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GENERAL
Nickname: Bears
Colors: Black/Orange
Coach: Rob Scheidt
League: Central California
Section: Sac-Joaquin
Playoff Division: I-VI
Playoff Division Rank: #19

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 6
Returning Defensive Starters: 4
2014 JV Record: 7-3
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
A.J. Stewart 6'3" 190 WR 4.6
Christian Lopez 6'4" 270 OL 5.3
Ulonzo Gilliam 5'8" 170 RB/DB 4.5

COLLEGE PROSPECTS LOST TO GRADUATION
Tyrone Williams 6'2" 180 Senior QB
Jabar Byrd 5'10" 170 Senior APB

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Lines, WRs/RBs, DBs
Team Weaknesses: Lack Of Experience At QB

RATINGS
2014 Final Power Rating: 37
2014 National Rank: #1087
2014 State Rank: #100
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -5.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -2.1
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2015 Starting Power Rating: 29.4
2015 National Rank: #1793
2015 State Rank: #139
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2014 Rating): 24.5
Dynasty National Rank: #1556
2015 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 4.9
Dynasty Record: 86-47 (48-20 in league)

HISTORICAL
2014 Overall Record: 9-3
2014 League Record/Finish: 5-0 (1st)
2014 Points For Average: 45.3
2014 Points Against Average: 24.4
2014 Differential: +20.9
2014 Wins: #1090 Clovis North (Fresno) (32-25), #1921 Turlock (10-7), #3435 Pitman [John H.] (Turlock) (47-6), #3597 Tokay (Lodi) (66-27), #3684 Buhach Colony (Atwater) (36-14), #6307 Enochs [James C.] (Modesto) (70-35), #6975 Atwater (49-13), #10031 Golden Valley (Merced) (53-14), #12743 El Capitan (Merced) (63-8)
2014 Losses: #242 Edison (Fresno) (44-34), #903 Monterey Trail (Elk Grove) (51-45), #1944 Clovis West (Fresno) (49-39)
2014 Opponents W-L: 63-69
Recent League Championships: 2014, 2013, 2008, 2007, 2006
Winning Streak Entering 2015 Season: 1
Streak List: 9/11/15 Edison (Fresno) (18-6)

SCHEDULE
2015 Schedule: 8/28 vs Clovis West (Fresno), 9/4 at Monterey Trail (Elk Grove), 9/11 vs Edison (Fresno), 9/24 vs Clovis North (Fresno), 10/2 at Lincoln (Stockton), 10/9 vs Atwater, 10/16 vs Pitman [John H.] (Turlock), 10/23 vs Buhach Colony (Atwater), 10/30 vs Turlock, 11/6 at Golden Valley (Merced)
Highest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Edison (Fresno) (46), Monterey Trail (Elk Grove) (33.8), Clovis West (Fresno) (27.3)
Lowest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Golden Valley (Merced) (-4.6), Atwater (4.3), Buhach Colony (Atwater) (10.6)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 11.9 (20.3 overall)
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 21.1
2015 vs. 2014 Schedule Strength Comparison: +9.2
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #138
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1708
2015 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-3
2015 Projected League Finish: 1st
2015 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%