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GENERAL
Nickname: Tigers
Colors: Purple/White
Coach: Steve Heskett
League: Mountain Valley
Section: Northern
Playoff Division: V
Playoff Division Rank: #7

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 4
Returning Defensive Starters: 3
2013 JV Record: 5-5
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Juan Rodriguez 6'3" 190 Junior TE/DE
Tyler Billups 6'0" 210 Junior T/DE
Alex Perez 5'11" 220 Senior T/DT

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Athleticism
Team Weaknesses: Experience

RATINGS
2013 Final Power Rating: -20.5
2013 National Rank: #12131
2013 State Rank: #860
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -6.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -4.1
2014 Starting Power Rating: -31
2014 National Rank: #13320
2014 State Rank: #956
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2013 Rating): -9.9
Dynasty National Rank: #11218
2014 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 17.1
Dynasty Record: 58-52 (27-26 in league)

HISTORICAL
2013 Overall Record: 5-6
2013 League Record/Finish: 2-3 (4th)
2013 Points For Average: 23.5
2013 Points Against Average: 27.9
2013 Differential: -4.4
2013 Wins: #12723 Quincy (40-20), #12929 Weed (43-26), #13993 University Prep (Redding) (35-12), #14231 Burney (47-26), #14404 Los Molinos (2-0)
2013 Losses: #6175 Maxwell (23-7), #8290 Pershing County (Lovelock, NV) (36-0), #8718 Chester (35-26), #9054 Biggs (42-14), #9299 Hamilton (Hamilton City) (45-17), #9381 Fall River (McArthur) (42-27)
2013 Opponents W-L: 64-56
Recent Section Championships: 2012 (IV), 2009 (IV)
Recent League Championships: 2012 (tied for 1st), 2009 (Mid-Valley)
Winning Streak Entering 2014 Season: 1
Streak List: 8/29/14 Incline (Incline Village, NV) (47-45)

SCHEDULE
2014 Schedule: 8/29 at Incline (Incline Village, NV), 9/12 at Pershing County (Lovelock, NV), 9/19 Weed, 9/26 Hamilton (Hamilton City), 10/3 Quincy, 10/10 at Biggs, 10/17 Los Molinos, 10/24 at Maxwell, 10/31 Esparto, 11/7 at Chester
Highest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Maxwell (2.1), Hamilton (Hamilton City) (0.6), Pershing County (Lovelock, NV) (-3.9)
Lowest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Los Molinos (-52.9), Esparto (-39.9), Weed (-32)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -19.3 (-16.4 overall)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -19.8
2014 vs. 2013 Schedule Strength Comparison: -0.5
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #943
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #12509
2014 Projected Regular Season Record: 4-6
2014 Projected League Finish: 5th
2014 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%