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GENERAL
Nickname: Grizzlies
Colors: Purple/Gold
Coach: Tom St. Jacques
League: Northern
Section: Northern
Playoff Division: III
Playoff Division Rank: #4

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 6
Returning Defensive Starters: 10
2013 JV Record: 6-3-1
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Case Bennett 5'11" 180 Senior RB 4.60
Jake Thomas 6'3" 190 Senior LB 4.90
Kyle Barnetche 6'3" 190 Senior DE/FB 4.80

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Experience
Team Weaknesses: Undersized Lines

RATINGS
2013 Final Power Rating: 11.1
2013 National Rank: #5296
2013 State Rank: #408
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +8.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -6.9
2014 Starting Power Rating: 12.8
2014 National Rank: #4600
2014 State Rank: #347
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2013 Rating): 21.4
Dynasty National Rank: #2020
2014 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 1.8
Dynasty Record: 75-53-1 (39-17 in league)

HISTORICAL
2013 Overall Record: 5-6
2013 League Record/Finish: 2-3 (4th)
2013 Points For Average: 22.5
2013 Points Against Average: 27.2
2013 Differential: -4.7
2013 Wins: #3500 Chico (41-34), #4453 Foothill (Palo Cedro) (13-7), #6487 Pleasant Valley (Chico) (26-7), #7682 Yreka (35-0), #11172 Anderson (35-0)
2013 Losses: #490 West Valley (Cottonwood) (45-8), #1838 Central Valley (Shasta Lake) (42-14), #2060 Sutter (48-0), #2530 Galena (Reno, NV) (41-19), #4911 Corning (33-22), #4943 Shasta (Redding) (42-35)
2013 Opponents W-L: 69-58
Recent Section Championships: 2010 (II), 2009 (II), 2003 (II)
Recent League Championships: 2009, 2008
Winning Streak Entering 2014 Season: 1
Streak List: 8/29/14 Galena (Reno, NV) (33-7)

SCHEDULE
2014 Schedule: 8/29 at Galena (Reno, NV), 9/5 at Pleasant Valley (Chico), 9/12 vs Chico, 9/19 at Foothill (Palo Cedro), 10/3 Yreka, 10/10 El Cerrito, 10/17 at Corning, 10/24 Anderson, 10/31 at West Valley (Cottonwood), 11/7 Central Valley (Shasta Lake)
Highest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: West Valley (Cottonwood) (47.7), El Cerrito (35.6), Central Valley (Shasta Lake) (21)
Lowest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Anderson (-14.6), Yreka (0.3), Pleasant Valley (Chico) (4.7)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 11.1 (17.5 overall)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 15.6
2014 vs. 2013 Schedule Strength Comparison: +4.5
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #311
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #3523
2014 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-4
2014 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2014 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%