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GENERAL
Nickname: Thunder
Colors: Royal Blue/Silver
Coach: Greg Benzel
League: Sierra Foothill
Section: Sac-Joaquin
Playoff Division: I-VI
Playoff Division Rank: #11

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 6
Returning Defensive Starters: 5
2013 JV Record: 7-4
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: yes

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Unity, Passion/Character, Toughness

RATINGS
2013 Final Power Rating: 40.5
2013 National Rank: #743
2013 State Rank: #82
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -0.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -0.5
2014 Starting Power Rating: 39.4
2014 National Rank: #704
2014 State Rank: #84
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2013 Rating): 27.2
Dynasty National Rank: #1110
2014 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 12.8
Dynasty Record: 69-52 [70-51 on the field] (31-28 in league)

HISTORICAL
2013 Overall Record: 7-4
2013 League Record/Finish: 4-1 (2nd)
2013 Points For Average: 28.6
2013 Points Against Average: 13.3
2013 Differential: +15.3
2013 Wins: #618 Granite Bay (31-14), #980 Inderkum (Sacramento) (19-7), #1712 Roseville (31-14), #1998 Whitney (Rocklin) (35-7), #3844 Woodcreek (Roseville) (45-0), #5136 Del Campo (Fair Oaks) (31-6), #7918 Nevada Union (Grass Valley) (55-7)
2013 Losses: #188 Del Oro (Loomis) (14-13), #228 Oak Ridge (El Dorado Hills) (23-21), #422 Pleasant Grove (Elk Grove) (28-14), #897 Vacaville (26-20)
2013 Opponents W-L: 80-52
Recent Section Championships: 2009 (II)
Recent League Championships: 2009
Winning Streak Entering 2014 Season: 2
Streak List: 8/29/14 Pleasant Grove (Elk Grove) (34-10), 9/5/14 Del Campo (Fair Oaks) (38-14)

SCHEDULE
2014 Schedule: 8/29 vs Pleasant Grove (Elk Grove), 9/5 at Del Campo (Fair Oaks), 9/12 Whitney (Rocklin), 9/19 Sacramento, 10/3 Oak Ridge (El Dorado Hills), 10/10 Del Oro (Loomis), 10/17 at Woodcreek (Roseville), 10/24 Folsom, 10/31 at Granite Bay, 11/7 at Nevada Union (Grass Valley)
Highest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Folsom (80.7), Del Oro (Loomis) (52.8), Oak Ridge (El Dorado Hills) (52.7)
Lowest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Nevada Union (Grass Valley) (5.5), Del Campo (Fair Oaks) (12.3), Whitney (Rocklin) (19)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 29.1 (33.3 overall)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 37
2014 vs. 2013 Schedule Strength Comparison: +7.9
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #42
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #160
2014 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-4
2014 Projected League Finish: 5th
2014 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%