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GENERAL
Nickname: Falcons
Colors: Navy/Silver/Maroon
Coach: Kevin Hartwig
League: Bay Valley
Section: North Coast
Playoff Division: 1
Playoff Division Rank: #4

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 6
Returning Defensive Starters: 6
2014 JV Record: 8-2
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Ronnie Rivers 5'8" 170 RB
Kyle Harmon 6'1" 200 LB/RB
Joe Sweeney 6'1" 200 QB

ADDITIONAL SENIOR D1 PROSPECT
Giovanni Fauolo 6'3.75" 235 Senior TE

COLLEGE PROSPECT LOST TO GRADUATION
Dominic Fredrickson 6'3" 295 Senior OL

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Team Chemistry, Depth, Work-Ethic

RATINGS
2014 Final Power Rating: 34.8
2014 National Rank: #1323
2014 State Rank: #115
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +3.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -0.6
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2015 Starting Power Rating: 37.7
2015 National Rank: #928
2015 State Rank: #81
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2014 Rating): 22
Dynasty National Rank: #1949
2015 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 15.7
Dynasty Record: 68-64 (34-32 in league)

HISTORICAL
2014 Overall Record: 7-5
2014 League Record/Finish: 3-2 (tied for 2nd)
2014 Points For Average: 22.4
2014 Points Against Average: 20.8
2014 Differential: +1.6
2014 Wins: #557 Tracy (14-6), #2110 Antioch (27-16), #2687 Wood [Will C.] (Vacaville) (37-28), #2939 Heritage (Brentwood) (21-19), #3526 Monte Vista (Danville) (33-28), #3581 San Leandro (42-12), #5707 Deer Valley (Antioch) (49-0)
2014 Losses: #343 Pittsburg (27-7), #343 Pittsburg (24-13), #521 Foothill (Pleasanton) (42-6), #636 Granite Bay (27-13), #1052 Liberty (Brentwood) (21-7)
2014 Opponents W-L: 90-54
Recent League Championships: 2012, 2011 (tied for 1st)
Winning Streak Entering 2015 Season: 2
Streak List: 9/11/15 Amador Valley (Pleasanton) (31-28), 9/18/15 San Leandro (49-19)

SCHEDULE
2015 Schedule: 8/28 Tracy, 9/4 Foothill (Pleasanton), 9/11 Amador Valley (Pleasanton), 9/18 vs San Leandro, 9/25 vs Wood [Will C.] (Vacaville), 10/9 Pittsburg, 10/16 at Antioch, 10/23 at Deer Valley (Antioch), 10/30 at Heritage (Brentwood), 11/6 Liberty (Brentwood)
Highest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Foothill (Pleasanton) (45.8), Pittsburg (45.6), Tracy (35.9)
Lowest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Deer Valley (Antioch) (15.5), San Leandro (16.2), Heritage (Brentwood) (16.3)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 28.2 (32.9 overall)
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 30.9
2015 vs. 2014 Schedule Strength Comparison: +2.7
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #49
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #442
2015 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-3
2015 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2015 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%