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GENERAL
Nickname: Grizzlies
Colors: Orange/Black
Coach: Casey Quinn
League: Tri-River
Section: Central
Playoff Division: 1
Playoff Division Rank: #3

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 2
Returning Defensive Starters: 8
2010 JV Record: 8-2
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Mike Baker 6'3" 200 Senior QB 4.84
Matt Lea 5'11" 210 Senior SS 4.65
Michael Grimes 6'0" 185 Junior RB 4.53

ADDITIONAL SENIOR D1 PROSPECT
Tee Shepard 6'0" 170 Senior CB [Notre Dame]

D1 PLAYERS LOST TO GRADUATION
Brendon Bigelow 5'10" 180 Senior RB 4.41 [California]
B.J. Kelley 6'2" 175 Senior WR 4.43 [Oregon]
Robert Johnson 5'11.5" 210 Senior RB 4.48

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Weaknesses: Inexperienced Starters On Offense

RATINGS
2010 Final Power Rating: 35.5
2010 National Rank: #1037
2010 State Rank: #93
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +1.5
Senior D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -0.1
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.3
2011 Starting Power Rating: 35.6
2011 National Rank: #775
2011 State Rank: #73
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2010 Rating): 24.2
Dynasty National Rank: #1781
2011 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 12.7
Dynasty Record: 29-27 (11-14 in league)

HISTORICAL
2010 Overall Record: 8-4
2010 League Record/Finish: 3-2 (tied for 2nd)
2010 Points For Average: 36.9
2010 Points Against Average: 26.8
2010 Differential: +10.1
2010 Wins: #403 Paso Robles (54-25), #1789 Chaparral (Temecula) (27-12), #2128 Clovis East (Clovis) (35-22), #2129 Buchanan (Clovis) (40-21), #2566 Liberty (Bakersfield) (34-14), #2935 Clovis North (Fresno) (54-34), #5688 Kerman (54-27), #7310 Reedley (45-6)
2010 Losses: #113 Clovis West (Fresno) (51-28), #220 Centennial (Bakersfield) (49-25), #1057 Clovis (32-25), #1763 El Diamante (Visalia) (28-22)
2010 Opponents W-L: 83-57
Winning Streak Entering 2011 Season: 1
Streak List: 9/2/11 Paso Robles (37-10)

SCHEDULE
2011 Schedule: 9/2 vs Paso Robles, 9/17 at Palos Verdes (Palos Verdes Estates), 9/23 vs El Diamante (Visalia), 9/30 at Reedley, 10/7 vs Kerman, 10/13 at Buchanan (Clovis), 10/20 at Clovis, 10/28 vs Clovis North (Fresno), 11/3 vs Clovis West (Fresno), 11/10 vs Clovis East (Clovis)
Highest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Clovis West (Fresno) (47.9), Paso Robles (36.8), Palos Verdes (Palos Verdes Estates) (35.1)
Lowest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Reedley (-7.4), Kerman (-1.5), Buchanan (Clovis) (15.3)
2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 26 (30.4 overall)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 22.7
2011 vs. 2010 Schedule Strength Comparison: -3.3
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #135
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1206
2011 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-3
2011 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2011 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 1%
Opener: 9/2 vs Paso Robles [projection: 31-30 win]