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GENERAL
Nickname: Grizzlies
Colors: Orange/Black
Coach: Kyle Biggs
League: Tri-River
Section: Central
Playoff Division: 1
Playoff Division Rank: #3

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 9
Returning Defensive Starters: 3
2016 JV Record: 7-3
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Jaden Williams 6'0" 185 Senior FS 4.6
Jevon Bigelow 6'2" 190 Senior RB 4.5
Jacob Torrez 5'8" 165 Senior WR 4.6

COLLEGE PROSPECTS LOST TO GRADUATION
Jaylon Johnson 6'0.5" 180 Senior CB
Malik White 6'0" 170 Senior WR

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Offensive Experience, Depth, Speed
Team Weaknesses: Defensive Inexperience

RATINGS
2016 Final Power Rating: 46.9
2016 National Rank: #389
2016 State Rank: #41
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +3.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.9
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.6
2017 Starting Power Rating: 48.5
2017 National Rank: #347
2017 State Rank: #43
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 29.5
Dynasty National Rank: #926
2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 19
Dynasty Record: 94-70 (36-32 in league)

HISTORICAL
2016 Overall Record: 11-2
2016 League Record/Finish: 5-0 (1st)
2016 Points For Average: 34.9
2016 Points Against Average: 16.2
2016 Differential: +18.7
2016 Wins: #800 Liberty (Bakersfield) (38-0), #919 Clovis West (Fresno) (49-28), #919 Clovis West (Fresno) (34-28), #1296 Clovis (21-17), #1519 Clovis North (Fresno) (28-7), #1586 Buchanan (Clovis) (37-21), #1897 Edison (Fresno) (24-19), #2009 Ridgeview (Bakersfield) (42-7), #2371 Sunnyside (Fresno) (56-15), #5120 Frontier (Bakersfield) (59-17), #7628 Clovis East (Clovis) (49-6)
2016 Losses: #313 Bakersfield (21-14), #2417 Bullard (Fresno) (24-3)
2016 Opponents W-L: 83-71
Recent League Championships: 2016, 2013 (tied for 1st), 2011 (tied for 1st)
Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2017 Schedule: 8/25 vs Bullard (Fresno), 9/1 at Sunnyside (Fresno), 9/8 vs Liberty (Bakersfield), 9/15 vs Ridgeview (Bakersfield), 9/23 at De La Salle (Concord), 10/5 at Buchanan (Clovis), 10/14 at Clovis, 10/20 vs Clovis North (Fresno), 10/26 vs Clovis West (Fresno), 11/3 vs Clovis East (Clovis)
Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: De La Salle (Concord) (79.5), Clovis West (Fresno) (53), Liberty (Bakersfield) (40.2)
Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Clovis East (Clovis) (3), Bullard (Fresno) (19.6), Buchanan (Clovis) (23.1)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 26.4 (32.6 overall)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 32.5
2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: +6.1
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #50
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #395
2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-2
2017 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%