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GENERAL
Nickname: Bears
Colors: Black/Orange
Coach: Rob Scheidt
League: Central California - CCC
Section: Sac-Joaquin
Playoff Division: IV
Playoff Division Rank: #4

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 5
Returning Defensive Starters: 6
2018 JV Record: 5-4
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Desmond Thompson 5'6" 150 Senior RB/DB 4.5
Misael Aguirre 5'9" 165 Senior DB/RB 4.5
Cody Chapman 5'11" 190 Junior LB/RB 4.5

RATINGS
2018 Final Power Rating: 29.1
2018 National Rank: #1403
2018 State Rank: #129
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.5
Season Scaling/Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -4
2019 Starting Power Rating: 12.2
2019 National Rank: #1578
2019 State Rank: #143
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2018 Rating): 29.9
Dynasty National Rank: #1474
2019 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 17.7
Dynasty Record: 117-62 (66-25 in league)

HISTORICAL
2018 Overall Record: 10-1
2018 League Record/Finish: 6-0 (1st)
2018 Points For Average: 49.3
2018 Points Against Average: 19.2
2018 Differential: +30.1
2018 Wins: #1792 Downey [Thomas] (Modesto) (47-44), #2545 Buhach Colony (Atwater) (55-14), #4216 Gregori [Joseph A.] (Modesto) (41-22), #5161 Madera (63-35), #5365 Patterson (37-6), #5505 Del Campo (Fair Oaks) (51-13), #6166 Atwater (60-19), #6573 Golden Valley (Merced) (41-7), #9024 Central Valley (Ceres) (52-6), #10270 El Capitan (Merced) (55-0)
2018 Losses: #1659 River Valley (Yuba City) (45-40)
2018 Opponents W-L: 58-65
Recent League Championships: 2018, 2015 (Central California), 2014 (Central California), 2013 (Central California), 2008 (Central California), 2007 (Central California), 2006 (Central California)
Winning Streak Entering 2019 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2019 Schedule: 8/23 vs Del Campo (Fair Oaks), 8/30 at Gregori [Joseph A.] (Modesto), 9/6 vs Downey [Thomas] (Modesto), 9/13 at Madera, 9/20 vs Central Valley (Ceres), 9/27 vs El Capitan (Merced), 10/11 vs Buhach Colony (Atwater), 10/18 vs Patterson, 10/25 vs Atwater, 11/1 at Golden Valley (Merced)
Highest-Rated 2019 Regular Season Opponents: Downey [Thomas] (Modesto) (18.5), Gregori [Joseph A.] (Modesto) (4.8), Buhach Colony (Atwater) (0.7)
Lowest-Rated 2019 Regular Season Opponents: El Capitan (Merced) (-43.2), Central Valley (Ceres) (-23.5), Atwater (-21.2)
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 9.8 (8.1 overall)
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -12.8
2019 vs. 2018 Schedule Strength Comparison: -22.6
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #391
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #5216
2019 Projected Regular Season Record: 9-1
2019 Projected League Finish: 1st
2019 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 13%