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GENERAL
Nickname: Wolves
Colors: Black/Vegas Gold
Coach: Larry Singer
League: Vine Valley (moving from Solano County)
Section: North Coast
Playoff Division: 2
Playoff Division Rank: #6

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 4
Returning Defensive Starters: 7
2017 JV Record: 7-2
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Eddie Byrdsong 6'0" 210 Senior FB/OLB 4.67
Darius Thomas 5'11" 185 Senior RB/SS 4.73
KeKoa Wilson 5'9" 205 Junior MLB 5.03

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Defensive Experience, Play-Makers At WR
Team Weaknesses: Offensive Youth

RATINGS
2017 Final Power Rating: 20.1
2017 National Rank: #2811
2017 State Rank: #222
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -5.5
2018 Starting Power Rating: -0.9
2018 National Rank: #3705
2018 State Rank: #294
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): 18.2
Dynasty National Rank: #3960
2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 19.1
Dynasty Record: 55-26 (26-8 in league)

HISTORICAL
2017 Overall Record: 7-4
2017 League Record/Finish: 4-0 (1st)
2017 Points For Average: 29.4
2017 Points Against Average: 26.5
2017 Differential: +2.9
2017 Wins: #2854 Vanden (Fairfield) (27-20), #3008 River Valley (Yuba City) (17-10), #3673 Wood [Will C.] (Vacaville) (42-29), #6997 Benicia (41-7), #7469 Mission (San Francisco) (34-22), #10168 Bethel [Jesse] (Vallejo) (41-12), #11322 Vallejo (41-12)
2017 Losses: #472 Manteca (62-32), #976 Inderkum (Sacramento) (53-0), #2733 Vintage (Napa) (28-14), #3791 Woodland (36-34)
2017 Opponents W-L: 75-46
Recent League Championships: 2017 (Solano County), 2016 (tied for 1st; Solano County), 2015 (tied for 1st; Solano County), 2014 (tied for 1st; Solano County), 2013 (Solano County), 2012 (Solano County)
Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2018 Schedule: 8/17 Deer Valley (Antioch), 8/24 Inderkum (Sacramento), 8/31 Amador Valley (Pleasanton), 9/7 at Wood [Will C.] (Vacaville), 9/14 Petaluma, 9/21 vs Sonoma Valley (Sonoma), 9/28 Napa, 10/5 vs Vintage (Napa), 10/19 at Casa Grande (Petaluma), 10/26 Justin-Siena (Napa)
Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Inderkum (Sacramento) (26.4), Amador Valley (Pleasanton) (15.2), Vintage (Napa) (2.1)
Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Sonoma Valley (Sonoma) (-44.2), Justin-Siena (Napa) (-28), Casa Grande (Petaluma) (-21.9)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 9.2 (19.4 overall)
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -7.7
2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -16.9
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #347
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #4417
2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-4
2018 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%