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GENERAL
Nickname: Falcons
Colors: Navy/Silver/Maroon
Coach: Kevin Hartwig
League: Bay Valley
Section: North Coast
Playoff Division: I
Playoff Division Rank: #10

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 6
Returning Defensive Starters: 7
2010 JV Record: 9-1
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Dante Mayes 6'2" 180 Junior QB 4.70
Darrell Daniels 6'3" 205 Junior WR/SB 4.63
Stephen Rodriguez 5'9" 175 Senior WR/SB 4.76

D1 PLAYER LOST TO GRADUATION
Darrell Greene Senior OL [San Diego State]

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Experienced Starters
Team Weaknesses: OL

RATINGS
2010 Final Power Rating: 20
2010 National Rank: #3260
2010 State Rank: #272
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +3.5
Senior D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.4
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.3
2011 Starting Power Rating: 20.8
2011 National Rank: #2720
2011 State Rank: #228
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2010 Rating): 21.3
Dynasty National Rank: #2327
2011 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 0.8
Dynasty Record: 27-26 (14-14 in league)

HISTORICAL
2010 Overall Record: 5-6
2010 League Record/Finish: 2-3 (4th)
2010 Points For Average: 24.8
2010 Points Against Average: 18.7
2010 Differential: +6.1
2010 Wins: #2784 Berkeley (20-6), #3792 College Park (Pleasant Hill) (42-25), #4472 West [Merrill F.] (Tracy) (23-7), #6731 Liberty (Brentwood) (49-10), #8501 Antioch (27-10)
2010 Losses: #835 Granada (Livermore) (19-13), #1194 Heritage (Brentwood) (28-17), #1747 Amador Valley (Pleasanton) (7-0), #2240 Deer Valley (Antioch) (28-23), #2987 Pittsburg (23-21), #4439 Golden Valley (Merced) (43-38)
2010 Opponents W-L: 60-61
Winning Streak Entering 2011 Season: 2
Streak List: 9/2/11 Amador Valley (Pleasanton) (22-19), 9/9/11 Franklin (Elk Grove) (28-21)

SCHEDULE
2011 Schedule: 9/2 Amador Valley (Pleasanton), 9/9 at Franklin (Elk Grove), 9/16 at West [Merrill F.] (Tracy), 9/23 at Golden Valley (Merced), 9/30 College Park (Pleasant Hill), 10/14 Pittsburg, 10/21 at Antioch, 10/28 at Deer Valley (Antioch), 11/4 at Heritage (Brentwood), 11/10 Liberty (Brentwood)
Highest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Heritage (Brentwood) (33.1), Amador Valley (Pleasanton) (30.6), Deer Valley (Antioch) (26.3)
Lowest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Antioch (-3.5), Liberty (Brentwood) (1.3), West [Merrill F.] (Tracy) (9.7)
2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 14.4 (21.6 overall)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 16.5
2011 vs. 2010 Schedule Strength Comparison: +2.1
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #223
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #2520
2011 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-4
2011 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2011 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%
Opener: 9/2 Amador Valley (Pleasanton) [projection: 21-14 loss]