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GENERAL
Nickname: Spartans
Colors: Black/Gold
Coach: Toure Carter
League: De Anza
Section: Central Coast
Playoff Division: none

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 7
Returning Defensive Starters: 5
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Marcus Jones 5'9" 185 Senior RB/LB 4.50
James Titon 6'4" 285 Senior OL/DL 5.10
Will Fischer-Colbrie 6'2" 200 Junior QB/DB 4.80

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: OL, RB
Team Weaknesses: Youth

RATINGS
2011 Final Power Rating: 18.4
2011 National Rank: #3590
2011 State Rank: #297
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +1.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2012 Starting Power Rating: 18.7
2012 National Rank: #3212
2012 State Rank: #268
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): 6
Dynasty National Rank: #6151
2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 13.9
Dynasty Record: 45-45-4 (25-28-2 in league)

HISTORICAL
2011 Overall Record: 6-4-1
2011 League Record/Finish: 4-2-1 (3rd)
2011 Points For Average: 28.8
2011 Points Against Average: 27.2
2011 Differential: +1.6
2011 Wins: #2777 Milpitas (44-26), #3566 Homestead (Cupertino) (28-17), #5304 Burlingame (26-24), #6543 Saratoga (42-14), #10088 Hillsdale (San Mateo) (49-38), #10435 Los Altos (43-6)
2011 Losses: #735 Los Gatos (40-2), #740 Palo Alto (46-14), #2777 Milpitas (42-33), #3376 South San Francisco (32-22)
2011 Ties: #4318 Wilcox [Adrian] (Santa Clara) (14-14)
2011 Opponents W-L: 67-55-3
Recent League Championships: 2004 (El Camino)
Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2012 Schedule: 9/8 Sacred Heart Prep (Atherton), 9/14 at Burlingame, 9/21 vs Los Altos, 9/28 Santa Clara, 10/5 at Milpitas, 10/12 Los Gatos, 10/19 at Saratoga, 10/26 Homestead (Cupertino), 11/2 Palo Alto, 11/9 at Wilcox [Adrian] (Santa Clara)
Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Palo Alto (37.8), Los Gatos (34.5), Milpitas (22.6)
Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Los Altos (-16.6), Saratoga (5.1), Santa Clara (5.9)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 13.1 (16.6 overall)
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 13.8
2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: +0.7
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #302
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #3110
2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-4
2012 Projected League Finish: 4th
2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%