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GENERAL
Nickname: Knights
Colors: Maroon/Gold
Coach: Mike Downing
League: Diablo Foothill
Section: North Coast
Playoff Division: 3
Playoff Division Rank: #5

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

TOP PLAYERS
Ben Wood Senior QB/DL
Aviv Elor Senior DT
Zack Fulks Senior RB/DB

ADDITIONAL SENIOR D1 PROSPECT
Noah Myers 6'5" 300 Senior OL [Washington State]

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Experience In Offensive Backfield

RATINGS
2013 Final Power Rating: 20.7
2013 National Rank: #3276
2013 State Rank: #264
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +4.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +2.1
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.4
2014 Starting Power Rating: 26
2014 National Rank: #2128
2014 State Rank: #190
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2013 Rating): 22.1
Dynasty National Rank: #1891
2014 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 5.2
Dynasty Record: 86-48-1 (55-25 in league)

HISTORICAL
2013 Overall Record: 7-5
2013 League Record/Finish: 4-2 (3rd)
2013 Points For Average: 28.3
2013 Points Against Average: 25.9
2013 Differential: +2.4
2013 Wins: #2866 Acalanes (Lafayette) (33-26), #4717 Washington (Fremont) (29-23), #5735 Dougherty Valley (San Ramon) (48-14), #6872 Dublin (30-14), #7187 Bishop O'Dowd (Oakland) (15-7), #7241 Alhambra (Martinez) (45-23), #13088 Mission San Jose (Fremont) (63-6)
2013 Losses: #610 Miramonte (Orinda) (42-21), #798 Campolindo (Moraga) (35-20), #1120 Clayton Valley (Concord) (59-13), #1365 Foothill (Pleasanton) (31-6), #2540 Northgate (Walnut Creek) (31-17)
2013 Opponents W-L: 78-57-1
Recent Section Championships: 2005 (3A East Bay), 2003 (3A East Bay)
Recent League Championships: 2007, 2005 (tied for 1st)
Winning Streak Entering 2014 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2014 Schedule: 8/29 at San Ramon Valley (Danville), 9/5 vs College Park (Pleasant Hill), 9/12 Fremont (Oakland), 9/19 Northgate (Walnut Creek), 9/26 at Dougherty Valley (San Ramon), 10/3 Miramonte (Orinda), 10/17 at Campolindo (Moraga), 10/24 Dublin, 10/31 at Acalanes (Lafayette), 11/7 Alhambra (Martinez)
Highest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Campolindo (Moraga) (42), San Ramon Valley (Danville) (37.2), Miramonte (Orinda) (29.9)
Lowest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Fremont (Oakland) (-5.9), Alhambra (Martinez) (5.3), Dublin (7.2)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 13.5 (18.4 overall)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 18.1
2014 vs. 2013 Schedule Strength Comparison: +4.6
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #214
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #2285
2014 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-3
2014 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2014 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%