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GENERAL
Nickname: Eagles
Colors: Navy/Red/White
Coach: Joe Cattolico
League: Delta River
Section: Sac-Joaquin
Playoff Division: I-IV
Playoff Division Rank: #1

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

TOP PLAYERS
Arik Armstead 6'7" 275 Senior T/DT [USC]
Mark Jenkins 5'10" 175 Senior RB/LB
Desmond Lewis 6'0" 165 Senior WR/CB

D1 PLAYER LOST TO GRADUATION
Jonathan Bias 6'3" 210 Senior LB [UC Davis]

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Experience
Team Weaknesses: Depth

RATINGS
2010 Final Power Rating: 51.5
2010 National Rank: #166
2010 State Rank: #21
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +3.5
Senior D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +5.6
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -6.4
2011 Starting Power Rating: 54
2011 National Rank: #77
2011 State Rank: #13
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2010 Rating): 31
Dynasty National Rank: #891
2011 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 29.6
Dynasty Record: 48-15 [47-16 on the field] (19-6 in league)

HISTORICAL
2010 Overall Record: 13-1
2010 League Record/Finish: 4-1 (2nd)
2010 Points For Average: 36.9
2010 Points Against Average: 16.4
2010 Differential: +20.5
2010 Wins: #832 Monterey Trail (Elk Grove) (21-6), #832 Monterey Trail (Elk Grove) (20-12), #931 Lincoln (Stockton) (10-6), #931 Lincoln (Stockton) (28-21), #1239 Oak Ridge (El Dorado Hills) (49-3), #1370 Lodi (61-23), #1483 Roseville (55-35), #3388 Sheldon (Sacramento) (45-34), #3891 Stagg [Amos Alonzo] (Stockton) (48-7), #4015 Fairfield (48-21), #4301 Jesuit (Carmichael) (37-10), #4823 Laguna Creek (Elk Grove) (35-16), #6727 Ponderosa (Shingle Springs) (40-0)
2010 Losses: #5 Folsom (35-20)
2010 Opponents W-L: 96-67
Recent Section Championships: 2010 (I)
Recent League Championships: 2009 (tied for 1st), 2008, 2007
Winning Streak Entering 2011 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2011 Schedule: 8/27 at Monterey Trail (Elk Grove), 9/3 vs Lincoln (Stockton), 9/9 at Fairfield, 9/16 vs McNair [Ronald E.] (Stockton), 9/23 vs Roseville, 10/7 vs Ponderosa (Shingle Springs), 10/15 at Jesuit (Carmichael), 10/21 at Oak Ridge (El Dorado Hills), 10/28 vs Folsom, 11/4 at Sheldon (Sacramento)
Highest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Folsom (47.1), Lincoln (Stockton) (41.5), Oak Ridge (El Dorado Hills) (34.4)
Lowest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Ponderosa (Shingle Springs) (6.3), Jesuit (Carmichael) (6.4), Fairfield (9.3)
2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 22.3 (29.3 overall)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 23.7
2011 vs. 2010 Schedule Strength Comparison: +1.4
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #126
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1079
2011 Projected Regular Season Record: 10-0
2011 Projected League Finish: 1st
2011 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 79%
Opener: 8/27 at Monterey Trail (Elk Grove) [projection: 40-7 win]