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GENERAL
Nickname: Dons
Colors: Black/Gold/White
Coach: Jason Bumbaca
League: Santa Teresa (moving from West Valley)
Section: Central Coast
Playoff Division: none

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 9
Returning Defensive Starters: 6
2016 JV Record: 5-5
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Ikenna Kuba 5'11" 165 Senior CB
Dylan Oliver 6'0" 180 Junior RB/DB
Antonio Alcantara 5'10" 250 Senior OL/DL

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Lines, Running Game, DBs
Team Weaknesses: Leadership, Must Replace Key Starters

RATINGS
2016 Final Power Rating: -24.6
2016 National Rank: #12276
2016 State Rank: #859
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +1.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -3.1
2017 Starting Power Rating: -23.1
2017 National Rank: #11972
2017 State Rank: #851
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): -20.9
Dynasty National Rank: #13272
2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 2.2
Dynasty Record: 63-79-3 (50-43-2 in league)

HISTORICAL
2016 Overall Record: 6-4
2016 League Record/Finish: 6-1 (tied for 1st)
2016 Points For Average: 32
2016 Points Against Average: 27
2016 Differential: +5
2016 Wins: #11605 Gunderson [Henry T.] (San Jose) (22-6), #13557 Prospect (Saratoga) (71-46), #14153 Evergreen Valley (San Jose) (37-20), #14211 Lick [James] (San Jose) (55-13), #14294 Yerba Buena (San Jose) (28-3), #14493 Hill [Andrew] (San Jose) (27-14)
2016 Losses: #6359 Westmont (Campbell) (28-6), #6914 El Dorado (Placerville) (67-33), #9984 Cupertino (35-9), #12514 Overfelt (San Jose) (38-32)
2016 Opponents W-L: 50-54
Recent League Championships: 2016 (tied for 1st; West Valley), 2011 (West Valley), 2010 (tied for 1st; West Valley), 2007, 2005 (West Valley)
Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: 5
Streak List: 10/7/16 Evergreen Valley (San Jose) (37-20), 10/14/16 Prospect (Saratoga) (71-46), 10/22/16 Lick [James] (San Jose) (55-13), 10/28/16 Gunderson [Henry T.] (San Jose) (22-6), 11/4/16 Hill [Andrew] (San Jose) (27-14)

SCHEDULE
2017 Schedule: 8/25 Cupertino, 9/1 El Dorado (Placerville), 9/8 Westmont (Campbell), 9/22 Leland (San Jose), 9/29 Gunderson [Henry T.] (San Jose), 10/6 at San Jose, 10/13 Independence (San Jose), 10/20 at Willow Glen (San Jose), 10/27 Silver Creek (San Jose), 11/3 at Branham (San Jose)
Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Branham (San Jose) (1.8), Westmont (Campbell) (-3), San Jose (-8.8)
Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Gunderson [Henry T.] (San Jose) (-25), Leland (San Jose) (-21.2), Cupertino (-17.1)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -27
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -12.7
2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: +14.3
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #790
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #11302
2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 2-8
2017 Projected League Finish: 7th
2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%