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GENERAL
Nickname: Bobcats
Colors: Green/Gold/White
Coach: Rick Prinz
League: Eastern
Section: Northern
Playoff Division: II
Playoff Division Rank: #2

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 3
Returning Defensive Starters: 8
2013 JV Record: 3-7
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Max Valdez 6'2" 195 Senior QB 4.78
Alex Wood 6'6" 275 Senior OL 5.20
Andrew Machado 5'11" 175 Senior RB 4.60

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Experience On Defense
Team Weaknesses: Inexperience On Offense

RATINGS
2013 Final Power Rating: 28.9
2013 National Rank: #1948
2013 State Rank: #168
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -3.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -6.8
2014 Starting Power Rating: 18.6
2014 National Rank: #3389
2014 State Rank: #270
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2013 Rating): 39.2
Dynasty National Rank: #232
2014 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 13.8
Dynasty Record: 109-21 (56-10 in league)

HISTORICAL
2013 Overall Record: 8-4
2013 League Record/Finish: 5-1 (2nd)
2013 Points For Average: 33
2013 Points Against Average: 26.8
2013 Differential: +6.2
2013 Wins: #3500 Chico (47-46), #3500 Chico (45-12), #4453 Foothill (Palo Cedro) (47-27), #4943 Shasta (Redding) (22-13), #6151 Sonora (28-13), #6487 Pleasant Valley (Chico) (46-26), #6995 Red Bluff (56-21), #9789 Las Plumas (Oroville) (49-7)
2013 Losses: #267 Enterprise (Redding) (40-14), #267 Enterprise (Redding) (42-7), #845 Grant (Sacramento) (33-14), #2310 Napa (42-21)
2013 Opponents W-L: 75-64
Recent Section Championships: 2011 (I), 2010 (I), 2008 (I), 2006 (I), 2005 (I), 2003 (I)
Recent League Championships: 2011 (Eastern - South), 2010 (Eastern - South), 2009 (tied for 1st), 2008, 2005, 2004, 2003 (Westside)
Winning Streak Entering 2014 Season: 1
Streak List: 8/29/14 American Canyon (63-16)

SCHEDULE
2014 Schedule: 8/29 at American Canyon, 9/5 Oroville, 9/12 Crater (Central Point, OR), 9/26 Casa Roble (Orangevale), 10/3 Chico, 10/10 Shasta (Redding), 10/17 at Red Bluff, 10/24 at Enterprise (Redding), 10/31 Pleasant Valley (Chico), 11/7 at Foothill (Palo Cedro)
Highest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Enterprise (Redding) (50.6), Casa Roble (Orangevale) (22.7), Chico (20)
Lowest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Oroville (-19.6), Red Bluff (3.9), Pleasant Valley (Chico) (4.7)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 13.6 (22.7 overall)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 12.7
2014 vs. 2013 Schedule Strength Comparison: -0.9
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #326
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #3717
2014 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-2
2014 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2014 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%