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GENERAL
Nickname: Stars
Colors: Red/Gray
Coach: Norm Brown
League: Southeast Yosemite
Section: Central
Playoff Division: 4
Playoff Division Rank: #16

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 7
Returning Defensive Starters: 5
2016 JV Record: 6-4
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Bailey West 6'2.5" 175 Senior QB/P 4.89
Connor Whitney 6'0" 200 Senior C/LB 4.85
James Johnson 6'3.5" 200 Junior TE/OLB 4.75

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: All 5 OL Return, LBs, QB Has Some Starting Experience
Team Weaknesses: Young Secondary, Only 1 Returning Starting DB

RATINGS
2016 Final Power Rating: -7.3
2016 National Rank: #9159
2016 State Rank: #656
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -2.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.2
2017 Starting Power Rating: -9.8
2017 National Rank: #9590
2017 State Rank: #684
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): -0.9
Dynasty National Rank: #8503
2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 8.9
Dynasty Record: 55-95 (31-35 in league)

HISTORICAL
2016 Overall Record: 4-7
2016 League Record/Finish: 3-1 (2nd)
2016 Points For Average: 23.5
2016 Points Against Average: 25.4
2016 Differential: -1.9
2016 Wins: #5582 Independence (Bakersfield) (24-14), #9272 Highland (Bakersfield) (28-21), #12572 Foothill (Bakersfield) (54-0), #13006 Mira Monte (Bakersfield) (47-20)
2016 Losses: #3488 San Joaquin Memorial (Fresno) (70-37), #4349 Tehachapi (28-6), #6118 Wasco (21-17), #6841 South (Bakersfield) (21-7), #7032 East Bakersfield (Bakersfield) (22-19), #8163 Monache (Porterville) (34-13), #8466 Delano (28-7)
2016 Opponents W-L: 60-64
Recent League Championships: 2008 (tied for 1st; Southwest Yosemite)
Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2017 Schedule: 8/25 Independence (Bakersfield), 9/8 at Wasco, 9/15 Delano, 9/21 vs Monache (Porterville), 9/29 Tehachapi, 10/6 South (Bakersfield), 10/13 at Foothill (Bakersfield), 10/20 at Mira Monte (Bakersfield), 11/3 Highland (Bakersfield)
Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Tehachapi (8), Delano (-1), Wasco (-1)
Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Foothill (Bakersfield) (-36.6), Mira Monte (Bakersfield) (-36.5), Highland (Bakersfield) (-6.4)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -1.5 (1.7 overall)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -9
2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: -7.5
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #716
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #10274
2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 3-6
2017 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%