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GENERAL
Nickname: Broncos
Colors: Crimson/Gold
Coach: Ben Ballard
League: Diablo - Foothill (moving from Diablo - Valley)
Section: North Coast
Playoff Division: 2
Playoff Division Rank: #8

COLLEGE PROSPECT LOST TO GRADUATION
Semisi Saluni 6'4" 205 Senior OLB

RATINGS
2017 Final Power Rating: 5.8
2017 National Rank: #5566
2017 State Rank: #416
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -0.6
Player Statistics-Based (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +6.3
2018 Starting Power Rating: -4
2018 National Rank: #4299
2018 State Rank: #328
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): 9
Dynasty National Rank: #6654
2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 13
Dynasty Record: 74-86 (33-61 in league)

HISTORICAL
2017 Overall Record: 8-3
2017 League Record/Finish: 3-1 (tied for 2nd)
2017 Points For Average: 35.6
2017 Points Against Average: 24.5
2017 Differential: +11.1
2017 Wins: #4891 Deer Valley (Antioch) (38-36), #7633 Las Lomas (Walnut Creek) (42-36), #8644 Rodriguez (Fairfield) (28-10), #9416 Berean Christian (Walnut Creek) (7-6), #9968 College Park (Pleasant Hill) (41-7), #10168 Bethel [Jesse] (Vallejo) (55-20), #10390 Hayward (56-20), #12962 Mt. Diablo (Concord) (42-8)
2017 Losses: #552 Damonte Ranch (Reno, NV) (46-16), #5118 Alhambra (Martinez) (40-33), #6716 Ukiah (41-34)
2017 Opponents W-L: 47-62
Recent League Championships: 2016 (tied for 1st)
Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2018 Schedule: 8/17 Hercules, 8/24 at Deer Valley (Antioch), 9/1 vs Santa Clarita Christian (Canyon Country), 9/7 at Las Lomas (Walnut Creek), 9/14 Rodriguez (Fairfield), 9/28 Miramonte (Orinda), 10/5 at Acalanes (Lafayette), 10/12 at Alhambra (Martinez), 10/19 at Campolindo (Moraga), 10/26 Clayton Valley (Concord)
Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Clayton Valley (Concord) (31.7), Acalanes (Lafayette) (13.6), Campolindo (Moraga) (1.2)
Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Santa Clarita Christian (Canyon Country) (-15), Rodriguez (Fairfield) (-12.7), Alhambra (Martinez) (-10.2)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 2.5 (-0.2 overall)
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -0.9
2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -3.4
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #224
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #2706
2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-5
2018 Projected League Finish: 5th
2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%



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