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GENERAL
Nickname: Emperors
Colors: Green/White
Coach: C.J. Lester
League: West Yosemite (moving from Central Sequoia)
Section: Central
Playoff Division: II
Playoff Division Rank: #7

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 5
Returning Defensive Starters: 7
2021 JV Record: 5-3-1
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Hector Gonzalez 6'0" 220 Senior RB 4.7
Adrian Garcia 6'2" 380 Senior OL 5.2
Isaac Sandoval 5'11" 215 Senior MLB 4.7

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Experience
Team Weaknesses: Being On Same Page

RATINGS
2021 Final Power Rating: 12.2
2021 National Rank: #3320
2021 State Rank: #249
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.5
2022 Starting Power Rating: -1.4
2022 National Rank: #3264
2022 State Rank: #259
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2021 Rating): 21
Dynasty National Rank: #2712
2022 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 22.4
Dynasty Record: 152-68 [151-69 on the field] (67-29 in league)

HISTORICAL
2021 Overall Record: 8-5
2021 League Record/Finish: 3-2 (tied for 2nd)
2021 Points For Average: 38.5
2021 Points Against Average: 25.1
2021 Differential: +13.4
2021 Wins: #4023 Paso Robles (28-24), #4488 Tulare Western (Tulare) (48-20), #5744 Edison (Fresno) (51-27), #5834 El Diamante (Visalia) (28-20), #6901 Exeter (48-7), #8949 Selma (61-14), #10782 Hanford West (Hanford) (49-12), #11875 Torres [Matilda] (Madera) (49-14)
2021 Losses: #1691 Central Valley Christian (Visalia) (24-21), #1774 Kingsburg (42-41), #2096 Bakersfield Christian (Bakersfield) (49-27), #3097 Clovis East (Clovis) (33-30), #5744 Edison (Fresno) (40-20)
2021 Opponents W-L: 67-73
Recent Section Championships: 2013 (III), 2009 (III)
Recent League Championships: 2018 (tied for 1st; Central Sequoia), 2017 (Central Sequoia), 2014 (Central Sequoia), 2012 (Central Sequoia), 2011 (Central Sequoia), 2007 (tied for 1st; Central Sequoia), 2006 (tied for 1st; Central Sequoia), 2003 (East Sequoia)
Winning Streak Entering 2022 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2022 Schedule: 8/19 Clovis East (Clovis), 8/26 Golden West (Visalia), 9/2 Kingsburg, 9/9 at Selma, 9/16 Washington Union (Fresno), 9/30 at Hanford, 10/7 Tulare Western (Tulare), 10/14 Lemoore, 10/20 at Tulare Union (Tulare), 10/27 vs Mission Oak (Tulare)
Highest-Rated 2022 Regular Season Opponents: Hanford (15.1), Kingsburg (10.8), Lemoore (7.2)
Lowest-Rated 2022 Regular Season Opponents: Selma (-34.7), Golden West (Visalia) (-23), Tulare Union (Tulare) (-11.3)
2021 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 4.1 (2.6 overall)
2022 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -4.9
2022 vs. 2021 Schedule Strength Comparison: -9
2022 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #240
2022 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #2605
2022 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-4
2022 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2022 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%