GENERAL
Nickname: Thunder
Colors: Royal Blue/Silver
Coach: Greg Benzel
League: Sierra Foothill
Section: Sac-Joaquin
Playoff Division: I-VI
Playoff Division Rank: #19
RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 6
Returning Defensive Starters: 5
2016 JV Record: 5-5
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no
TOP PLAYERS
Blayden Brown 6'0" 225 Senior RB/LB
Preston Manley 6'6" 300 Senior T/DL
Tyler Geide 6'3" 270 Senior C/DL
COLLEGE PROSPECT LOST TO GRADUATION
Evan Michalet 5'11" 170 Senior QB
STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Experience, OL, Key Newcomers
Team Weaknesses: Key Losses At Perimeter Positions
RATINGS
2016 Final Power Rating: 31.7
2016 National Rank: #1472
2016 State Rank: #127
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -0.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -0.9
2017 Starting Power Rating: 30.4
2017 National Rank: #1584
2017 State Rank: #140
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 30.4
Dynasty National Rank: #832
2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: even
Dynasty Record: 92-65 [93-64 on the field] (40-37 in league)
HISTORICAL
2016 Overall Record: 4-6
2016 League Record/Finish: 1-5 (6th)
2016 Points For Average: 22.7
2016 Points Against Average: 27.8
2016 Differential: -5.1
2016 Wins: #919 Clovis West (Fresno) (28-27), #1746 Napa (28-16), #2371 Whitney (Rocklin) (18-17), #3116 Nevada Union (Grass Valley) (48-35)
2016 Losses: #106 Del Oro (Loomis) (26-14), #109 Folsom (47-14), #391 Oak Ridge (El Dorado Hills) (27-15), #783 Grant (Sacramento) (21-20), #2009 Woodcreek (Roseville) (24-14), #2183 Granite Bay (38-28)
2016 Opponents W-L: 74-46
Recent Section Championships: 2009 (II)
Recent League Championships: 2009
Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none
SCHEDULE
2017 Schedule: 8/25 Grant (Sacramento), 9/1 vs Napa, 9/8 at Whitney (Rocklin), 9/15 vs Clovis West (Fresno), 9/22 Nevada Union (Grass Valley), 10/6 at Oak Ridge (El Dorado Hills), 10/13 at Del Oro (Loomis), 10/20 Woodcreek (Roseville), 10/27 at Folsom, 11/3 Granite Bay
Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Folsom (59.7), Oak Ridge (El Dorado Hills) (56), Clovis West (Fresno) (53)
Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Napa (24.1), Woodcreek (Roseville) (25.8), Nevada Union (Grass Valley) (28.6)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 38.6
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 40
2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: +1.4
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #21
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #109
2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 3-7
2017 Projected League Finish: 5th
2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%