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GENERAL
Nickname: Buccaneers
Colors: Blue/White
Coach: Mike Crews
League: West Sierra
Section: Central
Playoff Division: 6
Playoff Division Rank: #2

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 8
Returning Defensive Starters: 8
2014 JV Record: 4-4-1
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Manuel Alvarez 5'10.5" 190 Senior RB/LB
Jordan Barrera 5'9" 175 Junior RB/DB
Eric Ramirez 5'9" 190 Senior RB/DB

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Experience

RATINGS
2014 Final Power Rating: -7.2
2014 National Rank: #9600
2014 State Rank: #656
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +9.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2015 Starting Power Rating: 2.3
2015 National Rank: #7269
2015 State Rank: #502
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2014 Rating): -28.4
Dynasty National Rank: #14056
2015 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 30.7
Dynasty Record: 44-84 (21-41 in league)

HISTORICAL
2014 Overall Record: 8-4
2014 League Record/Finish: 3-2 (tied for 1st)
2014 Points For Average: 24.5
2014 Points Against Average: 17.9
2014 Differential: +6.6
2014 Wins: #7648 Mendota (24-17), #10272 Coalinga (28-22), #10390 Sierra Pacific (Hanford) (24-21), #10390 Sierra Pacific (Hanford) (13-0), #12356 Lindsay (41-13), #12929 Strathmore (36-7), #13529 Tranquillity (44-7), #14339 McFarland (28-7)
2014 Losses: #7017 Kennedy [Robert F.] (Delano) (41-20), #7312 Immanuel (Reedley) (32-0), #10722 Dos Palos (28-22), #12158 Firebaugh (20-14)
2014 Opponents W-L: 64-72
Recent League Championships: 2014 (tied for 1st), 2006 (Central Sierra)
Winning Streak Entering 2015 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2015 Schedule: 8/28 McFarland, 9/4 Sierra Pacific (Hanford), 9/18 Lindsay, 9/26 vs Immanuel (Reedley), 10/2 at Strathmore, 10/9 Coalinga, 10/16 at Tranquillity, 10/23 at Mendota, 10/30 Firebaugh, 11/6 Dos Palos
Highest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Immanuel (Reedley) (7.8), Mendota (0.5), Coalinga (-11.9)
Lowest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: McFarland (-54.9), Tranquillity (-35.3), Strathmore (-31.5)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -18.7 (-13.6 overall)
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -19
2015 vs. 2014 Schedule Strength Comparison: -0.3
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #909
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #12772
2015 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-2
2015 Projected League Finish: 1st
2015 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 8%