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GENERAL
Nickname: Bruins
Colors: Cardinal/Gray
Coach: Scott Savoie/Terry Logue
League: Pioneer Valley
Section: Sac-Joaquin
Playoff Division: I-IV
Playoff Division Rank: #73

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 4
Returning Defensive Starters: 5
2010 JV Record: 10-0
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Dillon Huffman 6'2" 255 Senior DL/OL
James Harris 6'2" 200 Senior QB/SS
Josh Toft 5'11" 180 Senior HB/LB

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Team Speed, Talent At Skill Positions, DL
Team Weaknesses: Youth On OL

RATINGS
2010 Final Power Rating: 3.8
2010 National Rank: #6982
2010 State Rank: #540
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +1.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.3
2011 Starting Power Rating: 4
2011 National Rank: #6566
2011 State Rank: #507
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2010 Rating): 11.2
Dynasty National Rank: #4724
2011 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 5.9
Dynasty Record: 33-19-1 (18-11 in league)

HISTORICAL
2010 Overall Record: 7-4
2010 League Record/Finish: 3-2 (3rd)
2010 Points For Average: 22.9
2010 Points Against Average: 22.1
2010 Differential: +0.8
2010 Wins: #5278 Lincoln (39-21), #8583 Cordova (Rancho Cordova) (50-43), #8647 River Valley (Yuba City) (14-7), #8673 Foothill (Sacramento) (31-13), #10385 Capital Christian (Sacramento) (24-7), #10433 Golden Sierra (Garden Valley) (21-20), #11798 Center (Antelope) (41-26)
2010 Losses: #2495 Woodcreek (Roseville) (35-7), #3084 Placer (Auburn) (34-13), #3235 Colfax (24-0), #6400 Marysville (13-12)
2010 Opponents W-L: 59-61
Recent League Championships: 2005 (tied for 1st)
Winning Streak Entering 2011 Season: 2
Streak List: 8/26/11 Cordova (Rancho Cordova) (37-13), 9/3/11 Hug [Procter R.] (Reno, NV) (42-13)

SCHEDULE
2011 Schedule: 8/26 at Cordova (Rancho Cordova), 9/3 Hug [Procter R.] (Reno, NV), 9/9 Golden Sierra (Garden Valley), 9/16 Woodcreek (Roseville), 9/23 River Valley (Yuba City), 10/7 Placer (Auburn), 10/14 at Center (Antelope), 10/21 at Lincoln, 10/28 at Foothill (Sacramento), 11/4 Colfax
Highest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Woodcreek (Roseville) (26.5), Colfax (20), Placer (Auburn) (18.4)
Lowest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Hug [Procter R.] (Reno, NV) (-16), Golden Sierra (Garden Valley) (-8.6), Center (Antelope) (-8)
2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 1.9 (3.7 overall)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 4.3
2011 vs. 2010 Schedule Strength Comparison: +2.4
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #546
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #6586
2011 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-5
2011 Projected League Finish: 4th
2011 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%
Opener: 8/26 at Cordova (Rancho Cordova) [projection: 28-26 loss]