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GENERAL
Nickname: Bulldogs
Colors: Black/Orange/White
Coach: Mike Papadopoulos
League: Monticello Empire
Section: Sac-Joaquin
Playoff Division: II
Playoff Division Rank: #10

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 1
Returning Defensive Starters: 4
2021 JV Record: 9-1
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Brady Mott 6'2" 190 Senior WR/DB 4.5
Brody Fortunati 6'2" 175 Junior QB 4.7
Caleb Noel 6'1" 270 Senior T/DT 5.3

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Successful JV Team Moving Up
Team Weaknesses: Inexperience

RATINGS
2021 Final Power Rating: 24.5
2021 National Rank: #1651
2021 State Rank: #130
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -8.5
2022 Starting Power Rating: 9.7
2022 National Rank: #1750
2022 State Rank: #161
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2021 Rating): 36.5
Dynasty National Rank: #643
2022 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 26.8
Dynasty Record: 157-56-2 (83-9-1 in league)

HISTORICAL
2021 Overall Record: 8-3
2021 League Record/Finish: 5-0 (1st)
2021 Points For Average: 35.3
2021 Points Against Average: 13
2021 Differential: +22.3
2021 Wins: #438 Vanden (Fairfield) (35-17), #1967 Oak Ridge (El Dorado Hills) (17-10), #3842 Tracy (49-9), #4767 Wood [Will C.] (Vacaville) (38-7), #5285 Rodriguez (Fairfield) (42-6), #5883 Davis (45-8), #10292 Armijo (Fairfield) (49-0), #12813 Fairfield (43-0)
2021 Losses: #1054 Granite Bay (14-9), #1440 Elk Grove (52-48), #2906 Cardinal Newman (Santa Rosa) (20-13)
2021 Opponents W-L: 63-58
Recent Section Championships: 2011, 2006 (I)
Recent League Championships: 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2006, 2005 (tied for 1st), 2004 (tied for 1st)
Winning Streak Entering 2022 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2022 Schedule: 8/19 at Davis, 8/26 at Oak Ridge (El Dorado Hills), 9/2 Cardinal Newman (Santa Rosa), 9/16 at Granite Bay, 9/23 El Cerrito, 9/30 Rodriguez (Fairfield), 10/7 at Vanden (Fairfield), 10/13 at Fairfield, 10/21 Armijo (Fairfield), 10/28 Wood [Will C.] (Vacaville)
Highest-Rated 2022 Regular Season Opponents: Vanden (Fairfield) (38.9), Granite Bay (20.4), Oak Ridge (El Dorado Hills) (14.9)
Lowest-Rated 2022 Regular Season Opponents: Fairfield (-64.9), Armijo (Fairfield) (-32.4), Davis (-12.1)
2021 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 9.9 (9.4 overall)
2022 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -2.9
2022 vs. 2021 Schedule Strength Comparison: -12.8
2022 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #213
2022 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #2249
2022 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-4
2022 Projected League Finish: 1st
2022 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%