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GENERAL
Nickname: Grizzlies
Colors: Gold/Black
Coach: Dan Kelley
League: Foothill
Section: Southern
Playoff Division: 6
Playoff Division Rank: #20

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 8
Returning Defensive Starters: 9
2018 JV Record: 9-1
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Johnathan Kaelin 6'4" 225 Senior WR/DB 4.5
Tyler Walker 6'0" 180 Senior DB/WR 4.4
Darnell Musgrove 6'0" 300 Senior OL/DL 5.93

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Experience, Speed, Size
Team Weaknesses: Must Find New Starters At QB/K

RATINGS
2018 Final Power Rating: -0.7
2018 National Rank: #6662
2018 State Rank: #482
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +4.5
2019 Starting Power Rating: -11.5
2019 National Rank: #5456
2019 State Rank: #404
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2018 Rating): 6.1
Dynasty National Rank: #7307
2019 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 17.6
Dynasty Record: 40-107 (7-57 in league)

HISTORICAL
2018 Overall Record: 2-8
2018 League Record/Finish: 1-4 (5th)
2018 Points For Average: 18.1
2018 Points Against Average: 41.3
2018 Differential: -23.2
2018 Wins: #6849 Canyon (Canyon Country) (35-33), #7083 Crespi (Encino) (21-14)
2018 Losses: #397 Valencia (49-15), #1282 Highland (Palmdale) (46-7), #1992 West Ranch (Valencia) (53-16), #2023 Hart [William S.] (Newhall) (60-27), #2040 Antelope Valley (Lancaster) (62-7), #2252 Saugus (35-13), #4371 Bishop Diego [Garcia] (Santa Barbara) (28-14), #7187 Fullerton (33-26)
2018 Opponents W-L: 65-49
Winning Streak Entering 2019 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2019 Schedule: 8/30 vs Burbank, 9/6 at Quartz Hill, 9/13 at Rio Mesa (Oxnard), 9/20 at Chatsworth, 9/27 vs Newbury Park, 10/4 vs West Ranch (Valencia), 10/11 vs Saugus, 10/18 at Valencia, 10/25 Canyon (Canyon Country), 11/1 vs Hart [William S.] (Newhall)
Highest-Rated 2019 Regular Season Opponents: Valencia (22.5), Hart [William S.] (Newhall) (19.5), Burbank (-0.2)
Lowest-Rated 2019 Regular Season Opponents: Chatsworth (-44), Canyon (Canyon Country) (-20.2), Quartz Hill (-11)
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 16.9
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -4.4
2019 vs. 2018 Schedule Strength Comparison: -21.3
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #234
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #2903
2019 Projected Regular Season Record: 3-7
2019 Projected League Finish: 5th
2019 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%