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GENERAL
Nickname: Lions
Colors: Red/White
Coach: Anthony Taylor
League: North Sequoia
Section: Central
Playoff Division: 4
Playoff Division Rank: #6

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 6
Returning Defensive Starters: 6
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Sean Chambers 6'4" 200 Junior QB
Jonah Holmes 6'2" 255 Senior OL/DL
Mason Layton 6'1" 190 Senior WR

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Passing Game, Physical Strength, Speed
Team Weaknesses: Youth, Inexperience

RATINGS
2015 Final Power Rating: 12.3
2015 National Rank: #5069
2015 State Rank: #356
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +3.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2016 Starting Power Rating: 15.8
2016 National Rank: #4121
2016 State Rank: #298
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2015 Rating): 3.3
Dynasty National Rank: #7140
2016 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 12.5
Dynasty Record: 68-80 (26-44 in league)

HISTORICAL
2015 Overall Record: 7-5
2015 League Record/Finish: 3-2 (3rd)
2015 Points For Average: 25.8
2015 Points Against Average: 23.9
2015 Differential: +1.9
2015 Wins: #4568 Central Valley Christian (Visalia) (21-14), #5120 Selma (38-28), #6570 Taft (28-27), #7270 Liberty (Madera) (28-14), #7858 Dos Palos (21-14), #12751 Sierra (Tollhouse) (42-6), #12993 Yosemite (Oakhurst) (48-21)
2015 Losses: #2444 Chowchilla (46-21), #2444 Chowchilla (46-27), #3312 Washington Union (Fresno) (33-7), #4147 Madera South (Madera) (7-0), #8877 McLane (Fresno) (31-28)
2015 Opponents W-L: 82-58
Winning Streak Entering 2016 Season: 1
Streak List: 9/2/16 Madera South (Madera) (42-14)

SCHEDULE
2016 Schedule: 8/26 Selma, 9/2 vs Madera South (Madera), 9/9 Coalinga, 9/16 at Kennedy [Robert F.] (Delano), 9/23 McLane (Fresno), 9/30 at Dos Palos, 10/7 at Chowchilla, 10/21 Sierra (Tollhouse), 10/28 at Liberty (Madera), 11/4 Washington Union (Fresno)
Highest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Chowchilla (24.3), Selma (23.6), Madera South (Madera) (23.1)
Lowest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Coalinga (-21.1), Sierra (Tollhouse) (-20.3), McLane (Fresno) (-5.1)
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -1.8 (7.7 overall)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 4.4
2016 vs. 2015 Schedule Strength Comparison: +6.2
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #438
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #6456
2016 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-3
2016 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2016 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%