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GENERAL
Nickname: Dragons
Colors: Black/Vegas Gold
Coach: Hardy Nickerson
League: Hayward Area
Section: North Coast
Playoff Division: III
Playoff Division Rank: #3

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 3
Returning Defensive Starters: 6
2010 JV Record: 10-0
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Hardy Nickerson Jr 6'1" 220 Senior LB/RB 4.77 [California]
Terrence Daniel Jr 6'7" 230 Senior WR 4.70
Ignacio Madrid 6'0" 215 Senior OL/LB 4.85

ADDITIONAL SENIOR D1 PROSPECT
Nehemiah Mitchell 6'5" 220 Senior DE

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Senior Leadership, Off-Season Work, Playmaking Ability
Team Weaknesses: Experience

RATINGS
2010 Final Power Rating: 24.4
2010 National Rank: #2423
2010 State Rank: #203
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +0.5
Senior D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +3
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.3
2011 Starting Power Rating: 26.6
2011 National Rank: #1744
2011 State Rank: #152
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2010 Rating): 11.8
Dynasty National Rank: #4571
2011 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 16.1
Dynasty Record: 37-19-1 (27-9 in league)

HISTORICAL
2010 Overall Record: 10-2
2010 League Record/Finish: 7-0 (1st)
2010 Points For Average: 39.5
2010 Points Against Average: 16
2010 Differential: +23.5
2010 Wins: #4807 Ygnacio Valley (Concord) (47-17), #4881 San Leandro (35-20), #6622 Arroyo (San Lorenzo) (34-7), #7246 Hayward (47-27), #7522 Castro Valley (56-14), #8252 Skyline (Oakland) (21-6), #8335 Alameda (59-10), #9754 San Lorenzo (62-7), #10269 Tennyson (Hayward) (62-0), #13153 Mt. Eden (Hayward) (2-0)
2010 Losses: #601 Cardinal Newman (Santa Rosa) (56-35), #3011 St. Ignatius (San Francisco) (28-14)
2010 Opponents W-L: 54-76-2
Recent Section Championships: 2004 (2A East Bay)
Recent League Championships: 2010
Winning Streak Entering 2011 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2011 Schedule: 9/3 vs Franklin (Elk Grove), 9/10 at St. Ignatius (San Francisco), 9/16 Enochs (Modesto), 9/30 at Castro Valley, 10/7 Arroyo (San Lorenzo), 10/15 Tennyson (Hayward), 10/21 Mt. Eden (Hayward), 10/29 at San Lorenzo, 11/5 Hayward, 11/12 San Leandro
Highest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: St. Ignatius (San Francisco) (19.7), Enochs (Modesto) (19.5), Franklin (Elk Grove) (18.9)
Lowest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Mt. Eden (Hayward) (-23.9), Tennyson (Hayward) (-7.9), San Lorenzo (-6.5)
2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -3 (8 overall)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 3.8
2011 vs. 2010 Schedule Strength Comparison: +6.8
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #558
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #6800
2011 Projected Regular Season Record: 9-1
2011 Projected League Finish: 1st
2011 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 51%
Opener: 9/3 vs Franklin (Elk Grove) [projection: 35-28 win]