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GENERAL
Nickname: Mariners
Colors: Blue/White
Coach: Randy Blankenship
League: Santa Cruz Coast
Section: Central Coast
Playoff Division: none

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 6
Returning Defensive Starters: 11
2013 JV Record: 8-2
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Dante Gomez 6'2" 225 Senior ILB/TE 4.90
Austin Verdugo 5'9" 200 Senior ILB/FB 4.75
Brandon Pierce 6'0" 190 Senior RB/OLB 4.66

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Experience On Defense, Strength/Conditioning, Team Speed
Team Weaknesses: New/Fast/Untested QB, Must Replace 4 OL, Team Chemistry Is A Question

RATINGS
2013 Final Power Rating: 23.3
2013 National Rank: #2798
2013 State Rank: #237
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +5.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -5
2014 Starting Power Rating: 23.9
2014 National Rank: #2465
2014 State Rank: #212
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2013 Rating): 10.1
Dynasty National Rank: #4814
2014 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 18.7
Dynasty Record: 76-43-4 [75-44-4 on the field] (42-18-4 in league)

HISTORICAL
2013 Overall Record: 11-2
2013 League Record/Finish: 5-0 (1st)
2013 Points For Average: 41.9
2013 Points Against Average: 14.4
2013 Differential: +27.5
2013 Wins: #2645 St. Ignatius (San Francisco) (41-35), #5210 Seaside (38-17), #6715 Willow Glen (San Jose) (42-24), #7278 Aragon (San Mateo) (34-19), #7332 Scotts Valley (49-0), #8728 Soquel (47-6), #10850 Santa Cruz (60-23), #12218 Watsonville (57-0), #13258 Harbor (Santa Cruz) (63-20), #13574 San Lorenzo Valley (Felton) (42-0), #13758 Gunn [Henry M.] (Palo Alto) (34-0)
2013 Losses: #4659 Encinal (Alameda) (13-10), #5665 Clovis East (Clovis) (30-28)
2013 Opponents W-L: 57-83
Recent Section Championships: 2013 (III), 2003 (II)
Recent League Championships: 2013, 2012, 2011, 2004, 2003
Winning Streak Entering 2014 Season: 10
Streak List: 10/4/13 Harbor (Santa Cruz) (63-20), 10/11/13 Santa Cruz (60-23), 10/26/13 Scotts Valley (49-0), 11/1/13 Soquel (47-6), 11/8/13 Gunn [Henry M.] (Palo Alto) (34-0), 11/16/13 San Lorenzo Valley (Felton) (42-0), 11/22/13 Aragon (San Mateo) (34-19), 11/29/13 Willow Glen (San Jose) (42-24), 12/6/13 St. Ignatius (San Francisco) (41-35), 9/5/14 Salinas (21-14)

SCHEDULE
2014 Schedule: 9/5 at Salinas, 9/12 at Seaside, 9/19 Watsonville, 9/26 Clovis East (Clovis), 10/3 at Granite Bay, 10/17 at Soquel, 10/24 Harbor (Santa Cruz), 11/1 at San Lorenzo Valley (Felton), 11/7 Scotts Valley, 11/14 Santa Cruz
Highest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Granite Bay (42.8), Seaside (22.6), Clovis East (Clovis) (9.9)
Lowest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: San Lorenzo Valley (Felton) (-28.5), Harbor (Santa Cruz) (-28.1), Watsonville (-21)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -11.7 (-0.7 overall)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -1.1
2014 vs. 2013 Schedule Strength Comparison: +10.6
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #610
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #8207
2014 Projected Regular Season Record: 9-1
2014 Projected League Finish: 1st
2014 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 5%