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GENERAL
Nickname: Spartans
Colors: Blue/Gold
Coach: Luke Bodwin
League: Tri-County - Rock
Section: North Coast
Playoff Division: 3
Playoff Division Rank: #14

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 6
Returning Defensive Starters: 7
2013 JV Record: 4-6
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Chris Salmeron Senior WR/LB
Eric Chandler Senior DB
Troyante McConico 6'2" 185 Junior QB

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Talent At Skill Positions, Secondary
Team Weaknesses: Lines

RATINGS
2013 Final Power Rating: -8.4
2013 National Rank: #9885
2013 State Rank: #701
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +6.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.3
2014 Starting Power Rating: -1.9
2014 National Rank: #8393
2014 State Rank: #592
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2013 Rating): 7.6
Dynasty National Rank: #5671
2014 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 9.5
Dynasty Record: 75-41-2 (47-22-1 in league)

HISTORICAL
2013 Overall Record: 2-8
2013 League Record/Finish: 2-4 (tied for 5th)
2013 Points For Average: 19.3
2013 Points Against Average: 38.1
2013 Differential: -18.8
2013 Wins: #4521 Salesian (Richmond) (41-28), #11983 Berean Christian (Walnut Creek) (42-25)
2013 Losses: #626 El Cerrito (41-7), #2680 Montgomery (Santa Rosa) (54-7), #2685 St. Mary's (Albany) (55-14), #4124 Valley Christian (Dublin) (44-26), #5073 Rancho Cotate (Rohnert Park) (42-7), #5134 College Park (Pleasant Hill) (27-14), #8945 St. Patrick-St. Vincent (Vallejo) (28-21), #10154 Oakland Tech (Oakland) (37-14)
2013 Opponents W-L: 71-49-1
Recent League Championships: 2010 (Alameda Contra Costa), 2006 (Alameda Contra Costa), 2005 (Alameda Contra Costa)
Winning Streak Entering 2014 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2014 Schedule: 8/29 at Miramonte (Orinda), 9/5 American Canyon, 9/12 vs College Park (Pleasant Hill), 9/19 Hayward, 9/26 Salesian (Richmond), 10/3 vs Valley Christian (Dublin), 10/10 at Hercules, 10/25 vs El Cerrito, 10/31 St. Patrick-St. Vincent (Vallejo), 11/7 St. Mary's (Albany)
Highest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: El Cerrito (35.6), St. Mary's (Albany) (30.6), Miramonte (Orinda) (29.9)
Lowest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Hayward (-8), St. Patrick-St. Vincent (Vallejo) (-5.6), Valley Christian (Dublin) (8.4)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 11.1
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 14.1
2014 vs. 2013 Schedule Strength Comparison: +3
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #296
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #3326
2014 Projected Regular Season Record: 2-8
2014 Projected League Finish: 6th
2014 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%