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GENERAL
Nickname: Drillers
Colors: Blue/White
Coach: Paul Golla
League: Southwest Yosemite
Section: Central
Playoff Division: 1
Playoff Division Rank: #1

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 7
Returning Defensive Starters: 8
2011 JV Record: 6-4
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Kevin Hayes 6'2" 180 Junior WR/CB 4.50
Jermaine Eving 6'0.5" 175 Senior WR/CB 4.50
Keneth Garret 6'0" 190 Senior LB 4.70

D1 PLAYER LOST TO GRADUATION
Kevin Elijah 5'10" 165 Senior CB

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Experienced Starters

RATINGS
2011 Final Power Rating: 55.9
2011 National Rank: #111
2011 State Rank: #14
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +2.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +1.1
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -3.7
2012 Starting Power Rating: 55.8
2012 National Rank: #86
2012 State Rank: #14
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): 36.2
Dynasty National Rank: #296
2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 23.3
Dynasty Record: 83-28 (42-7 in league)

HISTORICAL
2011 Overall Record: 13-0
2011 League Record/Finish: 5-0 (1st)
2011 Points For Average: 41.2
2011 Points Against Average: 14.2
2011 Differential: +27
2011 Wins: #449 Clovis (31-14), #977 Edison (Fresno) (33-14), #1035 Bullard (Fresno) (38-3), #1356 Timpview (Provo, UT) (38-13), #1424 Centennial (Bakersfield) (31-0), #1424 Centennial (Bakersfield) (49-42), #1847 Quartz Hill (35-7), #2283 Liberty (Bakersfield) (42-13), #3257 Frontier (Bakersfield) (42-35), #4359 Stockdale (Bakersfield) (46-7), #4870 Foothill (Bakersfield) (60-14), #6891 Independence (Bakersfield) (42-17), #8274 Golden Valley (Bakersfield) (48-6)
2011 Losses: none
2011 Opponents W-L: 86-62
Recent Section Championships: 2011 (I), 2007 (I), 2005 (I)
Recent League Championships: 2011, 2010 (tied for 1st), 2008 (Southeast Yosemite), 2007 (Southeast Yosemite), 2005 (Southeast Yosemite), 2003 (Southeast Yosemite)
Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: 13
Streak List: 9/3/11 Timpview (Provo, UT) (38-13), 9/9/11 Edison (Fresno) (33-14), 9/16/11 Quartz Hill (35-7), 9/24/11 Foothill (Bakersfield) (60-14), 9/30/11 Golden Valley (Bakersfield) (48-6), 10/14/11 Independence (Bakersfield) (42-17), 10/21/11 Frontier (Bakersfield) (42-35), 10/28/11 Centennial (Bakersfield) (31-0), 11/4/11 Stockdale (Bakersfield) (46-7), 11/10/11 Liberty (Bakersfield) (42-13), 11/25/11 Centennial (Bakersfield) (49-42), 12/2/11 Clovis (31-14), 12/9/11 Bullard (Fresno) (38-3)

SCHEDULE
2012 Schedule: 8/24 at Ventura, 9/1 Cactus (Glendale, AZ), 9/7 Garces (Bakersfield), 9/14 vs Poly (Long Beach), 9/21 at Buchanan (Clovis), 10/5 Liberty (Bakersfield), 10/12 Independence (Bakersfield), 10/19 Frontier (Bakersfield), 10/26 at Centennial (Bakersfield), 11/2 at Stockdale (Bakersfield)
Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Poly (Long Beach) (48.5), Cactus (Glendale, AZ) (37.6), Garces (Bakersfield) (32)
Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Independence (Bakersfield) (4.1), Buchanan (Clovis) (6.1), Frontier (Bakersfield) (19.7)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 17.5 (27.8 overall)
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 24.5
2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: +7
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #134
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #917
2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 10-0
2012 Projected League Finish: 1st
2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 79%