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GENERAL
Nickname: Vikings
Colors: Blue/White
Coach: Mark Cooley
League: Eastern
Section: Northern
Playoff Division: II
Playoff Division Rank: #2

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 10
Returning Defensive Starters: 10
2017 JV Record: 7-3
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Tanner Hughes 6'3" 190 QB 5.2
Caleb Cooley 5'9" 165 WR/DB 4.68
Aiden Finney 6'6" 215 OL/DL 4.8

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Experienced Junior Class, Very Athletic
Team Weaknesses: None

RATINGS
2017 Final Power Rating: 11.9
2017 National Rank: #4287
2017 State Rank: #324
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +10.5
2018 Starting Power Rating: 6.8
2018 National Rank: #2465
2018 State Rank: #203
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): 25.4
Dynasty National Rank: #2283
2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 18.6
Dynasty Record: 99-72-1 (44-45 in league)

HISTORICAL
2017 Overall Record: 5-7
2017 League Record/Finish: 3-2 (3rd)
2017 Points For Average: 20.2
2017 Points Against Average: 25.1
2017 Differential: -4.9
2017 Wins: #3754 Bartlett (Anchorage, AK) (41-26), #5256 Foothill (Palo Cedro) (28-7), #7097 Enterprise (Redding) (32-3), #7097 Enterprise (Redding) (14-0), #7425 Paradise (35-14)
2017 Losses: #446 Valley Christian (San Jose) (55-3), #763 Shasta (Redding) (55-14), #2712 Chico (28-7), #2712 Chico (23-3), #3008 River Valley (Yuba City) (48-28), #3557 Yuba City (28-27), #4660 Napa (14-10)
2017 Opponents W-L: 77-59
Recent Section/State Championships: 2016, 2016 (Bowl 4-A), 2015
Recent League Championships: 2016 (tied for 1st), 2015
Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2018 Schedule: 8/24 vs Yuba City, 8/31 vs Valley Christian (San Jose), 9/8 vs River Valley (Yuba City), 9/14 at Rancho Cotate (Rohnert Park), 9/21 at Red Bluff, 9/28 Shasta (Redding), 10/5 at Enterprise (Redding), 10/19 vs Foothill (Palo Cedro), 10/26 at Chico, 11/2 vs Paradise
Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Valley Christian (San Jose) (23.9), River Valley (Yuba City) (13.5), Shasta (Redding) (11.9)
Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Red Bluff (-20.4), Enterprise (Redding) (-10.5), Foothill (Palo Cedro) (-9.8)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 17.2 (18.8 overall)
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 2.1
2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -15.1
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #184
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #2075
2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-4
2018 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%