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GENERAL
Nickname: Grizzlies
Colors: Cardinal/Silver
Coach: Marc Salazar
League: East Sequoia
Section: Central
Playoff Division: 6
Playoff Division Rank: #11

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 5
Returning Defensive Starters: 4
2015 JV Record: 7-3
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Alejandro Linares 5'7.5" 155 Junior ILB/RB 4.9
Jakob Sandoval 6'1" 235 Senior OL/DL 5.0
Jasper Berumen 5'6" 155 Junior RB/OLB 5.2

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Strong OL, Speed On Defense, Hard-Working
Team Weaknesses: Very Young Group

RATINGS
2015 Final Power Rating: -33.5
2015 National Rank: #13487
2015 State Rank: #961
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -4.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2016 Starting Power Rating: -38
2016 National Rank: #13705
2016 State Rank: #994
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2015 Rating): -14.7
Dynasty National Rank: #12270
2016 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 23.3
Dynasty Record: 41-92 (26-51 in league)

HISTORICAL
2015 Overall Record: 3-7
2015 League Record/Finish: 0-5 (6th)
2015 Points For Average: 15
2015 Points Against Average: 19.3
2015 Differential: -4.3
2015 Wins: #13212 Orange Cove (29-0), #13740 Farmersville (40-13), #14257 Orosi (23-7)
2015 Losses: #7195 Kennedy [Robert F.] (Delano) (42-10), #9202 Woodlake (40-3), #10526 Sierra Pacific (Hanford) (32-3), #11960 Strathmore (12-7), #12378 Lindsay (20-17), #13463 Corcoran (9-7), #14116 Rosamond (18-11)
2015 Opponents W-L: 50-60
Recent League Championships: 2006 (tied for 1st; East Yosemite)
Winning Streak Entering 2016 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2016 Schedule: 9/1 at Farmersville, 9/9 Orosi, 9/16 at Orange Cove, 9/30 at McFarland, 10/7 at Corcoran, 10/13 Lindsay, 10/21 Sierra Pacific (Hanford), 10/28 Strathmore, 11/4 at Woodlake
Highest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Sierra Pacific (Hanford) (-2.5), Woodlake (-4.3), Lindsay (-14.6)
Lowest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Orosi (-45.4), Farmersville (-38.9), McFarland (-29.4)
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -24.5
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -22.2
2016 vs. 2015 Schedule Strength Comparison: +2.3
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #959
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #13176
2016 Projected Regular Season Record: 2-7
2016 Projected League Finish: 6th
2016 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%