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GENERAL
Nickname: Hillmen
Colors: Green/Vegas Gold
Coach: Joey Montoya
League: Pioneer Valley
Section: Sac-Joaquin
Playoff Division: I-VI
Playoff Division Rank: #31

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

TOP PLAYERS
Logan Moore 6'1" 230 Senior OL/DL
Dallen Trentman 5'11" 210 LB/FB
Mike Fierra 5'8" 175 RB/DB 4.6

COLLEGE PROSPECT LOST TO GRADUATION
Jake Capra 6'5" 265 Senior OL

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Strong, Quick, Scrappy
Team Weaknesses: Depth

RATINGS
2015 Final Power Rating: 34.9
2015 National Rank: #1307
2015 State Rank: #106
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -7.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.9
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2016 Starting Power Rating: 25.5
2016 National Rank: #2388
2016 State Rank: #177
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2015 Rating): 18.9
Dynasty National Rank: #2601
2016 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 6.6
Dynasty Record: 95-53-1 [94-54-1 on the field] (48-24-1 in league)

HISTORICAL
2015 Overall Record: 12-1
2015 League Record/Finish: 5-0 (1st)
2015 Points For Average: 43.8
2015 Points Against Average: 23.6
2015 Differential: +20.2
2015 Wins: #2124 Patterson (65-52), #2896 River Valley (Yuba City) (56-41), #3287 Bear River (Grass Valley) (26-14), #3676 Damonte Ranch (Reno, NV) (41-26), #3731 Vista del Lago (Folsom) (42-39), #5456 Lincoln (49-7), #6052 Nevada Union (Grass Valley) (43-7), #7798 Center (Antelope) (33-7), #9248 Foothill (Sacramento) (52-26), #9977 Colfax (53-19), #10418 Pioneer (Woodland) (46-14), #11408 Rio Americano (Sacramento) (50-7)
2015 Losses: #69 Central Catholic (Modesto) (48-14)
2015 Opponents W-L: 78-68
Recent League Championships: 2015, 2014, 2013 (tied for 1st), 2012
Winning Streak Entering 2016 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2016 Schedule: 8/26 at Golden Valley (Merced), 9/2 Nevada Union (Grass Valley), 9/9 at Reno (NV), 9/16 vs Laguna Creek (Elk Grove), 9/23 Vista del Lago (Folsom), 10/7 at Colfax, 10/14 Center (Antelope), 10/21 Foothill (Sacramento), 10/28 Bear River (Grass Valley), 11/4 at Lincoln
Highest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Vista del Lago (Folsom) (19.1), Reno (NV) (17.6), Bear River (Grass Valley) (12.5)
Lowest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Colfax (-10.5), Laguna Creek (Elk Grove) (-4.9), Foothill (Sacramento) (-2.2)
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -0.1 (17 overall)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 7
2016 vs. 2015 Schedule Strength Comparison: +7.1
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #387
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #5697
2016 Projected Regular Season Record: 9-1
2016 Projected League Finish: 1st
2016 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 42%