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GENERAL
Nickname: Falcons
Colors: Navy/Silver/Maroon
Coach: Andrew Cotter
League: Bay Valley
Section: North Coast
Playoff Division: 1
Playoff Division Rank: #6

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 7
Returning Defensive Starters: 5
2017 JV Record: 7-2
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Giles Jackson 5'9" 180 Senior RB/ATH
Taleni Lepolo 6'0" 250 Senior OL/DL
Joey Aguilar 6'2" 175 Senior QB

ADDITIONAL D1 PROSPECT
Mekel Ealy 6'2" 170 Senior WR

COLLEGE PROSPECT LOST TO GRADUATION
Baylei Costen 5'10" 165 Senior WR

RATINGS
2017 Final Power Rating: 39.2
2017 National Rank: #747
2017 State Rank: #79
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +2.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +4.1
Season Scaling/Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -0.6
2018 Starting Power Rating: 30.2
2018 National Rank: #493
2018 State Rank: #55
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): 32.2
Dynasty National Rank: #1243
2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 2
Dynasty Record: 95-74 (44-36 in league)

HISTORICAL
2017 Overall Record: 9-3
2017 League Record/Finish: 2-2 (tied for 3rd)
2017 Points For Average: 36.1
2017 Points Against Average: 21.8
2017 Differential: +14.3
2017 Wins: #1114 Bishop O'Dowd (Oakland) (42-21), #1424 Antioch (45-39), #1492 San Leandro (40-28), #2026 Heritage (Brentwood) (45-7), #2066 Turlock (34-16), #2722 Amador Valley (Pleasanton) (38-20), #4891 Deer Valley (Antioch) (17-3), #5401 Windsor (49-0), #5531 Logan [James] (Union City) (55-6)
2017 Losses: #73 Pittsburg (47-33), #310 Liberty (Brentwood) (37-35), #310 Liberty (Brentwood) (37-0)
2017 Opponents W-L: 90-51
Recent League Championships: 2016, 2012, 2011 (tied for 1st)
Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2018 Schedule: 8/17 Turlock, 8/24 at Windsor, 8/31 California (San Ramon), 9/7 San Leandro, 9/14 at San Ramon Valley (Danville), 9/21 Antioch, 9/28 at Liberty (Brentwood), 10/5 at Pittsburg, 10/19 Heritage (Brentwood), 10/26 at Deer Valley (Antioch)
Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Pittsburg (60.6), Liberty (Brentwood) (49.1), San Ramon Valley (Danville) (31.9)
Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Deer Valley (Antioch) (-5.5), Windsor (-1.7), Heritage (Brentwood) (-0.7)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 27.6 (33.9 overall)
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 18.7
2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -8.9
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #51
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #291
2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-3
2018 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%