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GENERAL
Nickname: Drillers
Colors: Blue/White
Coach: Paul Golla
League: Southwest Yosemite
Section: Central
Playoff Division: 1
Playoff Division Rank: #1

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 8
Returning Defensive Starters: 7
2016 JV Record: 7-3
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: yes

D1 PROSPECT
Justin McGill 5'11" 165 Senior WR

COLLEGE PROSPECT LOST TO GRADUATION
Daniel Schoene 6'5" 280 Senior OG

RATINGS
2016 Final Power Rating: 48.7
2016 National Rank: #315
2016 State Rank: #35
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +7.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -0.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -2.1
2017 Starting Power Rating: 55.7
2017 National Rank: #174
2017 State Rank: #24
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 39.8
Dynasty National Rank: #251
2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 15.9
Dynasty Record: 130-45 (62-12 in league)

HISTORICAL
2016 Overall Record: 11-3
2016 League Record/Finish: 5-0 (1st)
2016 Points For Average: 35.9
2016 Points Against Average: 24.9
2016 Differential: +11
2016 Wins: #382 Central (Fresno) (21-14), #800 Liberty (Bakersfield) (44-34), #800 Liberty (Bakersfield) (44-17), #1429 Garces (Bakersfield) (45-42), #1586 Buchanan (Clovis) (44-14), #2009 Ridgeview (Bakersfield) (26-19), #3206 Stockdale (Bakersfield) (49-28), #3866 Bear Creek (Lakewood, CO) (52-0), #4264 Centennial (Bakersfield) (42-20), #4283 Pleasant Grove (Elk Grove) (42-7), #5120 Frontier (Bakersfield) (49-20)
2016 Losses: #106 Del Oro (Loomis) (57-16), #154 Valencia (48-9), #172 Chaminade (West Hills) (28-20)
2016 Opponents W-L: 92-75
Recent Section/State Championships: 2016, 2013 (I), 2013 (Bowl I), 2011 (I), 2007 (I), 2005 (I)
Recent League Championships: 2016, 2013, 2011, 2010 (tied for 1st), 2008 (tied for 1st; Southeast Yosemite), 2007 (Southeast Yosemite), 2005 (Southeast Yosemite), 2003 (Southeast Yosemite)
Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2017 Schedule: 8/25 vs Edison (Fresno), 9/2 Orem (UT), 9/15 at Chaminade (West Hills), 9/22 at Valencia, 9/29 Ridgeview (Bakersfield), 10/6 at Garces (Bakersfield), 10/13 at Frontier (Bakersfield), 10/20 Centennial (Bakersfield), 10/27 Stockdale (Bakersfield), 11/3 at Liberty (Bakersfield)
Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Chaminade (West Hills) (66.8), Valencia (62), Orem (UT) (49.6)
Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Frontier (Bakersfield) (5.5), Centennial (Bakersfield) (19.6), Garces (Bakersfield) (23.9)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 28.5 (37.6 overall)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 35.8
2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: +7.3
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #33
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #231
2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-2
2017 Projected League Finish: 1st
2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 1%