GENERAL
Nickname: Grizzlies
Colors: Green/Black/Silver
Coach: Ernie Cooper
League: Sierra Foothill
Section: Sac-Joaquin
Playoff Division: I-IV
Playoff Division Rank: #4
RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 4
Returning Defensive Starters: 6
2011 JV Record: 3-7
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: yes
TOP PLAYERS
Beau Hershberger 6'2" 225 OLB 4.71
Taft Partridge 6'0" 215 FB/OLB 4.62
Johnny Cooley 5'11" 190 HB 4.61
D1 PLAYERS LOST TO GRADUATION
Gavin Andrews 6'6" 290 Senior OL [Oregon State]
Brendan Keeney 6'3" 215 Senior QB 4.7
STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Talented Senior Class, Off-Season Work Ethic, Depth
Team Weaknesses: Inexperience On OL
RATINGS
2011 Final Power Rating: 54.2
2011 National Rank: #142
2011 State Rank: #19
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -2.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -2
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2012 Starting Power Rating: 48.5
2012 National Rank: #229
2012 State Rank: #33
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): 38.3
Dynasty National Rank: #223
2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 11.4
Dynasty Record: 86-25-1 (40-8 in league)
HISTORICAL
2011 Overall Record: 12-2
2011 League Record/Finish: 4-1 (2nd)
2011 Points For Average: 33.8
2011 Points Against Average: 19.5
2011 Differential: +14.3
2011 Wins: #219 Pleasant Grove (Elk Grove) (30-24), #297 Lincoln (Stockton) (28-21), #680 St. Mary's (Stockton) (35-28), #854 Reed [Edward C.] (Sparks, NV) (43-37), #872 Pittsburg (27-7), #1104 Nevada Union (Grass Valley) (28-21), #1494 Oak Ridge (El Dorado Hills) (21-12), #1573 Roseville (56-13), #2340 Woodcreek (Roseville) (46-21), #2410 Napa (31-7), #2537 Rocklin (35-13), #4931 Clovis East (Clovis) (42-3)
2011 Losses: #125 Del Oro (Loomis) (28-24), #162 Vacaville (38-27)
2011 Opponents W-L: 115-56
Recent Section Championships: 2011 (I), 2007 (II)
Recent League Championships: 2010 (tied for 1st), 2007 (tied for 1st), 2005 (tied for 1st; Metropolitan), 2004 (Metropolitan), 2003
Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: 6
Streak List: 10/28/11 Rocklin (35-13), 11/4/11 Roseville (56-13), 11/11/11 Napa (31-7), 11/18/11 Oak Ridge (El Dorado Hills) (21-12), 11/25/11 Lincoln (Stockton) (28-21), 12/3/11 Pleasant Grove (Elk Grove) (30-24)
SCHEDULE
2012 Schedule: 8/25 vs Westlake (Westlake Village), 9/1 vs Oaks Christian (Westlake Village), 9/14 Vacaville, 9/21 Pittsburg, 9/28 Lincoln (Stockton), 10/5 Roseville, 10/12 at Rocklin, 10/19 Del Oro (Loomis), 10/26 at Woodcreek (Roseville), 11/2 at Nevada Union (Grass Valley)
Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Oaks Christian (Westlake Village) (68.2), Westlake (Westlake Village) (64.9), Lincoln (Stockton) (55.3)
Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Rocklin (20.7), Woodcreek (Roseville) (20.8), Roseville (22.4)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 31 (37.4 overall)
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 43.4
2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: +12.4
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #9
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #25
2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-4
2012 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%