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GENERAL
Nickname: Highlanders
Colors: Purple/White
Coach: James Holan
League: West Alameda County - Foothill
Section: North Coast
Playoff Division: 4
Playoff Division Rank: #4

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 4
Returning Defensive Starters: 3
2016 JV Record: 9-1
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Cole Kingston 5'11" 175 Senior WR/DB
Lane Bentley 6'1" 255 Senior OL/DL
K.K. Smith 6'0" 180 Junior WR/DB

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Disciplined
Team Weaknesses: Inexperience

RATINGS
2016 Final Power Rating: 13.5
2016 National Rank: #4368
2016 State Rank: #316
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -6.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.8
2017 Starting Power Rating: 7
2017 National Rank: #5692
2017 State Rank: #387
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 1.4
Dynasty National Rank: #7749
2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 5.6
Dynasty Record: 87-67-3 (50-29 in league)

HISTORICAL
2016 Overall Record: 8-5
2016 League Record/Finish: 3-2 (3rd)
2016 Points For Average: 32
2016 Points Against Average: 19.5
2016 Differential: +12.5
2016 Wins: #4747 Salesian (Richmond) (28-27), #5699 Kennedy [John F.] (Richmond) (16-8), #6250 Berkeley (35-20), #8769 Castro Valley (35-21), #9620 Justin-Siena (Napa) (48-14), #10403 Lower Lake (53-14), #12807 Tennyson (Hayward) (65-0), #12926 Balboa (San Francisco) (63-0)
2016 Losses: #567 Bishop O'Dowd (Oakland) (37-19), #731 Cardinal Newman (Santa Rosa) (54-8), #3116 San Leandro (14-12), #3631 Encinal (Alameda) (20-13), #5439 Moreau Catholic (Hayward) (24-21)
2016 Opponents W-L: 89-63
Recent League Championships: 2015 (West Alameda County - Shoreline), 2014 (West Alameda County - Shoreline), 2005 (tied for 1st; Bay Shore), 2003 (tied for 1st; Bay Shore)
Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2017 Schedule: 8/25 at Justin-Siena (Napa), 9/1 vs Healdsburg, 9/8 Menlo (Atherton), 9/15 Salesian (Richmond), 9/22 Encinal (Alameda), 10/6 at Bishop O'Dowd (Oakland), 10/13 Berkeley, 10/20 Castro Valley, 10/27 vs San Leandro, 11/2 vs Tennyson (Hayward)
Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Bishop O'Dowd (Oakland) (51.6), Encinal (Alameda) (17.3), San Leandro (16.5)
Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Tennyson (Hayward) (-31.4), Healdsburg (-31.2), Justin-Siena (Napa) (-15.1)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 1.4 (8.2 overall)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 2.4
2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: +1
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #453
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #6633
2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-4
2017 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%