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GENERAL
Nickname: Spartans
Colors: Green/White/Silver
Coach: Justin Alumbaugh
League: Freelance
Section: North Coast
Playoff Division: 1
Playoff Division Rank: #1

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 6
Returning Defensive Starters: 6
2013 JV Record: 9-1
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Simba Short 6'2" 210 Senior LB [Northwestern]
Drew Sullivan 6'2" 320 Senior OL/DL
Kahlil McKenzie 6'3" 320 Senior OL/DL

ADDITIONAL SENIOR D1 PROSPECT
Jevari Anderson 6'0" 190 Senior ATH

D1 PLAYERS LOST TO GRADUATION
Larry Allen Jr. 6'3" 285 Senior OL [Harvard]
Daz Tautalatasi 6'0" 180 Senior DB [Arizona State]
Sumner Houston 6'3" 240 Senior DE [Oregon State]
Kevin Griffin 6'1" 180 Senior DB [Washington State]
Larry Ross 6'2" 230 Senior DE
Jerek Rosales 5'11" 165 Senior DB

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Experience, Lines, Depth At Skill Positions
Team Weaknesses: Replacing Key RB, Inexperience In Secondary

RATINGS
2013 Final Power Rating: 74.6
2013 National Rank: #6
2013 State Rank: #2
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -2.2
Non-Senior D1 Talent Rating Bonus: +4.4
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -2.6
2014 Starting Power Rating: 72.7
2014 National Rank: #18
2014 State Rank: #5
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2013 Rating): 64.5
Dynasty National Rank: #1
2014 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 10.8
Dynasty Record: 139-12-2 (28-0 in league)

HISTORICAL
2013 Overall Record: 14-1
2013 League Record/Finish:  
2013 Points For Average: 42.1
2013 Points Against Average: 12.3
2013 Differential: +29.8
2013 Wins: #43 Folsom (45-17), #106 Servite (Anaheim) (35-10), #188 Del Oro (Loomis) (41-3), #243 Serra [Junipero] (San Mateo) (21-14), #530 Deer Valley (Antioch) (57-27), #597 California (San Ramon) (49-17), #597 California (San Ramon) (55-0), #1006 San Ramon Valley (Danville) (47-21), #1120 Clayton Valley (Concord) (34-14), #1448 St. Mary's (Stockton) (40-13), #1505 Logan [James] (Union City) (49-7), #2140 Granada (Livermore) (46-0), #3536 Amador Valley (Pleasanton) (63-14), #5537 Monte Vista (Danville) (35-7)
2013 Losses: #1 St. John Bosco (Bellflower) (20-14)
2013 Opponents W-L: 141-54
Recent National Championships: 2012, 2010, 2003
Recent Section/State Championships: 2013, 2012, 2012 (Bowl Open), 2011 (I), 2011 (Bowl Open), 2010 (I), 2010 (Bowl Open), 2009 (I), 2009 (Bowl Open), 2008 (I), 2007 (4A East Bay), 2007 (Bowl I), 2006 (4A East Bay), 2005 (4A East Bay), 2004 (4A East Bay), 2003 (4A East Bay)
Recent League Championships: 2011 (East Bay), 2010 (East Bay), 2009 (East Bay), 2008 (East Bay)
Winning Streak Entering 2014 Season: 1
Streak List: 8/29/14 Jesuit (Carmichael) (63-0)

SCHEDULE
2014 Schedule: 8/29 vs Jesuit (Carmichael), 9/5 Serra [Junipero] (San Mateo), 9/12 Byrnes [James F.] (Duncan, SC), 9/19 at Del Oro (Loomis), 9/27 Servite (Anaheim), 10/3 at San Ramon Valley (Danville), 10/11 vs Logan [James] (Union City), 10/24 Foothill (Pleasanton), 10/31 at Amador Valley (Pleasanton), 11/7 at California (San Ramon)
Highest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Servite (Anaheim) (79.6), Byrnes [James F.] (Duncan, SC) (54.2), Del Oro (Loomis) (52.8)
Lowest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Amador Valley (Pleasanton) (22), Logan [James] (Union City) (30.8), San Ramon Valley (Danville) (37.2)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 35.4 (45.7 overall)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 45.6
2014 vs. 2013 Schedule Strength Comparison: +10.2
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #20
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #50
2014 Projected Regular Season Record: 9-1
2014 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 35%