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GENERAL
Nickname: Knights
Colors: Navy/White
Coach: Don Arax
League: County/Metro
Section: Central
Playoff Division: 1
Playoff Division Rank: #9

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 6
Returning Defensive Starters: 7
2010 JV Record: 5-4
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Demetrius Warren Senior RB
Stephon McCray 6'4" 290 Senior T [Arizona State]
Ian Taubler 6'5" 250 Senior TE/DE [UCLA]

D1 PLAYER LOST TO GRADUATION
Aarin Smith 6'1" 185 Senior LB 4.50 [North Dakota]

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Lines, Kicking Game
Team Weaknesses: Secondary, WR

RATINGS
2010 Final Power Rating: 15.7
2010 National Rank: #4132
2010 State Rank: #337
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +5.5
Senior D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +3
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.3
2011 Starting Power Rating: 22.9
2011 National Rank: #2334
2011 State Rank: #196
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2010 Rating): 28.7
Dynasty National Rank: #1162
2011 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 4.5
Dynasty Record: 35-21 (14-8 in league)

HISTORICAL
2010 Overall Record: 3-7
2010 League Record/Finish: 2-3 (4th)
2010 Points For Average: 19.5
2010 Points Against Average: 28.7
2010 Differential: -9.2
2010 Wins: #4471 Sanger (24-14), #6967 Hoover [Herbert] (Fresno) (30-6), #7528 Madera (28-7)
2010 Losses: #61 Valley Christian (San Jose) (49-0), #113 Clovis West (Fresno) (52-7), #763 Del Oro (Loomis) (41-19), #1979 San Joaquin Memorial (Fresno) (21-17), #2128 Clovis East (Clovis) (21-19), #2550 Sunnyside (Fresno) (49-28), #4019 Edison (Fresno) (27-23)
2010 Opponents W-L: 71-50
Recent Section Championships: 2009 (I)
Recent League Championships: 2009, 2008, 2005, 2004 (tied for 1st)
Winning Streak Entering 2011 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2011 Schedule: 9/3 vs Independence (San Jose), 9/10 vs Valley Christian (San Jose), 9/22 vs Clovis East (Clovis), 9/30 vs Clovis West (Fresno), 10/6 vs Hoover [Herbert] (Fresno), 10/14 vs Edison (Fresno), 10/21 at Madera, 10/27 vs Sanger, 11/4 vs San Joaquin Memorial (Fresno), 11/11 at Sunnyside (Fresno)
Highest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Valley Christian (San Jose) (55.2), Clovis West (Fresno) (47.9), San Joaquin Memorial (Fresno) (36)
Lowest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Hoover [Herbert] (Fresno) (-5), Madera (11.1), Sanger (12.8)
2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 26.4
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 24.6
2011 vs. 2010 Schedule Strength Comparison: -1.8
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #114
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #933
2011 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-5
2011 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2011 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%
Opener: 9/3 vs Independence (San Jose) [projection: 31-28 win]