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GENERAL
Nickname: Thunder
Colors: Royal Blue/Silver
Coach: Greg Benzel
League: Sierra Foothill
Section: Sac-Joaquin
Playoff Division: II
Playoff Division Rank: #7

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 4
Returning Defensive Starters: 3
2017 JV Record: 4-5
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Charlie McBride 6'2" 220 Senior TE/DL 5.01
Cade Wyant 6'1" 185 Senior QB 5.22
Daniel Roberts 6'1" 175 Senior WR/DB 4.7

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: 3-Year Varsity QB, Great TEs
Team Weaknesses: Line Depth, Few Returning Starters

RATINGS
2017 Final Power Rating: 36.2
2017 National Rank: #957
2017 State Rank: #96
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -4.5
2018 Starting Power Rating: 16.1
2018 National Rank: #1361
2018 State Rank: #124
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): 36.3
Dynasty National Rank: #821
2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 20.2
Dynasty Record: 99-70 [100-69 on the field] (43-40 in league)

HISTORICAL
2017 Overall Record: 7-5
2017 League Record/Finish: 3-3 (4th)
2017 Points For Average: 24.3
2017 Points Against Average: 24.1
2017 Differential: +0.2
2017 Wins: #577 Del Oro (Loomis) (22-12), #2349 Grant (Sacramento) (24-14), #2559 Whitney (Rocklin) (40-22), #2796 Downey [Thomas] (Modesto) (37-7), #3012 Nevada Union (Grass Valley) (39-22), #3278 Woodcreek (Roseville) (52-21), #4660 Napa (20-7)
2017 Losses: #8 Folsom (46-3), #184 Oak Ridge (El Dorado Hills) (27-10), #217 Granite Bay (27-14), #515 Central Catholic (Modesto) (42-18), #604 Clovis West (Fresno) (42-12)
2017 Opponents W-L: 90-52
Recent Section Championships: 2009
Recent League Championships: 2009
Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2018 Schedule: 8/17 Antelope, 8/24 vs Franklin (Elk Grove), 8/31 Damonte Ranch (Reno, NV), 9/7 at Liberty (Brentwood), 9/14 Whitney (Rocklin), 9/21 at Oak Ridge (El Dorado Hills), 9/28 Folsom, 10/5 at Grant (Sacramento), 10/19 Del Oro (Loomis), 10/26 at Granite Bay
Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Folsom (85.4), Liberty (Brentwood) (49.1), Damonte Ranch (Reno, NV) (37.7)
Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Whitney (Rocklin) (2.9), Grant (Sacramento) (7.7), Franklin (Elk Grove) (14.5)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 35.7 (38.5 overall)
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 31.3
2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -4.4
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #19
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #57
2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 3-7
2018 Projected League Finish: 5th
2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%