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GENERAL
Nickname: Drillers
Colors: Blue/White
Coach: Rashaan Shehee
League: Southwest Yosemite - Valley
Section: Central
Playoff Division: I
Playoff Division Rank: #7

RATINGS
2023 Final Power Rating: 6.5
2023 National Rank: #4319
2023 State Rank: #289
Roster-Based (Players Back/Lost) Rough Rating Adjustment: +2
Season Scaling/Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.6
2024 Starting Power Rating: -2.9
2024 National Rank: #3204
2024 State Rank: #226
5-Year Dynasty Rating (Average 2018-2023 Rating): 17.4
5-Year Dynasty National Rank: #2356
2024 Rating vs. 5-Year Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 18.2
5-Year Dynasty Record: 23-26 (11-10 in league)
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2023 Rating): 38.9
Dynasty National Rank: #435
2024 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 39.7
Dynasty Record: 168-81 (80-25 in league)

HISTORICAL
2023 Overall Record: 6-5
2023 League Record/Finish: 3-1 (2nd)
2023 Points For Average: 28.1
2023 Points Against Average: 24.3
2023 Differential: +3.8
2023 Wins: #5614 Stockdale (Bakersfield) (28-27), #6483 Edison (Fresno) (41-21), #7440 Independence (Bakersfield) (41-17), #7667 Highland (Bakersfield) (54-7), #8127 Righetti [Ernest] (Santa Maria) (14-13), #8635 Ridgeview (Bakersfield) (58-0)
2023 Losses: #447 Liberty (Bakersfield) (41-10), #670 Frontier (Bakersfield) (41-0), #2589 Tehachapi (35-14), #2913 Shafter (31-17), #3780 Bakersfield Christian (Bakersfield) (34-32)
2023 Opponents W-L: 63-58
Recent Section/State Championships: 2016 (1), 2013, 2013 (Bowl I), 2011, 2007, 2005
Recent League Championships: 2016 (Southwest Yosemite), 2013 (Southwest Yosemite), 2011 (Southwest Yosemite), 2010 (tied for 1st; Southwest Yosemite), 2008 (tied for 1st; Southeast Yosemite), 2007 (Southeast Yosemite), 2005 (Southeast Yosemite), 2003 (Southeast Yosemite)
Winning Streak Entering 2024 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2024 Schedule: 8/23 vs Edison (Fresno), 8/30 Garza [Justin] (Fresno), 9/6 at Stockdale (Bakersfield), 9/13 Bullard (Fresno), 9/20 North (Bakersfield), 10/4 at Highland (Bakersfield), 10/11 at Centennial (Bakersfield), 10/18 Bakersfield Christian (Bakersfield), 10/25 Ridgeview (Bakersfield), 11/1 at Independence (Bakersfield)
Highest-Rated 2024 Regular Season Opponents: Garza [Justin] (Fresno) (4.7), Bullard (Fresno) (2.1), Centennial (Bakersfield) (-2.8)
Lowest-Rated 2024 Regular Season Opponents: North (Bakersfield) (-31.3), Ridgeview (Bakersfield) (-31.2), Highland (Bakersfield) (-25)
2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 7.6 (7.4 overall)
2024 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -14.7
2024 vs. 2023 Schedule Strength Comparison: -22.3
2024 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #347
2024 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #4923
2024 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-2
2024 Projected League Finish: 1st
2024 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 3%



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