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GENERAL
Nickname: Hillmen
Colors: Green/Vegas Gold
Coach: Joey Montoya
League: Pioneer Valley
Section: Sac-Joaquin
Playoff Division: I-VI
Playoff Division Rank: #36

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 7
Returning Defensive Starters: 5
2016 JV Record: 9-1
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Anthony Karigan
Mario Perez Senior
Mike Stuck

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Several Underclassmen Starters Return, Speed, Size
Team Weaknesses: Small Senior Class

RATINGS
2016 Final Power Rating: 17.1
2016 National Rank: #3661
2016 State Rank: #272
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +3.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -0.9
2017 Starting Power Rating: 20.6
2017 National Rank: #2948
2017 State Rank: #222
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 18.9
Dynasty National Rank: #2610
2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 1.7
Dynasty Record: 102-59-1 [101-60-1 on the field] (52-25-1 in league)

HISTORICAL
2016 Overall Record: 7-6
2016 League Record/Finish: 4-1 (tied for 1st)
2016 Points For Average: 29.2
2016 Points Against Average: 25.9
2016 Differential: +3.3
2016 Wins: #4046 Colfax (49-21), #4264 Center (Antelope) (16-15), #4264 Center (Antelope) (17-14), #6387 Liberty Ranch (Galt) (42-21), #6961 Bear River (Grass Valley) (31-6), #8654 Laguna Creek (Elk Grove) (49-0), #10066 Foothill (Sacramento) (34-14)
2016 Losses: #1204 Manteca (50-28), #1620 Reno (NV) (34-24), #2759 Vista del Lago (Folsom) (56-14), #3116 Nevada Union (Grass Valley) (16-12), #4656 Golden Valley (Merced) (42-30), #5095 Lincoln (48-34)
2016 Opponents W-L: 86-62
Recent League Championships: 2016 (tied for 1st), 2015, 2014, 2013 (tied for 1st), 2012
Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2017 Schedule: 8/25 Pleasant Grove (Elk Grove), 9/1 at Nevada Union (Grass Valley), 9/8 Aptos, 9/15 Laguna Creek (Elk Grove), 9/22 at Vista del Lago (Folsom), 10/6 Colfax, 10/13 at Center (Antelope), 10/20 at Foothill (Sacramento), 10/27 at Bear River (Grass Valley), 11/3 Lincoln
Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Aptos (30.5), Nevada Union (Grass Valley) (28.6), Pleasant Grove (Elk Grove) (21.7)
Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Foothill (Sacramento) (-19.2), Laguna Creek (Elk Grove) (-0.4), Lincoln (0.3)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 8.6 (15.5 overall)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 10.8
2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: +2.2
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #286
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #3977
2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-3
2017 Projected League Finish: 1st
2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%