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GENERAL
Nickname: Lions
Colors: Blue/Gold
Coach: Chris Herrera/Tim Patterson
League: Sierra Delta
Section: Sac-Joaquin
Playoff Division: VI
Playoff Division Rank: #16

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 4
Returning Defensive Starters: 3
2018 JV Record: 6-3
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Tyler Rathjen 6'1" 190 Senior WR/S 4.9
Michael Cowan 6'3" 210 Senior LB/WR 5.0
Nick Ryan 6'1" 220 Junior LB/FB 5.0

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: WRs, Have Young Strong-Armed QB, Improved LBs/DBs
Team Weaknesses: Youth, Size, Inexperience

RATINGS
2018 Final Power Rating: -26.5
2018 National Rank: #11678
2018 State Rank: #822
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -5.5
2019 Starting Power Rating: -47.3
2019 National Rank: #12323
2019 State Rank: #875
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2018 Rating): -4.2
Dynasty National Rank: #10273
2019 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 43.1
Dynasty Record: 59-105 [58-106 on the field] (26-58 in league)

HISTORICAL
2018 Overall Record: 4-6
2018 League Record/Finish: 2-3 (4th)
2018 Points For Average: 31.8
2018 Points Against Average: 35.3
2018 Differential: -3.5
2018 Wins: #10540 Le Grand (27-20), #13200 San Juan (Citrus Heights) (44-12), #13261 Franklin (Stockton) (55-34), #13393 Vacaville Christian (Vacaville) (66-26)
2018 Losses: #6275 Rio Vista (69-27), #7716 Golden Sierra (Garden Valley) (34-7), #9125 Gustine (21-18), #9582 Highlands (North Highlands) (56-27), #11134 Bret Harte (Angels Camp) (48-28), #11593 Galt (33-19)
2018 Opponents W-L: 46-60
Recent League Championships: 2004 (Mother Lode)
Winning Streak Entering 2019 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2019 Schedule: 8/23 at Franklin (Stockton), 8/30 Gustine, 9/6 Galt, 9/13 at Le Grand, 9/27 at Bret Harte (Angels Camp), 10/4 Golden Sierra (Garden Valley), 10/11 Vacaville Christian (Vacaville), 10/18 at Rio Vista, 10/25 at San Juan (Citrus Heights), 11/1 Highlands (North Highlands)
Highest-Rated 2019 Regular Season Opponents: Rio Vista (-9.6), Golden Sierra (Garden Valley) (-13.8), Highlands (North Highlands) (-22.2)
Lowest-Rated 2019 Regular Season Opponents: San Juan (Citrus Heights) (-54.5), Bret Harte (Angels Camp) (-48.1), Vacaville Christian (Vacaville) (-46.8)
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -22.2
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -32.8
2019 vs. 2018 Schedule Strength Comparison: -10.6
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #807
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #11308
2019 Projected Regular Season Record: 2-8
2019 Projected League Finish: 5th
2019 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%