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GENERAL
Nickname: Knights
Colors: Black/Gold
Coach: Justin Reber
League: Tri-County (moving from Capital Valley)
Section: Sac-Joaquin
Playoff Division: I-VI
Playoff Division Rank: #18

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 3
Returning Defensive Starters: 4
2013 JV Record: 1-9
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Marcel Brown 5'11" 210 Junior RB 4.41
Fila Hingano 6'0" 295 Junior DT 5.92
Pieter Koopman 6'0" 180 Junior ILB 4.84

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Talent At RB, WR, LB
Team Weaknesses: Inexperience On OL, Secondary

RATINGS
2013 Final Power Rating: 40.5
2013 National Rank: #734
2013 State Rank: #81
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -7.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +2.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -2.8
2014 Starting Power Rating: 32.7
2014 National Rank: #1251
2014 State Rank: #130
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2013 Rating): 16.6
Dynasty National Rank: #3042
2014 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 18.9
Dynasty Record: 83-44 (45-15 in league)

HISTORICAL
2013 Overall Record: 11-2
2013 League Record/Finish: 5-0 (1st)
2013 Points For Average: 32.2
2013 Points Against Average: 11.5
2013 Differential: +20.7
2013 Wins: #897 Vacaville (31-21), #2110 Christian Brothers (Sacramento) (40-13), #2313 Center (Antelope) (17-0), #2488 Casa Roble (Orangevale) (35-21), #3683 Antelope (27-7), #3683 Antelope (34-0), #5136 Del Campo (Fair Oaks) (49-20), #5554 Ponderosa (Shingle Springs) (21-7), #5867 Oakmont (Roseville) (41-3), #8556 Bella Vista (Fair Oaks) (41-7), #10077 Foothill (Sacramento) (54-7)
2013 Losses: #434 Elk Grove (22-14), #1712 Roseville (22-14)
2013 Opponents W-L: 78-68
Recent Section Championships: 2004 (III)
Recent League Championships: 2013 (Capital Valley), 2006 (tied for 1st; Capital Valley), 2005 (tied for 1st; Capital Valley), 2004 (Capital Valley)
Winning Streak Entering 2014 Season: 2
Streak List: 8/29/14 Center (Antelope) (27-7), 9/5/14 Roseville (24-14)

SCHEDULE
2014 Schedule: 8/29 at Center (Antelope), 9/5 Roseville, 9/12 at Cosumnes Oaks (Elk Grove), 9/19 Foothill (Sacramento), 9/26 at River Valley (Yuba City), 10/3 Yuba City, 10/17 Woodland, 10/24 Pioneer (Woodland), 10/31 at Inderkum (Sacramento), 11/7 at River City (West Sacramento)
Highest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Yuba City (44.6), Inderkum (Sacramento) (35.8), Roseville (28.4)
Lowest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Woodland (-12.2), Pioneer (Woodland) (-10.7), Foothill (Sacramento) (-9.3)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 10.7 (22.5 overall)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 14.9
2014 vs. 2013 Schedule Strength Comparison: +4.2
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #275
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #3100
2014 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-2
2014 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2014 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 4%