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GENERAL
Nickname: Falcons
Colors: Navy/Silver/Maroon
Coach: Kevin Hartwig
League: Bay Valley
Section: North Coast
Playoff Division: 1
Playoff Division Rank: #3

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 6
Returning Defensive Starters: 6
2016 JV Record: 7-3
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Baylei Costen 5'10" 165 Senior WR/DB
Giles Jackson 5'9" 175 Junior WR/DB
Caelan Merryman 5'11" 285 Senior OL/DL

COLLEGE PROSPECTS LOST TO GRADUATION
Kyle Harmon 6'0" 215 Senior ILB
Ronnie Rivers 5'8" 165 Senior RB
Cory Cox 6'2" 185 Senior S

RATINGS
2016 Final Power Rating: 58.8
2016 National Rank: #94
2016 State Rank: #11
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -2.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.7
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -2.2
2017 Starting Power Rating: 54.6
2017 National Rank: #198
2017 State Rank: #29
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 25.7
Dynasty National Rank: #1411
2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 28.9
Dynasty Record: 86-71 (42-34 in league)

HISTORICAL
2016 Overall Record: 11-2
2016 League Record/Finish: 5-0 (1st)
2016 Points For Average: 44.2
2016 Points Against Average: 21.1
2016 Differential: +23.1
2016 Wins: #202 Pittsburg (41-38), #202 Pittsburg (55-35), #567 Bishop O'Dowd (Oakland) (43-13), #631 Antioch (65-28), #1237 Turlock (41-6), #1864 Heritage (Brentwood) (48-14), #2861 Liberty (Brentwood) (47-7), #3116 San Leandro (48-20), #3450 Tracy (42-14), #3718 Deer Valley (Antioch) (42-0), #6228 Logan [James] (Union City) (55-8)
2016 Losses: #17 De La Salle (Concord) (42-7), #24 St. Mary's (Stockton) (49-40)
2016 Opponents W-L: 101-55
Recent League Championships: 2016, 2012, 2011 (tied for 1st)
Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2017 Schedule: 8/25 at Turlock, 9/1 Windsor, 9/8 at Logan [James] (Union City), 9/15 vs San Leandro, 9/22 Bishop O'Dowd (Oakland), 10/6 Pittsburg, 10/13 at Antioch, 10/20 at Deer Valley (Antioch), 10/27 at Heritage (Brentwood), 11/3 Liberty (Brentwood)
Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Pittsburg (57.1), Bishop O'Dowd (Oakland) (51.6), Antioch (40.4)
Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Logan [James] (Union City) (-0.5), San Leandro (16.5), Windsor (17.1)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 27.5 (44.2 overall)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 28.6
2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: +1.1
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #84
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #649
2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 9-1
2017 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 26%