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GENERAL
Nickname: Dons
Colors: Royal Blue/White
Coach: Mike Ivankovich
League: Diablo Foothill
Section: North Coast
Playoff Division: 3
Playoff Division Rank: #7

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 6
Returning Defensive Starters: 5
2014 JV Record: 5-5
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Tyler Henderson 5'10" 165 Senior WR/DB 4.6
Tom Henderson 6'1" 215 Senior RB/LB 4.9
Jake Berry 6'1" 170 Senior QB 4.8

COLLEGE PROSPECT LOST TO GRADUATION
Brady Aiello 6'6" 265 Senior OL 4.8

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Skill Positions, DB
Team Weaknesses: Must Rebuild OL

RATINGS
2014 Final Power Rating: 22.1
2014 National Rank: #3066
2014 State Rank: #227
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -2.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.7
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2015 Starting Power Rating: 17.9
2015 National Rank: #3751
2015 State Rank: #280
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2014 Rating): 11.6
Dynasty National Rank: #4422
2015 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 6.3
Dynasty Record: 73-61 [72-62 on the field] (46-40 in league)

HISTORICAL
2014 Overall Record: 8-4
2014 League Record/Finish: 4-2 (3rd)
2014 Points For Average: 34.3
2014 Points Against Average: 27.7
2014 Differential: +6.6
2014 Wins: #4522 Alhambra (Martinez) (28-7), #5981 Bishop O'Dowd (Oakland) (49-20), #7403 Castro Valley (49-21), #7769 Miramonte (Orinda) (35-28), #7777 Dublin (21-19), #8078 Tennyson (Hayward) (47-33), #8677 Dougherty Valley (San Ramon) (36-22), #11763 Encinal (Alameda) (44-15)
2014 Losses: #154 Campolindo (Moraga) (48-13), #1531 Analy (Sebastopol) (49-41), #2110 Antioch (30-28), #2444 Las Lomas (Walnut Creek) (40-21)
2014 Opponents W-L: 74-64-1
Winning Streak Entering 2015 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2015 Schedule: 8/28 at Antioch, 9/4 at Skyline (Oakland), 9/11 Heritage (Brentwood), 9/18 Analy (Sebastopol), 10/2 Alhambra (Martinez), 10/9 at Dublin, 10/16 Dougherty Valley (San Ramon), 10/23 at Miramonte (Orinda), 10/30 at Las Lomas (Walnut Creek), 11/6 Campolindo (Moraga)
Highest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Campolindo (Moraga) (47.5), Antioch (34.7), Analy (Sebastopol) (23.1)
Lowest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Dougherty Valley (San Ramon) (-12.5), Skyline (Oakland) (-11.8), Dublin (-5.6)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 10.5 (13.6 overall)
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 13.3
2015 vs. 2014 Schedule Strength Comparison: +2.8
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #278
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #3607
2015 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-4
2015 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2015 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%