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GENERAL
Nickname: Falcons
Colors: Maroon/Silver
Coach: Lucas Lucero
League: South Yosemite
Section: Central
Playoff Division: 3
Playoff Division Rank: #10

RATINGS
2016 Final Power Rating: 7.8
2016 National Rank: #5591
2016 State Rank: #399
Player Statistics-Based (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -8.9
2017 Starting Power Rating: -1.1
2017 National Rank: #7670
2017 State Rank: #540
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 7.5
Dynasty National Rank: #5755
2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 8.6
Dynasty Record: 40-53 (16-25 in league)

HISTORICAL
2016 Overall Record: 5-6
2016 League Record/Finish: 4-1 (tied for 1st)
2016 Points For Average: 25.3
2016 Points Against Average: 26.1
2016 Differential: -0.8
2016 Wins: #4349 Tehachapi (32-8), #6841 South (Bakersfield) (49-26), #7032 East Bakersfield (Bakersfield) (14-10), #8674 Golden Valley (Bakersfield) (55-23), #12057 West (Bakersfield) (54-7)
2016 Losses: #962 Arroyo Grande (45-13), #2009 Ridgeview (Bakersfield) (41-13), #2558 Tulare Union (Tulare) (54-7), #3206 Stockdale (Bakersfield) (21-7), #4010 Dinuba (28-20), #9148 North (Bakersfield) (24-14)
2016 Opponents W-L: 70-56
Recent League Championships: 2016 (tied for 1st), 2009 (tied for 1st; South Central Sequoia)
Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2017 Schedule: 8/25 at North (Bakersfield), 9/8 Arroyo Grande, 9/15 at South (Bakersfield), 9/22 Tulare Union (Tulare), 9/29 Stockdale (Bakersfield), 10/6 Tehachapi, 10/13 at Golden Valley (Bakersfield), 10/20 West (Bakersfield), 10/27 at East Bakersfield (Bakersfield), 11/3 at Ridgeview (Bakersfield)
Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Tulare Union (Tulare) (34.9), Arroyo Grande (31.1), Stockdale (Bakersfield) (27.5)
Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: West (Bakersfield) (-23), North (Bakersfield) (-9.8), Golden Valley (Bakersfield) (-4.5)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 11.4 (11.9 overall)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 8.8
2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: -2.6
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #319
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #4575
2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 3-7
2017 Projected League Finish: 4th
2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%



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