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GENERAL
Nickname: Braves
Colors: Blue/Gold
Coach: Ryan Bentz
League: Mid-Valley
Section: Northern
Playoff Division: III
Playoff Division Rank: #5

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 3
Returning Defensive Starters: 3
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Andrew Shippelhoute 5'11" 180 Senior RB/LB 4.70
Austin Burbank 6'0" 180 Senior RB/LB 4.60
Ricky Pompa 6'1" 160 Junior QB/RB 4.50

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Speed
Team Weaknesses: Young

RATINGS
2012 Final Power Rating: -2.2
2012 National Rank: #8556
2012 State Rank: #607
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -10.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -4.1
2013 Starting Power Rating: -16.8
2013 National Rank: #11573
2013 State Rank: #804
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2012 Rating): -3.2
Dynasty National Rank: #8968
2013 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 9.5
Dynasty Record: 45-18 (27-4 in league)

HISTORICAL
2012 Overall Record: 9-4
2012 League Record/Finish: 5-0 (1st)
2012 Points For Average: 29.7
2012 Points Against Average: 16.8
2012 Differential: +12.9
2012 Wins: #9145 Modoc (Alturas) (23-7), #10423 Trinity (Weaverville) (40-30), #11822 Durham (20-0), #12050 East Nicolaus (Nicolaus) (40-7), #12955 Colusa (56-28), #13259 Quincy (33-21), #14177 Mt. Shasta (34-14), #14370 Williams (41-6), #14612 Esparto (47-6)
2012 Losses: #4905 Portola (31-18), #6946 Willows (21-20), #6946 Willows (20-7), #7202 Pierce (Arbuckle) (28-7)
2012 Opponents W-L: 72-72
Recent Section Championships: 2008, 2007
Recent League Championships: 2012, 2011, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2003 (tied for 1st)
Winning Streak Entering 2013 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2013 Schedule: 9/6 Pierce (Arbuckle), 9/13 at Mt. Shasta, 9/20 at Durham, 9/27 Portola, 10/4 Willows, 10/11 vs Quincy, 10/18 Williams, 10/25 at Esparto, 11/1 Colusa, 11/8 at East Nicolaus (Nicolaus)
Highest-Rated 2013 Regular Season Opponents: Willows (7.7), Portola (4.3), Pierce (Arbuckle) (-1)
Lowest-Rated 2013 Regular Season Opponents: Esparto (-63.9), Williams (-45.7), Mt. Shasta (-39.9)
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -24.4 (-14.3 overall)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -21.2
2013 vs. 2012 Schedule Strength Comparison: +3.2
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #981
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #13131
2013 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-4
2013 Projected League Finish: 1st
2013 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%