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GENERAL
Nickname: 76ers
Colors: Red/White/Blue
Coach: Norm Brown
League: Mount Hamilton (moving from Santa Teresa)
Section: Central Coast
Playoff Division: none

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

TOP PLAYERS
Fernando Villanueva 6'8" 290 Senior OL/DL 5.10
Tony Ulu 5'10" 215 Senior QB/SS 4.85
Edgar Cervantes 6'0.5" 250 Senior OL/DL 5.25

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Lines
Team Weaknesses: Secondary

RATINGS
2010 Final Power Rating: 17.7
2010 National Rank: #3703
2010 State Rank: #304
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -0.5
Senior D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +2.2
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.3
2011 Starting Power Rating: 18
2011 National Rank: #3276
2011 State Rank: #280
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2010 Rating): 2.6
Dynasty National Rank: #7289
2011 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 16.7
Dynasty Record: 19-33-1 [18-34-1 on the field] (13-21-1 in league)

HISTORICAL
2010 Overall Record: 9-3
2010 League Record/Finish: 6-1 (tied for 1st)
2010 Points For Average: 35.5
2010 Points Against Average: 18.4
2010 Differential: +17.1
2010 Wins: #1282 Willow Glen (San Jose) (27-14), #4152 San Benito (Hollister) (22-14), #7210 Sobrato [Ann] (Morgan Hill) (48-20), #8363 Westmont (Campbell) (34-20), #10618 Gunderson [Henry T.] (San Jose) (48-20), #11581 Branham (San Jose) (51-33), #11624 Silver Creek (San Jose) (51-13), #12086 Evergreen Valley (San Jose) (55-6), #12450 Fremont (Sunnyvale) (34-8)
2010 Losses: #1157 Piedmont Hills (San Jose) (6-0), #2762 Homestead (Cupertino) (39-35), #5146 Lincoln [Abraham] (San Jose) (28-21)
2010 Opponents W-L: 68-62
Recent League Championships: 2010 (tied for 1st; Santa Teresa)
Winning Streak Entering 2011 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2011 Schedule: 9/3 vs Bullard (Fresno), 9/8 Westmont (Campbell), 9/16 Heritage (Brentwood), 9/30 Pioneer (San Jose), 10/7 at Willow Glen (San Jose), 10/14 Piedmont Hills (San Jose), 10/21 at Live Oak (Morgan Hill), 10/28 Leland (San Jose), 11/3 Santa Teresa (San Jose), 11/11 at Oak Grove (San Jose)
Highest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Willow Glen (San Jose) (35.3), Oak Grove (San Jose) (33.2), Heritage (Brentwood) (33.1)
Lowest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Westmont (Campbell) (-4.5), Live Oak (Morgan Hill) (-2.1), Pioneer (San Jose) (1.9)
2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -6.9 (5.7 overall)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 18.3
2011 vs. 2010 Schedule Strength Comparison: +25.2
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #191
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #2073
2011 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-5
2011 Projected League Finish: 4th
2011 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%
Opener: 9/3 vs Bullard (Fresno) [projection: 31-28 loss]