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GENERAL
Nickname: Spartans
Colors: Green/Gold
Coach: Orlyn Culp Jr
League: Eastern (moving from Northern)
Section: Northern
Playoff Division: II
Playoff Division Rank: #7

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 6
Returning Defensive Starters: 5
2017 JV Record: 9-1
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Tanner Gantenbein 5'10" 180 Senior RB/LB
Logan Robertson 6'1" 180 Senior WR/ATH
Bryce Tweedt 5'11" 180 Junior WR/CB

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: 3 Returning OL, 3 Returning LB, Team Defensive MVP Is Back
Team Weaknesses: QB/Line Inexperience

RATINGS
2017 Final Power Rating: -4.4
2017 National Rank: #7995
2017 State Rank: #571
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -0.5
2018 Starting Power Rating: -20.4
2018 National Rank: #7982
2018 State Rank: #573
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): 9.8
Dynasty National Rank: #6418
2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 30.2
Dynasty Record: 55-100 [54-101 on the field] (27-64 in league)

HISTORICAL
2017 Overall Record: 4-7
2017 League Record/Finish: 3-3 (tied for 3rd)
2017 Points For Average: 27
2017 Points Against Average: 29.6
2017 Differential: -2.6
2017 Wins: #8611 Lassen (Susanville) (39-36), #8666 Orland (42-21), #8987 Yreka (24-20), #12840 Central Valley (Shasta Lake) (42-14)
2017 Losses: #763 Shasta (Redding) (42-7), #3899 Anderson (35-14), #5017 West Valley (Cottonwood) (22-20), #5256 Foothill (Palo Cedro) (32-30), #5256 Foothill (Palo Cedro) (49-34), #7425 Paradise (21-17), #7891 Corning (34-28)
2017 Opponents W-L: 60-64
Recent League Championships: 2003
Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2018 Schedule: 8/24 Anderson, 8/31 at Sutter, 9/7 at West Valley (Cottonwood), 9/14 Corning, 9/21 Pleasant Valley (Chico), 9/28 Foothill (Palo Cedro), 10/5 at Shasta (Redding), 10/12 at Chico, 10/19 at Paradise, 11/2 Enterprise (Redding)
Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Sutter (14.4), Shasta (Redding) (11.9), Pleasant Valley (Chico) (6.8)
Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Corning (-24), West Valley (Cottonwood) (-15.1), Enterprise (Redding) (-10.5)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 1.8 (5.8 overall)
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -3.6
2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -5.4
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #273
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #3314
2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 1-9
2018 Projected League Finish: 7th
2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%