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GENERAL
Nickname: Spartans
Colors: Black/Gold
Coach: Joe Pirillo
League: Valley Oak
Section: Sac-Joaquin
Playoff Division: I-VI
Playoff Division Rank: #87

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 4
Returning Defensive Starters: 4
2014 JV Record: 7-3
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Jacob Devita 6'2" 220 Senior RB/LB
Jacair Thompson 6'1" 205 Junior RB/OLB
R.J. Tisdell 5'9" 180 Junior SS/WR

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Skill Positions
Team Weaknesses: Lack Of Depth On Lines

RATINGS
2014 Final Power Rating: -4.4
2014 National Rank: #8955
2014 State Rank: #620
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +0.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2015 Starting Power Rating: -3.9
2015 National Rank: #8765
2015 State Rank: #594
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2014 Rating): -14.9
Dynasty National Rank: #12307
2015 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 11
Dynasty Record: 7-52 (3-32 in league)

HISTORICAL
2014 Overall Record: 2-8
2014 League Record/Finish: 1-6 (tied for 7th)
2014 Points For Average: 16.6
2014 Points Against Average: 31.8
2014 Differential: -15.2
2014 Wins: #7734 Liberty Ranch (Galt) (24-8), #9640 Weston Ranch (Stockton) (32-20)
2014 Losses: #638 Oakdale (56-0), #1368 Central Catholic (Modesto) (55-14), #2382 Sierra (Manteca) (37-7), #2616 Manteca (14-12), #5907 West [Merrill F.] (Tracy) (20-7), #7183 Ripon (45-25), #8472 East Union (Manteca) (28-21), #8859 Kimball [John C.] (Tracy) (35-24)
2014 Opponents W-L: 65-49
Winning Streak Entering 2015 Season: 2
Streak List: 9/3/15 Liberty Ranch (Galt) (20-14), 9/11/15 Ripon (24-13)

SCHEDULE
2015 Schedule: 8/28 West [Merrill F.] (Tracy), 9/3 vs Liberty Ranch (Galt), 9/11 at Ripon, 9/25 East Union (Manteca), 10/2 Central Catholic (Modesto), 10/9 at Oakdale, 10/16 Weston Ranch (Stockton), 10/23 at Manteca, 10/30 at Sierra (Manteca), 11/6 Kimball [John C.] (Tracy)
Highest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Central Catholic (Modesto) (44.9), Oakdale (43.6), Manteca (19.4)
Lowest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Liberty Ranch (Galt) (-8.1), Kimball [John C.] (Tracy) (-4.5), Weston Ranch (Stockton) (-3.9)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 12.7
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 13.7
2015 vs. 2014 Schedule Strength Comparison: +1
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #268
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #3489
2015 Projected Regular Season Record: 2-8
2015 Projected League Finish: 6th
2015 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%