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GENERAL
Nickname: Bullpups
Colors: Red/White/Black
Coach: Josh Young
League: West Yosemite
Section: Central
Playoff Division: 2
Playoff Division Rank: #10

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 3
Returning Defensive Starters: 3
2016 JV Record: 6-3-1
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Joseph Bonner 6'5" 265 Senior OL
Noah Ramirez 6'1" 170 Junior OLB
Elias Perez 5'10" 225 Senior DL

COLLEGE PROSPECT LOST TO GRADUATION
Ryan Johnson 6'4" 190 Senior QB

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Energetic, Hard-Working, Line Size
Team Weaknesses: Youth, Inexperience

RATINGS
2016 Final Power Rating: 15.5
2016 National Rank: #3957
2016 State Rank: #292
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -9.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -0.7
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.8
2017 Starting Power Rating: 5.3
2017 National Rank: #6067
2017 State Rank: #417
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 15.8
Dynasty National Rank: #3344
2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 10.5
Dynasty Record: 101-66 (50-34 in league)

HISTORICAL
2016 Overall Record: 7-5
2016 League Record/Finish: 4-2 (3rd)
2016 Points For Average: 23.5
2016 Points Against Average: 15.8
2016 Differential: +7.7
2016 Wins: #4721 El Diamante (Visalia) (21-0), #5287 Kingsburg (36-21), #6627 Lemoore (27-0), #7359 Mt. Whitney (Visalia) (35-0), #8854 Porterville (40-22), #9054 Hanford West (Hanford) (21-0), #9214 Madera (27-7)
2016 Losses: #660 Sanger (31-14), #1586 Buchanan (Clovis) (33-14), #3066 Tulare Western (Tulare) (39-16), #3085 Golden West (Visalia) (23-21), #3116 Redwood (Visalia) (14-10)
2016 Opponents W-L: 72-64
Recent Section/State Championships: 2015 (III), 2015 (Bowl IV-AA), 2014 (III)
Recent League Championships: 2011
Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2017 Schedule: 8/25 Buchanan (Clovis), 9/1 Sanger, 9/7 Madera, 9/15 vs Porterville, 9/22 Hanford West (Hanford), 9/29 vs El Diamante (Visalia), 10/6 vs Redwood (Visalia), 10/13 at Golden West (Visalia), 10/20 Mt. Whitney (Visalia), 11/3 Lemoore
Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Sanger (33.8), Golden West (Visalia) (27.2), Buchanan (Clovis) (23.1)
Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Porterville (-5.4), Hanford West (Hanford) (-4.9), Mt. Whitney (Visalia) (-3.4)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 12.3 (13.8 overall)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 10.8
2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: -1.5
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #286
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #3977
2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 4-6
2017 Projected League Finish: 5th
2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%