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GENERAL
Nickname: Spartans
Colors: Blue/Gold
Coach: Luke Bodwin
League: Tri-County - Rock
Section: North Coast
Playoff Division: 2
Playoff Division Rank: #17

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 4
Returning Defensive Starters: 5
2016 JV Record: 5-4-1
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Guillermo Sierra Senior OL/DL
Jose Duran Senior CB/WR
Carson Hammack Senior

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Work-Ethic, Conditioning, Senior Leadership
Team Weaknesses: Depth

RATINGS
2016 Final Power Rating: -10.7
2016 National Rank: #9863
2016 State Rank: #696
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -2.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2017 Starting Power Rating: -13.2
2017 National Rank: #10290
2017 State Rank: #734
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 6.2
Dynasty National Rank: #6196
2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 19.4
Dynasty Record: 89-61-2 (52-33-1 in league)

HISTORICAL
2016 Overall Record: 2-8
2016 League Record/Finish: 1-4 (6th)
2016 Points For Average: 16.3
2016 Points Against Average: 26.5
2016 Differential: -10.2
2016 Wins: #7716 Swett [John] (Crockett) (18-7), #9214 College Park (Pleasant Hill) (35-24)
2016 Losses: #3574 El Cerrito (42-12), #3932 St. Patrick-St. Vincent (Vallejo) (43-20), #4747 Salesian (Richmond) (26-7), #7122 Benicia (14-0), #7191 St. Mary's (Albany) (33-25), #7946 Hercules (28-27), #9080 Hayward (16-12), #9102 Washington (Fremont) (32-7)
2016 Opponents W-L: 70-46
Recent League Championships: 2010 (Alameda Contra Costa), 2006 (Alameda Contra Costa), 2005 (Alameda Contra Costa)
Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2017 Schedule: 8/25 College Park (Pleasant Hill), 9/1 at Benicia, 9/8 Hayward, 9/15 Washington (Fremont), 9/29 Hercules, 10/6 St. Patrick-St. Vincent (Vallejo), 10/13 at Swett [John] (Crockett), 10/20 El Cerrito, 10/28 at Salesian (Richmond), 11/4 at St. Mary's (Albany)
Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: El Cerrito (14), Salesian (Richmond) (11.2), St. Patrick-St. Vincent (Vallejo) (5.8)
Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Benicia (-8.8), Swett [John] (Crockett) (-8.8), College Park (Pleasant Hill) (-8.7)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 4
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -1.4
2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: -5.4
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #536
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #7898
2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 2-8
2017 Projected League Finish: 6th
2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%