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GENERAL
Nickname: Drillers
Colors: Blue/White
Coach: Paul Golla
League: Southwest Yosemite
Section: Central
Playoff Division: 1
Playoff Division Rank: #5

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 2
Returning Defensive Starters: 2
2010 JV Record: 6-4
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Chris Hannible 6'0" 185 Senior QB/FS 4.60
Silas Nacita 5'10" 180 Senior RB/S 4.60
Kevin Elijah 5'6" 160 Senior CB/WR 4.60

D1 PLAYERS LOST TO GRADUATION
Mercy Matson 5'11" 185 Senior DB 4.5 [San Jose State]
Brian Burrell 6'3" 195 Senior QB

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Weaknesses: Experience

RATINGS
2010 Final Power Rating: 46.5
2010 National Rank: #320
2010 State Rank: #31
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -12.5
Senior D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.7
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.3
2011 Starting Power Rating: 31
2011 National Rank: #1228
2011 State Rank: #110
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2010 Rating): 39.8
Dynasty National Rank: #281
2011 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 7.5
Dynasty Record: 47-15 (24-5 in league)

HISTORICAL
2010 Overall Record: 10-3
2010 League Record/Finish: 4-1 (tied for 1st)
2010 Points For Average: 38.3
2010 Points Against Average: 15.4
2010 Differential: +22.9
2010 Wins: #220 Centennial (Bakersfield) (37-20), #1425 Stockdale (Bakersfield) (26-10), #1596 Quartz Hill (42-17), #2128 Clovis East (Clovis) (46-29), #2566 Liberty (Bakersfield) (35-0), #2743 Frontier (Bakersfield) (42-20), #3682 Independence (Bakersfield) (56-7), #4019 Edison (Fresno) (45-0), #4014 Golden Valley (Bakersfield) (55-7), #8476 Foothill (Bakersfield) (62-0)
2010 Losses: #113 Clovis West (Fresno) (20-10), #220 Centennial (Bakersfield) (28-14), #413 Poly (Long Beach) (42-28)
2010 Opponents W-L: 89-61
Recent Section Championships: 2007 (I), 2005 (I)
Recent League Championships: 2010 (tied for 1st), 2008 (Southeast Yosemite), 2007 (Southeast Yosemite), 2005 (Southeast Yosemite), 2003 (Southeast Yosemite)
Winning Streak Entering 2011 Season: 1
Streak List: 9/3/11 Timpview (Provo, UT) (38-13)

SCHEDULE
2011 Schedule: 9/3 Timpview (Provo, UT), 9/9 vs Edison (Fresno), 9/16 Quartz Hill, 9/23 Foothill (Bakersfield), 9/30 Golden Valley (Bakersfield), 10/14 at Independence (Bakersfield), 10/21 at Frontier (Bakersfield), 10/28 Centennial (Bakersfield), 11/4 Stockdale (Bakersfield), 11/10 at Liberty (Bakersfield)
Highest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Centennial (Bakersfield) (43.3), Timpview (Provo, UT) (35.3), Stockdale (Bakersfield) (28.3)
Lowest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Foothill (Bakersfield) (-1.5), Golden Valley (Bakersfield) (8), Independence (Bakersfield) (17.8)
2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 24.5 (32.3 overall)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 21.9
2011 vs. 2010 Schedule Strength Comparison: -2.6
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #147
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1336
2011 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-2
2011 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2011 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 2%
Opener: 9/3 Timpview (Provo, UT) [projection: 31-28 loss]