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GENERAL
Nickname: Lions
Colors: Blue/Gold
Coach: Mark Miller
League: Mother Lode
Section: Sac-Joaquin
Playoff Division: I-IV
Playoff Division Rank: #102

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 2
Returning Defensive Starters: 4
2010 JV Record: 5-5
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Daniel Snider 5'10" 170 Junior QB 4.80
Eric Peterson 5'9" 260 Senior G 5.60
Jeff Morris 5'11" 165 Senior WR 4.80

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Skill Position Players
Team Weaknesses: Inexperience

RATINGS
2010 Final Power Rating: -0.6
2010 National Rank: #8230
2010 State Rank: #622
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -6.5
2011 Starting Power Rating: -7.1
2011 National Rank: #9834
2011 State Rank: #728
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2010 Rating): -1.4
Dynasty National Rank: #8557
2011 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 5.7
Dynasty Record: 21-29 [20-30 on the field] (8-17 in league)

HISTORICAL
2010 Overall Record: 4-6
2010 League Record/Finish: 1-4 (5th)
2010 Points For Average: 29.2
2010 Points Against Average: 28.4
2010 Differential: +0.8
2010 Wins: #7642 Natomas (Sacramento) (47-14), #9751 Dixon (24-14), #11450 Bret Harte (Angels Camp) (39-20), #13055 Ripon Christian (Ripon) (41-0)
2010 Losses: #604 Escalon (49-35), #2431 Calaveras (San Andreas) (34-0), #4937 Argonaut (Jackson) (34-24), #7021 Amador (Sutter Creek) (37-21), #7565 Summerville (Tuolumne) (41-33), #9211 Ripon (41-28)
2010 Opponents W-L: 65-48
Recent League Championships: 2004
Winning Streak Entering 2011 Season: 1
Streak List: 9/16/11 Ripon Christian (Ripon) (55-31)

SCHEDULE
2011 Schedule: 9/2 Ripon, 9/9 at Escalon, 9/16 Ripon Christian (Ripon), 9/23 at Natomas (Sacramento), 9/30 Dixon, 10/7 at Bret Harte (Angels Camp), 10/14 Amador (Sutter Creek), 10/21 at Calaveras (San Andreas), 10/28 Argonaut (Jackson), 11/4 at Summerville (Tuolumne)
Highest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Escalon (47.8), Calaveras (San Andreas) (16.9), Argonaut (Jackson) (8.8)
Lowest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Ripon Christian (Ripon) (-20), Bret Harte (Angels Camp) (-17.4), Dixon (-8.5)
2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 3.1
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 0.7
2011 vs. 2010 Schedule Strength Comparison: -2.4
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #636
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #8071
2011 Projected Regular Season Record: 4-6
2011 Projected League Finish: 5th
2011 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%
Opener: 9/2 Ripon [projection: 28-27 loss]