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GENERAL
Nickname: Wildcats
Colors: Blue/Gold
Coach: George Falgout
League: South Sequoia
Section: Central
Playoff Division: 4
Playoff Division Rank: #8

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 4
Returning Defensive Starters: 4
2016 JV Record: 0-10
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Setiphano Maui 5'9" 190 RB 4.6
Jacob Gonzales 5'9" 200 Senior ILB/TE 4.9
Maino Maino 6'1" 290 Senior C/DE 5.0

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Powerful Running Game, OL Size, Improved Speed Defensively
Team Weaknesses: Few Returning Starters, Young, Inexperienced

RATINGS
2016 Final Power Rating: 6.4
2016 National Rank: #5907
2016 State Rank: #428
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -5.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -6.4
2017 Starting Power Rating: 0.9
2017 National Rank: #7134
2017 State Rank: #491
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 4.9
Dynasty National Rank: #6608
2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 4
Dynasty Record: 89-64 (43-32 in league)

HISTORICAL
2016 Overall Record: 7-5
2016 League Record/Finish: 3-3 (tied for 3rd)
2016 Points For Average: 35.1
2016 Points Against Average: 26.3
2016 Differential: +8.8
2016 Wins: #6118 Wasco (28-7), #8466 Exeter (70-35), #8674 Golden Valley (Bakersfield) (47-7), #8854 Porterville (31-24), #10210 Kennedy [Robert F.] (Delano) (63-13), #10737 Roosevelt [Theodore] (Fresno) (50-21), #13114 Arvin (54-20)
2016 Losses: #1195 Bakersfield Christian (Bakersfield) (59-21), #4169 Chavez [Cesar] (Delano) (21-10), #4169 Chavez [Cesar] (Delano) (35-14), #8163 Monache (Porterville) (38-12), #10961 Shafter (35-21)
2016 Opponents W-L: 63-71
Recent Section Championships: 2007 (IV)
Recent League Championships: 2009 (tied for 1st), 2004
Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2017 Schedule: 8/25 at Golden Valley (Bakersfield), 9/8 Porterville, 9/15 at Exeter, 9/22 Arvin, 9/29 at Chavez [Cesar] (Delano), 10/6 at Shafter, 10/20 at Wasco, 10/27 Kennedy [Robert F.] (Delano), 11/3 Bakersfield Christian (Bakersfield)
Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Bakersfield Christian (Bakersfield) (34.5), Chavez [Cesar] (Delano) (4.6), Wasco (-1)
Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Arvin (-35.2), Exeter (-11.8), Shafter (-8.1)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -1.7 (0 overall)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -3.6
2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: -1.9
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #596
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #8615
2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-3
2017 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%