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GENERAL
Nickname: Buccaneers
Colors: Blue/White
Coach: Charles Price
League: West Sierra
Section: Central
Playoff Division: 6
Playoff Division Rank: #2

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 5
Returning Defensive Starters: 6
2013 JV Record: 10-0
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Eric Ramirez 5'8" 145 Junior HB/DB 4.68
Manuel Alvarez 5'9.5" 195 Junior FB/ATH 4.97
Omar Cortez 6'1" 250 Senior OL/DT 5.32

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Team Speed, Physical Toughness

RATINGS
2013 Final Power Rating: -24.3
2013 National Rank: #12641
2013 State Rank: #889
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +0.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.4
2014 Starting Power Rating: -23.8
2014 National Rank: #12520
2014 State Rank: #879
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2013 Rating): -30.3
Dynasty National Rank: #14205
2014 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 6.5
Dynasty Record: 36-80 (18-39 in league)

HISTORICAL
2013 Overall Record: 5-7
2013 League Record/Finish: 0-5 (6th)
2013 Points For Average: 21.7
2013 Points Against Average: 21.2
2013 Differential: +0.5
2013 Wins: #13365 Minarets (O'Neals) (38-7), #13610 Laton (50-6), #14011 Sierra Pacific (Hanford) (28-13), #14178 Kennedy [Robert F.] (Delano) (38-6), #14571 McFarland (38-0)
2013 Losses: #3919 Mendota (52-8), #8104 Firebaugh (43-6), #9459 McLane (Fresno) (23-14), #10507 Coalinga (46-20), #10738 Dos Palos (24-6), #12060 Strathmore (20-8), #13606 Tranquillity (14-6)
2013 Opponents W-L: 55-78
Recent League Championships: 2006 (Central Sierra)
Winning Streak Entering 2014 Season: 2
Streak List: 8/29/14 McFarland (28-7), 9/5/14 Sierra Pacific (Hanford) (24-21)

SCHEDULE
2014 Schedule: 8/29 at McFarland, 9/5 vs Sierra Pacific (Hanford), 9/19 at Lindsay, 9/26 Immanuel (Reedley), 10/3 Strathmore, 10/10 at Coalinga, 10/17 Tranquillity, 10/24 Mendota, 10/31 at Firebaugh, 11/7 at Dos Palos
Highest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Mendota (17.4), Lindsay (3.2), Coalinga (-4.8)
Lowest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: McFarland (-49.9), Sierra Pacific (Hanford) (-38.9), Tranquillity (-33.4)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -23.2 (-23.6 overall)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -16.3
2014 vs. 2013 Schedule Strength Comparison: +6.9
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #896
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #12043
2014 Projected Regular Season Record: 4-6
2014 Projected League Finish: 5th
2014 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%