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GENERAL
Nickname: Rattlers
Colors: Maroon/Gray
Coach: Larry Matthews
League: De Anza
Section: Southern
Playoff Division: 11
Playoff Division Rank: #5

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 5
Returning Defensive Starters: 4
2016 JV Record: 1-6
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Marques Prior 5'11" 175 Senior WR/DB 4.5
David Talley 6'3" 180 Junior QB 4.9
Mario Montalvo 5'10" 190 Junior LB 4.8

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Skill Position Players
Team Weaknesses: Youth, Graduated 21 Seniors

RATINGS
2016 Final Power Rating: 19.9
2016 National Rank: #3173
2016 State Rank: #239
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -2.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -6.4
2017 Starting Power Rating: 17.4
2017 National Rank: #3501
2017 State Rank: #264
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 0.7
Dynasty National Rank: #7965
2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 16.7
Dynasty Record: 21-15 (11-6 in league)

HISTORICAL
2016 Overall Record: 11-3
2016 League Record/Finish: 5-0 (1st)
2016 Points For Average: 37.1
2016 Points Against Average: 12.8
2016 Differential: +24.3
2016 Wins: #4464 St. Genevieve (Panorama City) (52-14), #5534 Hillcrest (Riverside) (23-0), #6456 Twentynine Palms (38-3), #7421 Shadow Hills (Indio) (37-21), #8014 Beaumont (35-6), #8163 Coachella Valley (Thermal) (52-21), #8839 Yucca Valley (37-14), #9423 Palm Desert (52-0), #10759 Los Amigos (Fountain Valley) (42-8), #12355 Desert Hot Springs (45-7), #14200 Desert Mirage (Thermal) (52-8)
2016 Losses: #3101 La Quinta (28-21), #3174 San Jacinto (14-0), #3339 Arroyo (El Monte) (35-34)
2016 Opponents W-L: 91-66
Recent League Championships: 2016
Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2017 Schedule: 8/25 at Beaumont, 9/1 at Shadow Hills (Indio), 9/8 La Quinta, 9/15 at Palm Desert, 9/29 Bell Gardens, 10/6 at Coachella Valley (Thermal), 10/13 vs Twentynine Palms, 10/20 Yucca Valley, 10/27 Desert Mirage (Thermal), 11/3 Desert Hot Springs
Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: La Quinta (19.7), Twentynine Palms (4.5), Beaumont (1.9)
Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Desert Mirage (Thermal) (-45.9), Desert Hot Springs (-34.9), Bell Gardens (-23.7)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -4.7 (2.2 overall)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -8.3
2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: -3.6
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #704
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #10076
2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 9-1
2017 Projected League Finish: 1st
2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 28%