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GENERAL
Nickname: Thunder
Colors: Royal Blue/Silver
Coach: Greg Benzel
League: Sierra Foothill
Section: Sac-Joaquin
Playoff Division: I-IV
Playoff Division Rank: #20

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 3
Returning Defensive Starters: 4
2012 JV Record: 9-0-1
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Patrick Ryan 5'10" 190 LB/RB 4.70
Josh Gurnably 5'9" 175 SS/RB 4.60
Spencer Medenwald 5'11" 210 C 5.10

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Depth At All Positions, Great Competition For Starting Spots
Team Weaknesses: Not Many Returners

RATINGS
2012 Final Power Rating: 30.2
2012 National Rank: #1754
2012 State Rank: #153
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -3.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -0.3
2013 Starting Power Rating: 26.4
2013 National Rank: #2030
2013 State Rank: #161
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2012 Rating): 31.5
Dynasty National Rank: #1046
2013 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 4.8
Dynasty Record: 33-24 [34-23 on the field] (13-12 in league)

HISTORICAL
2012 Overall Record: 5-6
2012 League Record/Finish: 3-2 (3rd)
2012 Points For Average: 27.6
2012 Points Against Average: 22.2
2012 Differential: +5.4
2012 Wins: #1870 Nevada Union (Grass Valley) (35-9), #1947 Inderkum (Sacramento) (31-22), #2502 Whitney (Rocklin) (6-0), #5219 Roseville (49-14), #5580 Woodcreek (Roseville) (42-17)
2012 Losses: #36 Granite Bay (41-34), #299 Oak Ridge (El Dorado Hills) (16-7), #832 Del Oro (Loomis) (38-35), #1310 Pleasant Grove (Elk Grove) (35-21), #1585 Antelope (31-24), #1600 Del Campo (Fair Oaks) (21-20)
2012 Opponents W-L: 85-49
Recent Section Championships: 2009 (II)
Recent League Championships: 2009
Winning Streak Entering 2013 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2013 Schedule: 8/30 Pleasant Grove (Elk Grove), 9/6 at Oak Ridge (El Dorado Hills), 9/13 at Whitney (Rocklin), 9/20 Del Campo (Fair Oaks), 9/27 at Inderkum (Sacramento), 10/11 Nevada Union (Grass Valley), 10/18 at Granite Bay, 10/25 Woodcreek (Roseville), 11/1 at Roseville, 11/8 Del Oro (Loomis)
Highest-Rated 2013 Regular Season Opponents: Granite Bay (68.6), Oak Ridge (El Dorado Hills) (40.9), Del Oro (Loomis) (37.1)
Lowest-Rated 2013 Regular Season Opponents: Woodcreek (Roseville) (11.2), Del Campo (Fair Oaks) (18.3), Nevada Union (Grass Valley) (21.8)
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 25.7 (32 overall)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 31.6
2013 vs. 2012 Schedule Strength Comparison: +5.9
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #60
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #316
2013 Projected Regular Season Record: 4-6
2013 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2013 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%