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GENERAL
Nickname: Knights
Colors: Maroon/Gold
Coach: Mike Downing
League: Diablo Foothill
Section: North Coast
Playoff Division: 2
Playoff Division Rank: #12

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 3
Returning Defensive Starters: 3
2012 JV Record: 2-8
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Ben Wood 6'4" 210 Junior QB/DL
Cole Gravitt 5'10" 175 Senior WR/DB
Greyson Bromstad 5'10" 190 RB/LB

D1 PLAYERS LOST TO GRADUATION
Mitchell Howard 6'1" 170 Senior K [Army]
Derrick Stom 6'2" 280 Senior OG [Army]

RATINGS
2012 Final Power Rating: 15.4
2012 National Rank: #4311
2012 State Rank: #326
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -10.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.4
2013 Starting Power Rating: 3.5
2013 National Rank: #6895
2013 State Rank: #492
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2012 Rating): 17.5
Dynasty National Rank: #3305
2013 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 12.6
Dynasty Record: 34-26 (18-11 in league)

HISTORICAL
2012 Overall Record: 5-7
2012 League Record/Finish: 3-3 (tied for 3rd)
2012 Points For Average: 30.3
2012 Points Against Average: 24
2012 Differential: +6.3
2012 Wins: #4288 Dublin (31-14), #5475 Washington (Fremont) (31-14), #6711 Alhambra (Martinez) (49-24), #11571 Dougherty Valley (San Ramon) (56-7), #12935 Mission San Jose (Fremont) (49-7)
2012 Losses: #1480 Foothill (Pleasanton) (35-21), #1625 Rancho Cotate (Rohnert Park) (21-14), #2425 Northgate (Walnut Creek) (29-19), #2467 Campolindo (Moraga) (24-21), #2847 Bishop O'Dowd (Oakland) (47-21), #3297 Miramonte (Orinda) (45-34), #4644 Acalanes (Lafayette) (21-17)
2012 Opponents W-L: 73-63
Recent Section Championships: 2005 (3A East Bay), 2003 (3A East Bay)
Recent League Championships: 2007, 2005 (tied for 1st)
Winning Streak Entering 2013 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2013 Schedule: 8/30 Bishop O'Dowd (Oakland), 9/6 vs Mission San Jose (Fremont), 9/13 at Foothill (Pleasanton), 9/20 at Northgate (Walnut Creek), 9/27 at Alhambra (Martinez), 10/4 Acalanes (Lafayette), 10/11 at Dublin, 10/18 Campolindo (Moraga), 11/1 at Miramonte (Orinda), 11/8 Dougherty Valley (San Ramon)
Highest-Rated 2013 Regular Season Opponents: Foothill (Pleasanton) (34.4), Campolindo (Moraga) (25), Northgate (Walnut Creek) (23.8)
Lowest-Rated 2013 Regular Season Opponents: Mission San Jose (Fremont) (-16.7), Dougherty Valley (San Ramon) (-9.9), Alhambra (Martinez) (5.2)
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 8 (14.5 overall)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 12
2013 vs. 2012 Schedule Strength Comparison: +4
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #309
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #3947
2013 Projected Regular Season Record: 3-7
2013 Projected League Finish: 6th
2013 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%