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GENERAL
Nickname: Honkers
Colors: Purple/Gold
Coach: Jim Ward
League: Sacramento Valley
Section: Northern
Playoff Division: III
Playoff Division Rank: #1

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 7
Returning Defensive Starters: 8
2012 JV Record: 7-3
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Jacob Candelaria 6'0" 235 Senior NG/FB 4.80
Chris Walter 5'8" 180 Senior FL/S 4.70
Geoffrey Bateman 6'2" 190 Senior LB/RB

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Experience At Skill Positions, Outstanding K, Defense
Team Weaknesses: Depth On Lines, OL Must Gel

RATINGS
2012 Final Power Rating: 4.2
2012 National Rank: #6946
2012 State Rank: #512
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +3.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -7.7
2013 Starting Power Rating: 0
2013 National Rank: #7744
2013 State Rank: #544
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2012 Rating): -4.8
Dynasty National Rank: #9400
2013 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 12.5
Dynasty Record: 39-22 (20-9 in league)

HISTORICAL
2012 Overall Record: 9-4
2012 League Record/Finish: 4-1 (2nd)
2012 Points For Average: 19.7
2012 Points Against Average: 15.8
2012 Differential: +3.9
2012 Wins: #7202 Pierce (Arbuckle) (3-0), #8556 Hamilton (Hamilton City) (21-20), #8556 Hamilton (Hamilton City) (20-7), #8916 Live Oak (7-3), #10423 Trinity (Weaverville) (16-15), #11822 Durham (15-10), #12050 East Nicolaus (Nicolaus) (41-14), #13855 Gridley (38-8), #14177 Mt. Shasta (55-30)
2012 Losses: #3206 Orland (24-6), #7202 Pierce (Arbuckle) (14-7), #8423 Corning (42-14), #10107 Winters (19-13)
2012 Opponents W-L: 80-66
Recent Section Championships: 2012, 2011, 2003
Recent League Championships: 2008, 2005 (tied for 1st; Greater Mountain Valley), 2003 (Greater Mountain Valley)
Winning Streak Entering 2013 Season: 3
Streak List: 11/9/12 East Nicolaus (Nicolaus) (41-14), 11/16/12 Pierce (Arbuckle) (3-0), 11/21/12 Hamilton (Hamilton City) (21-20)

SCHEDULE
2013 Schedule: 9/6 Gridley, 9/13 at Winters, 9/20 at Orland, 9/27 Corning, 10/4 at Hamilton (Hamilton City), 10/11 Live Oak, 10/18 Mt. Shasta, 10/25 at Durham, 11/1 Trinity (Weaverville), 11/8 Pierce (Arbuckle)
Highest-Rated 2013 Regular Season Opponents: Orland (17.4), Corning (2.3), Pierce (Arbuckle) (-1)
Lowest-Rated 2013 Regular Season Opponents: Mt. Shasta (-39.9), Gridley (-34.9), Live Oak (-12.9)
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -12.8 (-8.1 overall)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -10
2013 vs. 2012 Schedule Strength Comparison: +2.8
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #792
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #11279
2013 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-2
2013 Projected League Finish: 1st
2013 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 6%