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GENERAL
Nickname: Thunder
Colors: Royal Blue/Silver
Coach: Jason Adams
League: Sierra Foothill
Section: Sac-Joaquin
Playoff Division: II
Playoff Division Rank: #1

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 2
Returning Defensive Starters: 6
2021 JV Record: 5-4-1
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Derek Houston 6'1" 220 Senior OLB/FB 4.8
Kale Larson 6'0" 200 ILB/FB 4.8
Tom Sackinsky 6'3" 225 Senior OL/DL 4.9

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Defensive Experience, TE/FB/LB
Team Weaknesses: 5 New Starting OL

RATINGS
2021 Final Power Rating: 49.3
2021 National Rank: #212
2021 State Rank: #28
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -2.5
2022 Starting Power Rating: 36.4
2022 National Rank: #233
2022 State Rank: #35
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2021 Rating): 36.3
Dynasty National Rank: #661
2022 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 0.1
Dynasty Record: 124-83 [125-82 on the field] (58-47 in league)

HISTORICAL
2021 Overall Record: 12-1
2021 League Record/Finish: 6-0 (1st)
2021 Points For Average: 38.3
2021 Points Against Average: 9.6
2021 Differential: +28.7
2021 Wins: #75 Folsom (40-7), #619 St. Mary's (Stockton) (51-48), #1054 Granite Bay (26-6), #1724 Whitney (Rocklin) (39-7), #1932 Del Oro (Loomis) (38-3), #1967 Oak Ridge (El Dorado Hills) (21-0), #1999 Capital Christian (Sacramento) (43-14), #2208 Sheldon (Sacramento) (42-0), #3795 Turlock (41-0), #5204 Grant (Sacramento) (29-7), #5883 Davis (69-6), #6463 Pleasant Grove (Elk Grove) (56-7)
2021 Losses: #75 Folsom (20-3)
2021 Opponents W-L: 79-70
Recent Section Championships: 2009
Recent League Championships: 2021, 2009
Winning Streak Entering 2022 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2022 Schedule: 8/19 at Turlock, 8/26 McQueen [Robert] (Reno, NV), 9/3 Capital Christian (Sacramento), 9/9 at Antioch, 9/23 Glacier Peak (Snohomish, WA), 9/30 at Whitney (Rocklin), 10/7 at Del Oro (Loomis), 10/14 Granite Bay, 10/21 Oak Ridge (El Dorado Hills), 10/28 at Folsom
Highest-Rated 2022 Regular Season Opponents: Folsom (51.9), Glacier Peak (Snohomish, WA) (22.4), Granite Bay (20.4)
Lowest-Rated 2022 Regular Season Opponents: McQueen [Robert] (Reno, NV) (-7), Turlock (-0.9), Antioch (1.1)
2021 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 25 (26.4 overall)
2022 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 15.3
2022 vs. 2021 Schedule Strength Comparison: -9.7
2022 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #62
2022 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #391
2022 Projected Regular Season Record: 9-1
2022 Projected League Finish: 5th
2022 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 5%