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GENERAL
Nickname: Buffaloes
Colors: Forest Green/White
Coach: Eric Reis
League: Valley Oak
Section: Sac-Joaquin
Playoff Division: I-VI
Playoff Division Rank: #16

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 3
Returning Defensive Starters: 6
2013 JV Record: 10-0
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Lechi Nkwocha 6'0" 195 OLB
Hector Soto 5'8" 185 RB/ILB
Dom Pisano 5'9" 175 QB/FS

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: LB, Secondary
Team Weaknesses: Inexperience On Offense

RATINGS
2013 Final Power Rating: 42.8
2013 National Rank: #590
2013 State Rank: #66
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -5.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -3.7
2014 Starting Power Rating: 33.6
2014 National Rank: #1160
2014 State Rank: #123
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2013 Rating): 22
Dynasty National Rank: #1913
2014 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 15.3
Dynasty Record: 100-28 (59-15 in league)

HISTORICAL
2013 Overall Record: 13-2
2013 League Record/Finish: 7-0 (1st)
2013 Points For Average: 46.7
2013 Points Against Average: 18.7
2013 Differential: +28
2013 Wins: #980 Inderkum (Sacramento) (45-36), #2095 Sacramento (49-6), #2488 Casa Roble (Orangevale) (49-13), #3381 Oakdale (35-20), #4486 Central Valley (Ceres) (69-55), #4486 Central Valley (Ceres) (47-20), #4585 Sierra (Manteca) (35-14), #5631 Los Banos (42-7), #6151 Sonora (49-21), #7043 Kimball [John C.] (Tracy) (49-12), #10138 Weston Ranch (Stockton) (79-8), #10842 Lathrop (56-7), #11691 East Union (Manteca) (49-7)
2013 Losses: #267 Enterprise (Redding) (27-21), #1710 Wilcox [Adrian] (Santa Clara) (28-27)
2013 Opponents W-L: 96-73
Recent Section Championships: 2013 (III), 2006 (IV), 2005 (III)
Recent League Championships: 2013, 2010 (tied for 1st), 2006, 2005 (tied for 1st)
Winning Streak Entering 2014 Season: 1
Streak List: 8/29/14 Wilcox [Adrian] (Santa Clara) (20-14)

SCHEDULE
2014 Schedule: 8/29 at Wilcox [Adrian] (Santa Clara), 9/5 Valley Christian (Dublin), 9/12 Enochs [James C.] (Modesto), 9/26 at Central Catholic (Modesto), 10/3 at Lathrop, 10/11 vs Oakdale, 10/17 at Kimball [John C.] (Tracy), 10/24 Weston Ranch (Stockton), 10/31 Sierra (Manteca), 11/7 at East Union (Manteca)
Highest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Central Catholic (Modesto) (42.3), Wilcox [Adrian] (Santa Clara) (22.2), Oakdale (20.2)
Lowest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: East Union (Manteca) (-25.1), Lathrop (-14.3), Weston Ranch (Stockton) (-11.3)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 2.9 (19.5 overall)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 6.1
2014 vs. 2013 Schedule Strength Comparison: +3.2
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #477
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #5765
2014 Projected Regular Season Record: 9-1
2014 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2014 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 15%