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GENERAL
Nickname: Grizzlies
Colors: Orange/Black
Coach: Kyle Biggs
League: Tri-River
Section: Central
Playoff Division: 1
Playoff Division Rank: #6

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 7
Returning Defensive Starters: 7
2015 JV Record: 6-4
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Jaylon Johnson 6'0" 190 Senior DB/WR 4.5
Malik White 6'0" 180 Senior WR/DB 4.55
Nate Howard 5'9" 175 Senior WR/DB 4.6

COLLEGE PROSPECT LOST TO GRADUATION
Elijah Parks 6'2" 300 Senior DT 5.8

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Team Speed/Athleticism, Senior Leadership, Kicking Game
Team Weaknesses: Depth On Lines

RATINGS
2015 Final Power Rating: 27.8
2015 National Rank: #2154
2015 State Rank: #164
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +1.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +2.3
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2016 Starting Power Rating: 31.6
2016 National Rank: #1603
2016 State Rank: #129
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2015 Rating): 28
Dynasty National Rank: #1069
2016 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 3.6
Dynasty Record: 83-68 (31-32 in league)

HISTORICAL
2015 Overall Record: 4-8
2015 League Record/Finish: 2-3 (tied for 4th)
2015 Points For Average: 23.8
2015 Points Against Average: 29.6
2015 Differential: -5.8
2015 Wins: #616 Clovis (21-20), #2399 Centennial (Bakersfield) (30-19), #3979 Clovis East (Clovis) (64-44), #5555 Buhach Colony (Atwater) (38-15)
2015 Losses: #227 Liberty (Bakersfield) (40-27), #524 Grant (Sacramento) (55-7), #839 Bullard (Fresno) (21-17), #1012 Clovis North (Fresno) (23-20), #1185 Buchanan (Clovis) (17-13), #1345 Clovis West (Fresno) (33-14), #3037 Frontier (Bakersfield) (38-28), #3564 Liberty (Brentwood) (30-7)
2015 Opponents W-L: 80-57
Recent League Championships: 2013 (tied for 1st), 2011 (tied for 1st)
Winning Streak Entering 2016 Season: 1
Streak List: 9/2/16 Sunnyside (Fresno) (56-15)

SCHEDULE
2016 Schedule: 8/26 vs Bullard (Fresno), 9/2 vs Sunnyside (Fresno), 9/9 at Liberty (Bakersfield), 9/16 vs Frontier (Bakersfield), 9/23 at Ridgeview (Bakersfield), 10/7 vs Buchanan (Clovis), 10/14 vs Clovis, 10/20 vs Clovis North (Fresno), 10/28 vs Clovis West (Fresno), 11/3 vs Clovis East (Clovis)
Highest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Bullard (Fresno) (41.9), Liberty (Bakersfield) (41.2), Clovis (40.2)
Lowest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Clovis East (Clovis) (13.2), Frontier (Bakersfield) (21.8), Sunnyside (Fresno) (30.5)
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 30 (33.5 overall)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 32.7
2016 vs. 2015 Schedule Strength Comparison: +2.7
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #48
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #370
2016 Projected Regular Season Record: 4-6
2016 Projected League Finish: 4th
2016 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%