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GENERAL
Nickname: Thunder
Colors: Royal Blue/Silver
Coach: Greg Benzel
League: Sierra Foothill
Section: Sac-Joaquin
Playoff Division: I-VI
Playoff Division Rank: #8

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 4
Returning Defensive Starters: 5
2015 JV Record: 6-3-1
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Kier Gibson-Adams 5'9" 175 Senior WR/CB
Trey Overton 5'11" 185 Senior FS/WR
Eric Merino 6'0" 185 Senior LB/RB

COLLEGE PROSPECTS LOST TO GRADUATION
Chase Hatada 6'2.5" 250 Senior DE
Wesley Preece 6'6" 230 Senior TE

RATINGS
2015 Final Power Rating: 52.8
2015 National Rank: #250
2015 State Rank: #31
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -6.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -2.6
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2016 Starting Power Rating: 43.7
2016 National Rank: #561
2016 State Rank: #58
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2015 Rating): 30.3
Dynasty National Rank: #829
2016 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 13.4
Dynasty Record: 88-59 [89-58 on the field] (39-32 in league)

HISTORICAL
2015 Overall Record: 10-4
2015 League Record/Finish: 4-2 (3rd)
2015 Points For Average: 34.8
2015 Points Against Average: 20.6
2015 Differential: +14.2
2015 Wins: #120 Del Oro (Loomis) (28-3), #471 Granite Bay (27-24), #596 Antelope (55-35), #1220 Del Campo (Fair Oaks) (54-35), #1220 Del Campo (Fair Oaks) (42-6), #1451 Sacramento (28-17), #1925 Woodcreek (Roseville) (38-3), #2065 Pleasant Grove (Elk Grove) (63-14), #3514 Burbank [Luther] (Sacramento) (34-14), #6052 Nevada Union (Grass Valley) (42-13)
2015 Losses: #50 Folsom (28-14), #120 Del Oro (Loomis) (30-20), #225 Oak Ridge (El Dorado Hills) (38-22), #1259 Whitney (Rocklin) (28-20)
2015 Opponents W-L: 114-61
Recent Section Championships: 2009 (II)
Recent League Championships: 2009
Winning Streak Entering 2016 Season: 1
Streak List: 9/2/16 Napa (28-16)

SCHEDULE
2016 Schedule: 8/26 at Grant (Sacramento), 9/2 Napa, 9/9 Whitney (Rocklin), 9/16 Clovis West (Fresno), 9/23 at Nevada Union (Grass Valley), 10/7 Oak Ridge (El Dorado Hills), 10/14 Del Oro (Loomis), 10/21 at Woodcreek (Roseville), 10/28 Folsom, 11/4 at Granite Bay
Highest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Del Oro (Loomis) (65.5), Folsom (60.1), Granite Bay (45.6)
Lowest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Nevada Union (Grass Valley) (7.4), Grant (Sacramento) (31.3), Woodcreek (Roseville) (32.2)
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 32.8 (39.3 overall)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 39.4
2016 vs. 2015 Schedule Strength Comparison: +6.6
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #22
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #129
2016 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-4
2016 Projected League Finish: 4th
2016 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%