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GENERAL
Nickname: Dons
Colors: Black/Gold/White
Coach: Ed Smith
League: West Valley
Section: Central Coast
Playoff Division: none

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 6
Returning Defensive Starters: 4
2011 JV Record: 2-8
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Eduardo Balderas 6'5" 270 Senior OL
Francisco Aranda 6'0" 170 Senior QB
Chad Gines 5'10" 205 Senior LB/FB

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Experience On Offense, Running Game
Team Weaknesses: Replacing Key Starters On Defense

RATINGS
2011 Final Power Rating: -12.7
2011 National Rank: #10898
2011 State Rank: #800
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2012 Starting Power Rating: -14.2
2012 National Rank: #11164
2012 State Rank: #807
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): -13.7
Dynasty National Rank: #12137
2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 0.5
Dynasty Record: 46-46-3 (34-24-2 in league)

HISTORICAL
2011 Overall Record: 7-4
2011 League Record/Finish: 7-0 (1st)
2011 Points For Average: 19.5
2011 Points Against Average: 20.5
2011 Differential: -1
2011 Wins: #11072 Evergreen Valley (San Jose) (22-20), #11181 Silver Creek (San Jose) (20-17), #12523 Overfelt (San Jose) (24-0), #13398 Prospect (Saratoga) (47-7), #14082 San Jose (36-13), #14558 Yerba Buena (San Jose) (27-12), #14609 Lick [James] (San Jose) (26-14)
2011 Losses: #3806 Christopher (Gilroy) (55-0), #5605 Santa Clara (21-0), #8615 Leigh (San Jose) (40-12), #11896 Lynbrook (San Jose) (27-0)
2011 Opponents W-L: 57-57
Recent League Championships: 2011, 2010 (tied for 1st), 2007 (Santa Teresa), 2005
Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2012 Schedule: 8/31 at Monte Vista Christian (Watsonville), 9/7 Lynbrook (San Jose), 9/14 Alisal (Salinas), 9/28 Lick [James] (San Jose), 10/5 at Evergreen Valley (San Jose), 10/12 Hill [Andrew] (San Jose), 10/19 Yerba Buena (San Jose), 10/26 at Overfelt (San Jose), 11/2 at San Jose, 11/9 Prospect (Saratoga)
Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Alisal (Salinas) (7.3), Monte Vista Christian (Watsonville) (6.7), Overfelt (San Jose) (-15.9)
Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Yerba Buena (San Jose) (-51.1), Lick [James] (San Jose) (-43.1), Hill [Andrew] (San Jose) (-38.2)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -25.1 (-16 overall)
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -24.9
2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: +0.2
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #1019
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #12467
2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-3
2012 Projected League Finish: 1st
2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%