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GENERAL
Nickname: Cardinals
Colors: Cardinal/White
Coach: Mike Montoya
League: Tri County
Section: Southern
Playoff Division: none

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 6
Returning Defensive Starters: 5
2024 JV Record: 7-3
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Jorge Gonzalez 6'5" 300 Senior OL/DT
Sabastian Alcantar 5'9" 190 Senior RB/MLB
Imari Brown 5'8" 165 Junior WR/CB

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: OL
Team Weaknesses: Some Inexperience

RATINGS
2024 Final Power Rating: -10.5
2024 National Rank: #7177
2024 State Rank: #477
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment*: -1.5
Season Scaling/Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment*: -6.8
2025 Starting Power Rating*: -26.3
2025 National Rank*: #6808
2025 State Rank*: #446
5-Year Dynasty Rating (Average 2019-2024 Rating): -18.6
5-Year Dynasty National Rank: #9506
2025 Rating vs. 5-Year Dynasty Rating Comparison*: worse by 7.7
5-Year Dynasty Record: 27-22 (9-12 in league)
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2024 Rating): -5.9
Dynasty National Rank: #9718
2025 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison*: worse by 20.4
Dynasty Record: 103-122-1 (33-63-1 in league)

HISTORICAL
2024 Overall Record: 7-5
2024 League Record/Finish: 2-3 (4th)
2024 Points For Average: 33.1
2024 Points Against Average: 19.3
2024 Differential: +13.8
2024 Wins: #7756 Crespi (Encino) (35-34), #9583 Fillmore (31-7), #9868 Hueneme (Oxnard) (31-12), #9970 Viewpoint (Calabasas) (55-6), #12122 St. Bernard (Playa del Rey) (56-14), #12186 Bernstein [Helen] (Hollywood) (56-0), #12434 Carpinteria (42-10)
2024 Losses: #3453 Agoura (50-26), #5095 Portola (Irvine) (14-10), #6573 San Marcos (Santa Barbara) (28-14), #6683 La Canada (28-20), #8208 Dos Pueblos (Goleta) (29-21)
2024 Opponents W-L: 67-64-1
Recent League Championships: 2018 (tied for 1st; Citrus Coast), 2008 (Frontier)
Winning Streak Entering 2025 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2025 Schedule: 8/22 Grace (Simi Valley), 8/29 at La Canada, 9/19 St. Bernard (Playa del Rey), 9/26 Carpinteria, 10/3 Agoura, 10/10 San Marcos (Santa Barbara), 10/17 Dos Pueblos (Goleta), 10/24 Hueneme (Oxnard), 10/31 Fillmore
Highest-Rated 2025 Regular Season Opponents*: Agoura (-3), La Canada (-17.7), San Marcos (Santa Barbara) (-19.9)
Lowest-Rated 2025 Regular Season Opponents*: Carpinteria (-65.5), St. Bernard (Playa del Rey) (-53.4), Fillmore (-40.3)
2024 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -17.6
2025 Regular Season Schedule Strength*: -33.4
2025 vs. 2024 Schedule Strength Comparison*: -15.8
2025 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank*: #490
2025 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank*: #7224
2025 Projected Regular Season Record*: 6-3
2025 Projected League Finish*: 3rd
2025 Undefeated Regular Season Probability*: less than 1%




*temporary; not finalized until August 7th






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