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GENERAL
Nickname: Drillers
Colors: Blue/White
Coach: Paul Golla
League: Southwest Yosemite
Section: Central
Playoff Division: 1
Playoff Division Rank: #4

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 4
Returning Defensive Starters: 4
2014 JV Record: 10-0
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Alex Fulmer 5'10" 175 Senior RB/DB 4.5
Jakell Tomlin 5'10" 170 Senior WR/DB 4.5
Darrious Eaton 5'11" Senior RB/DB 4.5

RATINGS
2014 Final Power Rating: 43
2014 National Rank: #639
2014 State Rank: #58
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -8.5
Non-Senior D1 Talent Rating Bonus: +1.1
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2015 Starting Power Rating: 35.6
2015 National Rank: #1117
2015 State Rank: #95
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2014 Rating): 40.1
Dynasty National Rank: #216
2015 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 4.5
Dynasty Record: 114-36 (54-10 in league)

HISTORICAL
2014 Overall Record: 9-3
2014 League Record/Finish: 4-1 (2nd)
2014 Points For Average: 32.6
2014 Points Against Average: 14.4
2014 Differential: +18.2
2014 Wins: #546 Ridgeview (Bakersfield) (28-20), #1284 Oaks Christian (Westlake Village) (34-21), #2002 Crenshaw (Los Angeles) (48-12), #2322 Centennial (Bakersfield) (26-7), #2838 Salesian (Los Angeles) (49-6), #3188 Buchanan (Clovis) (49-17), #3239 Stockdale (Bakersfield) (49-6), #4248 Frontier (Bakersfield) (19-7), #7953 Garces (Bakersfield) (51-0)
2014 Losses: #242 Edison (Fresno) (15-14), #317 Liberty (Bakersfield) (21-14), #317 Liberty (Bakersfield) (41-10)
2014 Opponents W-L: 82-62
Recent Section/State Championships: 2013 (I), 2013 (Bowl I), 2011 (I), 2007 (I), 2005 (I)
Recent League Championships: 2013, 2011, 2010 (tied for 1st), 2008 (Southeast Yosemite), 2007 (Southeast Yosemite), 2005 (Southeast Yosemite), 2003 (Southeast Yosemite)
Winning Streak Entering 2015 Season: 1
Streak List: 9/18/15 Crenshaw (Los Angeles) (22-21)

SCHEDULE
2015 Schedule: 8/29 Mountain Pointe (Phoenix, AZ), 9/4 Edison (Fresno), 9/18 at Crenshaw (Los Angeles), 9/25 Salesian (Los Angeles), 10/2 Ridgeview (Bakersfield), 10/9 at Garces (Bakersfield), 10/16 at Frontier (Bakersfield), 10/23 Centennial (Bakersfield), 10/30 Stockdale (Bakersfield), 11/6 at Liberty (Bakersfield)
Highest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Liberty (Bakersfield) (53), Ridgeview (Bakersfield) (48.7), Edison (Fresno) (46)
Lowest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Garces (Bakersfield) (9.6), Salesian (Los Angeles) (14.1), Frontier (Bakersfield) (16.7)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 25.3 (31.6 overall)
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 30.5
2015 vs. 2014 Schedule Strength Comparison: +5.2
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #52
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #476
2015 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-4
2015 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2015 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%