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GENERAL
Nickname: Vikings
Colors: Green/Gold
Coach: Mark Camps
League: South Yosemite
Section: Central
Playoff Division: 2
Playoff Division Rank: #13

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 6
Returning Defensive Starters: 5
2013 JV Record: 3-7
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Terry Stephens 6'0" 215 Senior OL/DL
Josh Boyd 6'1" 170 Junior WR/DB
Steven Bleakley 5'10" 150 Senior SB/SS

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: More Depth On Lines, Secondary Experience
Team Weaknesses: Must Replace ILBs

RATINGS
2013 Final Power Rating: 3.8
2013 National Rank: #7036
2013 State Rank: #506
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.4
2014 Starting Power Rating: 1
2014 National Rank: #7414
2014 State Rank: #532
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2013 Rating): 13.4
Dynasty National Rank: #3883
2014 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 11.1
Dynasty Record: 70-56 [69-57 on the field] (31-21 in league)

HISTORICAL
2013 Overall Record: 5-6
2013 League Record/Finish: 3-1 (tied for 1st)
2013 Points For Average: 24.3
2013 Points Against Average: 30
2013 Differential: -5.7
2013 Wins: #3643 Ridgeview (Bakersfield) (38-28), #8522 Golden Valley (Bakersfield) (42-28), #9696 North (Bakersfield) (33-20), #10277 East Bakersfield (Bakersfield) (31-21), #13164 Mira Monte (Bakersfield) (42-0)
2013 Losses: #1720 Frontier (Bakersfield) (44-7), #2563 Porterville (62-24), #2993 St. Joseph (Santa Maria) (35-21), #3853 Lemoore (17-10), #4232 Tehachapi (48-6), #5438 South (Bakersfield) (27-13)
2013 Opponents W-L: 63-61
Recent Section Championships: 2005 (II)
Recent League Championships: 2013 (tied for 1st), 2010 (tied for 1st), 2006 (Southwest Yosemite), 2005 (Southwest Yosemite)
Winning Streak Entering 2014 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2014 Schedule: 9/5 Porterville, 9/12 at Chavez [Cesar] (Delano), 9/19 Foothill (Bakersfield), 9/26 at Frontier (Bakersfield), 10/3 at South (Bakersfield), 10/10 vs East Bakersfield (Bakersfield), 10/17 at Ridgeview (Bakersfield), 10/24 Independence (Bakersfield), 10/31 Golden Valley (Bakersfield), 11/7 at Tehachapi
Highest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Frontier (Bakersfield) (25), Ridgeview (Bakersfield) (20.1), Porterville (18.1)
Lowest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Foothill (Bakersfield) (-25.1), East Bakersfield (Bakersfield) (-13.2), Chavez [Cesar] (Delano) (-3.5)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 4.1 (9.2 overall)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 5.3
2014 vs. 2013 Schedule Strength Comparison: +1.2
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #496
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #6014
2014 Projected Regular Season Record: 4-6
2014 Projected League Finish: 4th
2014 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%