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GENERAL
Nickname: 76ers
Colors: Red/White/Blue
Coach: Steve Papin
League: Santa Teresa
Section: Central Coast
Playoff Division: none

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 6
Returning Defensive Starters: 3
2016 JV Record: 9-1
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Isaiah Gonzales 5'10" 180 Senior WR/ATH
Bryan Kanongata'a 5'11" 220 Senior MLB/FB

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Extremely Athletic
Team Weaknesses: Inexperience

RATINGS
2016 Final Power Rating: -15.6
2016 National Rank: #10814
2016 State Rank: #759
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +0.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.5
2017 Starting Power Rating: -15.1
2017 National Rank: #10646
2017 State Rank: #753
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): -0.3
Dynasty National Rank: #8328
2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 14.8
Dynasty Record: 62-84-2 [61-85-2 on the field] (41-55-2 in league)

HISTORICAL
2016 Overall Record: 6-4
2016 League Record/Finish: 4-3 (tied for 4th)
2016 Points For Average: 20.3
2016 Points Against Average: 21.5
2016 Differential: -1.2
2016 Wins: #11395 San Jose (7-6), #11605 Gunderson [Henry T.] (San Jose) (27-13), #12286 Leland (San Jose) (34-15), #12816 Sobrato [Ann] (Morgan Hill) (28-14), #13253 Mt. Pleasant (San Jose) (35-21), #14153 Evergreen Valley (San Jose) (13-3)
2016 Losses: #6359 Westmont (Campbell) (31-13), #6387 Mountain View (42-7), #8872 Branham (San Jose) (31-12), #10011 Silver Creek (San Jose) (39-27)
2016 Opponents W-L: 47-60
Recent League Championships: 2010 (tied for 1st)
Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2017 Schedule: 8/25 Evergreen Valley (San Jose), 9/1 Hillsdale (San Mateo), 9/8 at Piedmont Hills (San Jose), 9/22 Silver Creek (San Jose), 9/29 at Leland (San Jose), 10/6 at Branham (San Jose), 10/13 at Del Mar (San Jose), 10/20 Gunderson [Henry T.] (San Jose), 10/27 at San Jose, 11/3 Willow Glen (San Jose)
Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Piedmont Hills (San Jose) (4.1), Branham (San Jose) (1.8), Hillsdale (San Mateo) (-4.1)
Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Evergreen Valley (San Jose) (-37.8), Gunderson [Henry T.] (San Jose) (-25), Del Mar (San Jose) (-23.1)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -16.2
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -14.3
2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: +1.9
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #830
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #11700
2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-5
2017 Projected League Finish: 4th
2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%