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GENERAL
Nickname: Rams
Colors: Green/White
Coach: Paul Golla
League: Southwest Yosemite - River (moving from Southwest Yosemite)
Section: Central
Playoff Division: II
Playoff Division Rank: #1

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 5
Returning Defensive Starters: 6
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Julian Smith 6'1" 185 Senior S/WR 4.6
Davis May 6'5" 300 Senior OL/DL 5.1
Jalani Smith 6'1" 180 Senior OLB/SB 4.72

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: 4 Of 5 Starting OL Returning, Defensive Front 6 Explosiveness, Discipline
Team Weaknesses: Depth

RATINGS
2021 Final Power Rating: 30.9
2021 National Rank: #1047
2021 State Rank: #91
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -4.5
2022 Starting Power Rating: 16
2022 National Rank: #1184
2022 State Rank: #112
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2021 Rating): 25.9
Dynasty National Rank: #1871
2022 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 9.9
Dynasty Record: 122-95-1 (54-37 in league)

HISTORICAL
2021 Overall Record: 6-4
2021 League Record/Finish: 3-1 (2nd)
2021 Points For Average: 26.4
2021 Points Against Average: 19.7
2021 Differential: +6.7
2021 Wins: #1166 Bakersfield (21-10), #2185 Centennial (Bakersfield) (37-0), #2721 Clovis West (Fresno) (28-7), #3986 Paraclete (Lancaster) (45-31), #4345 Stockdale (Bakersfield) (44-3), #6502 Tehachapi (48-21)
2021 Losses: #94 Liberty (Bakersfield) (26-7), #312 San Joaquin Memorial (Fresno) (35-10), #312 San Joaquin Memorial (Fresno) (34-10), #451 Bishop Diego [Garcia] (Santa Barbara) (30-14)
2021 Opponents W-L: 67-43
Recent Section Championships: 2012, 2006 (III)
Recent League Championships: 2013 (Southeast Yosemite), 2012 (Southeast Yosemite), 2011 (Southeast Yosemite), 2010 (Southeast Yosemite)
Winning Streak Entering 2022 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2022 Schedule: 8/19 Los Alamitos, 8/26 vs Paraclete (Lancaster), 9/2 vs Bishop Diego [Garcia] (Santa Barbara), 9/10 San Joaquin Memorial (Fresno), 9/23 Lincoln [Abraham] (San Diego), 9/29 Liberty (Bakersfield), 10/7 at Frontier (Bakersfield), 10/14 Bakersfield Christian (Bakersfield), 10/21 at Centennial (Bakersfield), 10/28 Stockdale (Bakersfield)
Highest-Rated 2022 Regular Season Opponents: Los Alamitos (74.6), Liberty (Bakersfield) (47.9), San Joaquin Memorial (Fresno) (35.8)
Lowest-Rated 2022 Regular Season Opponents: Stockdale (Bakersfield) (-16.4), Paraclete (Lancaster) (-10), Centennial (Bakersfield) (-5.3)
2021 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 25.5 (28.4 overall)
2022 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 19.2
2022 vs. 2021 Schedule Strength Comparison: -6.3
2022 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #45
2022 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #251
2022 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-5
2022 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2022 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%