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GENERAL
Nickname: Prospectors
Colors: Maroon/Gold/White
Coach: Tom Harris
League: Sonoma County
Section: North Coast
Playoff Division: 3
Playoff Division Rank: #17

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 6
Returning Defensive Starters: 6
2015 JV Record: 5-5
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Angelo Giannovola 5'11" 160 Senior WR/DB
Tommy Martinez 6'1" 200 Sophomore WR/LB
Talon Ortiz 6'4" 340 Senior OL/DL

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Running Game, 3 Of 4 Starting WRs Return, Strong Against Pass Defensively
Team Weaknesses: Replacing 4 OL Starters, Young OL, Young/Untested LBs

RATINGS
2015 Final Power Rating: -14.1
2015 National Rank: #10926
2015 State Rank: #755
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +1.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2016 Starting Power Rating: -12.6
2016 National Rank: #10562
2016 State Rank: #735
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2015 Rating): -6.8
Dynasty National Rank: #10318
2016 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 5.8
Dynasty Record: 45-91 (27-59 in league)

HISTORICAL
2015 Overall Record: 6-5
2015 League Record/Finish: 4-2 (3rd)
2015 Points For Average: 30.8
2015 Points Against Average: 24.4
2015 Differential: +6.4
2015 Wins: #12309 Sonoma Valley (Sonoma) (30-13), #12980 Healdsburg (62-27), #13748 El Molino (Forestville) (42-6), #13974 Emery (Emeryville) (35-12), #14326 Burton [Phillip & Sala] (San Francisco) (49-12), #14522 Allen [Elsie] (Santa Rosa) (60-0)
2015 Losses: #2317 Analy (Sebastopol) (56-7), #4498 Bishop O'Dowd (Oakland) (41-0), #6745 Petaluma (29-22), #9464 Ukiah (45-12), #9913 Santa Rosa (27-20)
2015 Opponents W-L: 43-76
Winning Streak Entering 2016 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2016 Schedule: 8/26 at Montgomery (Santa Rosa), 9/2 at Santa Rosa, 9/10 Ukiah, 9/17 Galileo (San Francisco), 9/23 at El Molino (Forestville), 10/1 Allen [Elsie] (Santa Rosa), 10/7 at Petaluma, 10/15 Analy (Sebastopol), 10/21 vs Sonoma Valley (Sonoma), 11/5 Healdsburg
Highest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Analy (Sebastopol) (27.1), Montgomery (Santa Rosa) (5.3), Ukiah (3.5)
Lowest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Allen [Elsie] (Santa Rosa) (-59.3), Galileo (San Francisco) (-55.1), El Molino (Forestville) (-36.5)
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -24.5 (-14.8 overall)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -15.6
2016 vs. 2015 Schedule Strength Comparison: +8.9
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #875
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #12341
2016 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-5
2016 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2016 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%