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GENERAL
Nickname: Spartans
Colors: Green/White/Silver
Coach: Bob Ladouceur
League: East Bay
Section: North Coast
Playoff Division: I
Playoff Division Rank: #1

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 5
Returning Defensive Starters: 5
2011 JV Record: 9-1
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Austin Hooper 6'4" 240 TE/DE 4.80
Michael Hutchings 6'2" 205 ILB/RB 4.60 [USC]
Pepe Vitale 5'11" 200 RB 4.60

ADDITIONAL SENIOR D1 PROSPECTS
Victor Egu 6'3" 215 Senior LB
David Moffitt 6'2" 205 Senior LB 4.7

D1 PLAYERS LOST TO GRADUATION
Michael Barton 6'1" 205 Senior LB [California]
Bart Houston 6'4" 200 Senior QB [Wisconsin]
Joseph Te'o 5'11" 205 Senior RB
Anthony Williams 6'0" 190 Senior WR 4.50 [UNLV]

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Defense
Team Weaknesses: Inexperience At QB

RATINGS
2011 Final Power Rating: 73.6
2011 National Rank: #3
2011 State Rank: #1
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -2.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +4.3
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -7.9
2012 Starting Power Rating: 67.7
2012 National Rank: #16
2012 State Rank: #4
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): 62.1
Dynasty National Rank: #1
2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 13.3
Dynasty Record: 110-11-2 (28-0 in league)

HISTORICAL
2011 Overall Record: 13-1
2011 League Record/Finish: 7-0 (1st)
2011 Points For Average: 40
2011 Points Against Average: 7.9
2011 Differential: +32.1
2011 Wins: #17 Westlake (Westlake Village) (35-0), #47 Bellarmine (San Jose) (26-23), #425 San Ramon Valley (Danville) (40-3), #425 San Ramon Valley (Danville) (49-13), #601 Freedom (Oakley) (70-7), #680 St. Mary's (Stockton) (35-0), #872 Pittsburg (48-0), #995 California (San Ramon) (24-3), #1067 Monte Vista (Danville) (42-21), #1567 Foothill (Pleasanton) (39-3), #2072 Amador Valley (Pleasanton) (42-7), #2376 Livermore (62-0), #3531 Granada (Livermore) (42-0)
2011 Losses: #113 Aquinas [St. Thomas] (Fort Lauderdale, FL) (30-6)
2011 Opponents W-L: 115-57
Recent National Championships: 2010, 2003
Recent Section/State Championships: 2011, 2011 (Bowl Open), 2010, 2010 (Bowl Open), 2009, 2009 (Bowl Open), 2008, 2007 (4A East Bay), 2007 (Bowl I), 2006 (4A East Bay), 2005 (4A East Bay), 2004 (4A East Bay), 2003 (4A East Bay)
Recent League Championships: 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008
Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: 11
Streak List: 9/30/11 Livermore (62-0), 10/7/11 Foothill (Pleasanton) (39-3), 10/14/11 Amador Valley (Pleasanton) (42-7), 10/21/11 Monte Vista (Danville) (42-21), 10/28/11 San Ramon Valley (Danville) (40-3), 11/4/11 Granada (Livermore) (42-0), 11/11/11 California (San Ramon) (24-3), 11/25/11 Freedom (Oakley) (70-7), 12/2/11 Pittsburg (48-0), 12/10/11 San Ramon Valley (Danville) (49-13), 12/17/11 Westlake (Westlake Village) (35-0)

SCHEDULE
2012 Schedule: 8/31 vs Bellarmine (San Jose), 9/7 Mullen [J. K.] (Denver, CO), 9/14 St. Mary's (Stockton), 9/21 at Granada (Livermore), 9/28 Livermore, 10/5 Foothill (Pleasanton), 10/12 at Amador Valley (Pleasanton), 10/19 Monte Vista (Danville), 10/26 at San Ramon Valley (Danville), 11/2 at California (San Ramon)
Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Bellarmine (San Jose) (50.7), San Ramon Valley (Danville) (42.8), St. Mary's (Stockton) (41.7)
Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Granada (Livermore) (11.3), Livermore (17.7), Amador Valley (Pleasanton) (28.3)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 32.6 (43.2 overall)
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 32.4
2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: -0.2
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #53
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #211
2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 10-0
2012 Projected League Finish: 1st
2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 90%