GENERAL
Nickname: Thunder
Colors: Vegas Gold/Black
Coach: Kevin Navarra
League: Central California - CCC (moving from Central California)
Section: Sac-Joaquin
Playoff Division: III
Playoff Division Rank: #8
RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 7
Returning Defensive Starters: 7
2017 JV Record: 5-5
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes
TOP PLAYERS
Tramayne Paster 6'3" 185 Junior 4.5
Youlas Dickson 5'10" 175 Junior 4.6
Jon Buttrey 5'9" 185 Senior 4.7
COLLEGE PROSPECT LOST TO GRADUATION
Lavon Wallace 6'3" 185 Senior S
STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Returning 4 OL Starters, DL/ILB/DBs Return
Team Weaknesses: Must Find QB, Replacing OLB
RATINGS
2017 Final Power Rating: 16.3
2017 National Rank: #3448
2017 State Rank: #261
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +3.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -0.7
Non-Senior D1 Talent Rating Bonus: +3.1
Season Scaling/Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -4.6
2018 Starting Power Rating: 6.6
2018 National Rank: #2501
2018 State Rank: #205
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): 18.8
Dynasty National Rank: #3787
2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 12.2
Dynasty Record: 80-81 (37-48 in league)
HISTORICAL
2017 Overall Record: 7-4
2017 League Record/Finish: 5-1 (2nd)
2017 Points For Average: 34.7
2017 Points Against Average: 29
2017 Differential: +5.7
2017 Wins: #4431 Clovis North (Fresno) (28-21), #4512 Pitman [John H.] (Turlock) (27-14), #5008 Merced (40-18), #6385 Pacheco (Los Banos) (37-30), #8485 El Capitan (Merced) (60-13), #9278 Atwater (41-21), #10670 Golden Valley (Merced) (36-22)
2017 Losses: #518 Del Campo (Fair Oaks) (50-21), #1133 Tracy (51-30), #2066 Turlock (21-10), #2796 Downey [Thomas] (Modesto) (58-52)
2017 Opponents W-L: 57-61
Recent League Championships: 2012 (Central California), 2011 (Central California), 2010 (Central California)
Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: none
SCHEDULE
2018 Schedule: 8/17 vs Gregori [Joseph A.] (Modesto), 8/24 at Tracy, 8/31 at Edison (Stockton), 9/7 vs Weston Ranch (Stockton), 9/14 vs Patterson, 9/28 vs El Capitan (Merced), 10/5 vs Merced, 10/12 vs Central Valley (Ceres), 10/19 at Golden Valley (Merced), 10/26 at Atwater
Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Tracy (11.9), Gregori [Joseph A.] (Modesto) (7.4), Patterson (3.1)
Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Golden Valley (Merced) (-39.9), Central Valley (Ceres) (-24.5), Atwater (-22.5)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 9.7 (18.2 overall)
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -10.7
2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -20.4
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #395
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #5317
2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-2
2018 Projected League Finish: 1st
2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 3%