #5756 Rancho Mirage (21-14), #7732 Xavier Prep (Palm Desert) (41-37)
2024 Opponents W-L: 65-66-1
Recent League Championships: 2014 (De Anza)
Winning Streak Entering 2025 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2025 Schedule: 8/22 at Indio, 8/29 at Palo Verde Valley (Blythe), 9/5 Yucaipa, 9/12 Desert Hot Springs, 9/19 at Patriot (Jurupa Valley), 10/3 at Rancho Mirage, 10/10 at Palm Springs, 10/16 Palm Desert, 10/24 at La Quinta, 10/31 Xavier Prep (Palm Desert)
Highest-Rated 2025 Regular Season Opponents*: Palm Desert (-11.6), La Quinta (-16), Rancho Mirage (-16.5)
Lowest-Rated 2025 Regular Season Opponents*: Indio (-55.9), Palo Verde Valley (Blythe) (-55.3), Desert Hot Springs (-46.8)
2024 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -6.1 (-10.7 overall)
2025 Regular Season Schedule Strength*: -30
2025 vs. 2024 Schedule Strength Comparison*: -23.9
2025 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank*: #449
2025 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank*: #6595
2025 Projected Regular Season Record*: 6-4
2025 Projected League Finish*: 4th
2025 Undefeated Regular Season Probability*: less than 1%



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