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GENERAL
Nickname: Rams
Colors: Green/White
Coach: Paul Golla
League: Southwest Yosemite - River
Section: Central
Playoff Division: II
Playoff Division Rank: #4

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 6
Returning Defensive Starters: 7
2022 JV Record: 4-6
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Cage Williams 6'0" 170 Senior DB/WR
Nathaniel Wallace 5'9" 155 Senior DB/WR
R.J. Green 5'8" 195 Junior LB/RB

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Skill Position Depth, Leadership, Experience
Team Weaknesses: OL Depth

RATINGS
2022 Final Power Rating: 23.2
2022 National Rank: #1855
2022 State Rank: #126
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.5
2023 Starting Power Rating: 5.8
2023 National Rank: #1904
2023 State Rank: #122
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2022 Rating): 24.9
Dynasty National Rank: #1420
2023 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 19.3
Dynasty Record: 21-29 (9-9 in league)

HISTORICAL
2022 Overall Record: 4-7
2022 League Record/Finish: 2-2 (tied for 2nd)
2022 Points For Average: 19.7
2022 Points Against Average: 22.1
2022 Differential: -2.4
2022 Wins: #2072 Centennial (Bakersfield) (24-14), #2924 Bakersfield Christian (Bakersfield) (30-13), #6165 Paraclete (Lancaster) (41-7), #7311 Stockdale (Bakersfield) (38-0)
2022 Losses: #31 Lincoln [Abraham] (San Diego) (42-16), #52 Los Alamitos (41-0), #64 Liberty (Bakersfield) (13-0), #275 San Joaquin Memorial (Fresno) (28-6), #502 Bishop Diego [Garcia] (Santa Barbara) (35-14), #1348 Clovis (21-20), #2477 Frontier (Bakersfield) (29-28)
2022 Opponents W-L: 85-50
Recent Section Championships: 2012, 2006 (III)
Recent League Championships: 2013 (Southeast Yosemite), 2012 (Southeast Yosemite), 2011 (Southeast Yosemite), 2010 (Southeast Yosemite)
Winning Streak Entering 2023 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2023 Schedule: 8/17 at Clovis, 8/24 Paraclete (Lancaster), 9/1 Moorpark, 9/9 Thousand Oaks, 9/16 vs Monache (Porterville), 9/28 at Liberty (Bakersfield), 10/6 Frontier (Bakersfield), 10/14 at Bakersfield Christian (Bakersfield), 10/20 Centennial (Bakersfield), 10/26 at Stockdale (Bakersfield)
Highest-Rated 2023 Regular Season Opponents: Liberty (Bakersfield) (41.5), Clovis (8.9), Centennial (Bakersfield) (1.9)
Lowest-Rated 2023 Regular Season Opponents: Monache (Porterville) (-54.8), Stockdale (Bakersfield) (-34.2), Paraclete (Lancaster) (-11)
2022 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 27.2 (31.2 overall)
2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -6
2023 vs. 2022 Schedule Strength Comparison: -33.2
2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #134
2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #2270
2023 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-3
2023 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2023 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%