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GENERAL
Nickname: Wildcats
Colors: Blue/Gold
Coach: Steve Sprague
League: South Sequoia
Section: Central
Playoff Division: 4
Playoff Division Rank: #12

RATINGS
2011 Final Power Rating: -7.5
2011 National Rank: #9823
2011 State Rank: #730
Player Statistics-Based (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -6.3
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -2.5
2012 Starting Power Rating: -13.8
2012 National Rank: #11072
2012 State Rank: #801
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): 8.9
Dynasty National Rank: #5160
2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 22.7
Dynasty Record: 63-38 (29-16 in league)

HISTORICAL
2011 Overall Record: 2-7
2011 League Record/Finish: 1-4 (5th)
2011 Points For Average: 23.3
2011 Points Against Average: 35.1
2011 Differential: -11.8
2011 Wins: #8274 Golden Valley (Bakersfield) (56-44), #11950 Shafter (48-0)
2011 Losses: #2195 Tehachapi (42-8), #2354 Wasco (47-6), #2499 Coalinga (59-15), #6682 Bakersfield Christian (Bakersfield) (42-14), #7672 East Bakersfield (Bakersfield) (20-17), #8250 Arvin (12-8), #9158 Exeter (50-38)
2011 Opponents W-L: 53-46
Recent Section Championships: 2007 (IV)
Recent League Championships: 2009 (tied for 1st), 2004
Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2012 Schedule: 8/24 Golden Valley (Bakersfield), 8/31 at Coalinga, 9/7 at Exeter, 9/14 at Corcoran, 9/21 at Arvin, 9/28 Shafter, 10/12 Chavez [Cesar] (Delano), 10/19 Wasco, 10/26 at Bakersfield Christian (Bakersfield), 11/2 at Kennedy [Robert F.] (Delano)
Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Wasco (29.7), Coalinga (17.2), Bakersfield Christian (Bakersfield) (13.4)
Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Chavez [Cesar] (Delano) (-28.8), Kennedy [Robert F.] (Delano) (-24.3), Shafter (-18.5)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 6.3
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -2.2
2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: -8.5
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #682
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #8353
2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 3-7
2012 Projected League Finish: 4th
2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%



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