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GENERAL
Nickname: Lions
Colors: Blue/Gold
Coach: Mark Miller
League: Mother Lode
Section: Sac-Joaquin
Playoff Division: I-VI
Playoff Division Rank: #119

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 8
Returning Defensive Starters: 9
2014 JV Record: 2-8
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Anthony Craven 6'0" 190 Senior QB 4.9
Cole Schwark 6'0" 230 Senior G/DE 5.0
Brent Humphreys 6'3" 255 Senior C 5.2

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Experience At Nearly All Positions, Good Weight Room Ethic From Linemen, Good Team Speed
Team Weaknesses: Only 2 Wins Last Season, Confidence Could Be A Factor

RATINGS
2014 Final Power Rating: -25.1
2014 National Rank: #12705
2014 State Rank: #891
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +7.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2015 Starting Power Rating: -17.6
2015 National Rank: #11564
2015 State Rank: #795
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2014 Rating): -1.7
Dynasty National Rank: #8802
2015 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 15.9
Dynasty Record: 52-72 [51-73 on the field] (23-38 in league)

HISTORICAL
2014 Overall Record: 2-8
2014 League Record/Finish: 1-5 (6th)
2014 Points For Average: 21.2
2014 Points Against Average: 28.8
2014 Differential: -7.6
2014 Wins: #13867 Bret Harte (Angels Camp) (34-14), #14128 Riverbank (48-28)
2014 Losses: #3002 Sonora (55-7), #8112 Ripon Christian (Ripon) (27-23), #9084 Summerville (Tuolumne) (42-28), #9181 Amador (Sutter Creek) (27-21), #10253 Calaveras (San Andreas) (16-7), #10691 Orestimba (Newman) (27-12), #11118 Gustine (21-19), #12572 Argonaut (Jackson) (31-13)
2014 Opponents W-L: 54-54
Recent League Championships: 2004
Winning Streak Entering 2015 Season: 1
Streak List: 9/18/15 Riverbank (49-6)

SCHEDULE
2015 Schedule: 8/28 Orestimba (Newman), 9/4 Gustine, 9/11 at Ripon Christian (Ripon), 9/18 at Riverbank, 10/2 at Amador (Sutter Creek), 10/9 Bret Harte (Angels Camp), 10/16 at Sonora, 10/23 Argonaut (Jackson), 10/30 at Calaveras (San Andreas), 11/6 Summerville (Tuolumne)
Highest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Sonora (24.5), Ripon Christian (Ripon) (3.4), Calaveras (San Andreas) (-2.9)
Lowest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Riverbank (-45.4), Bret Harte (Angels Camp) (-36.2), Argonaut (Jackson) (-18.8)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -12.8
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -12.4
2015 vs. 2014 Schedule Strength Comparison: +0.4
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #784
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #11526
2015 Projected Regular Season Record: 4-6
2015 Projected League Finish: 5th
2015 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%