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GENERAL
Nickname: Patriots
Colors: Navy/Red/Silver
Coach: Bryan Nixon
League: Southwest Yosemite - River (moving from Southwest Yosemite)
Section: Central
Playoff Division: I
Playoff Division Rank: #1

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 7
Returning Defensive Starters: 8
2021 JV Record: 9-0
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Grant Buckey 6'5" 275 Senior DE/OL
Cade Gretlein 6'4" 280 Senior OL/DE
Kresean Kizzy 5'9" 175 Senior C/WR 4.5

COLLEGE PROSPECT LOST TO GRADUATION
Jason Oliver 6'0" 170 Senior CB

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Interior Line, Senior Leadership, Special Teams
Team Weaknesses: DB/WR Youth

RATINGS
2021 Final Power Rating: 55.6
2021 National Rank: #94
2021 State Rank: #19
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +3.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +1.6
Season Scaling/Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -0.7
2022 Starting Power Rating: 47.9
2022 National Rank: #103
2022 State Rank: #19
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2021 Rating): 41.8
Dynasty National Rank: #319
2022 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 6.1
Dynasty Record: 161-63 [160-64 on the field] (84-14 in league)

HISTORICAL
2021 Overall Record: 11-3
2021 League Record/Finish: 4-0 (1st)
2021 Points For Average: 35.6
2021 Points Against Average: 14.3
2021 Differential: +21.3
2021 Wins: #210 Buchanan (Clovis) (28-21), #246 Central (Fresno) (42-14), #433 Pittsburg (35-7), #687 Clovis (45-35), #1047 Garces (Bakersfield) (26-7), #1166 Bakersfield (37-23), #2185 Centennial (Bakersfield) (51-21), #4345 Stockdale (Bakersfield) (45-6), #4533 Spanish Springs (Sparks, NV) (28-3), #6012 Stellar Prep (Hayward) (56-0), #6895 Ridgeview (Bakersfield) (55-0)
2021 Losses: #45 Serra [Junipero] (Gardena) (21-16), #451 Bishop Diego [Garcia] (Santa Barbara) (28-21), #593 Clayton Valley (Concord) (14-13)
2021 Opponents W-L: 95-56
Recent Section Championships: 2021, 2015
Recent League Championships: 2021 (Southwest Yosemite), 2020 (Southwest Yosemite), 2019 (Southwest Yosemite), 2018 (Southwest Yosemite), 2017 (Southwest Yosemite), 2015 (Southwest Yosemite), 2014 (Southwest Yosemite), 2009 (Southeast Yosemite), 2008 (tied for 1st; Southeast Yosemite), 2004 (Southeast Yosemite)
Winning Streak Entering 2022 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2022 Schedule: 8/19 Spanish Springs (Sparks, NV), 8/26 Ridgeview (Bakersfield), 9/9 Buchanan (Clovis), 9/16 vs Central (Fresno), 9/23 at Carlsbad, 9/29 at Garces (Bakersfield), 10/6 Stockdale (Bakersfield), 10/14 Centennial (Bakersfield), 10/21 at Frontier (Bakersfield), 10/28 Bakersfield
Highest-Rated 2022 Regular Season Opponents: Carlsbad (40.4), Central (Fresno) (39.8), Buchanan (Clovis) (34.2)
Lowest-Rated 2022 Regular Season Opponents: Ridgeview (Bakersfield) (-29.5), Stockdale (Bakersfield) (-16.4), Centennial (Bakersfield) (-5.3)
2021 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 20 (34.8 overall)
2022 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 11.3
2022 vs. 2021 Schedule Strength Comparison: -8.7
2022 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #88
2022 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #630
2022 Projected Regular Season Record: 9-1
2022 Projected League Finish: 1st
2022 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 55%