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GENERAL
Nickname: Knights
Colors: Blue/Gold
Coach: Brad Tompkins
League: Santa Cruz Coast
Section: Central Coast
Playoff Division: none

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 3
Returning Defensive Starters: 4
2015 JV Record: 3-7
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Dalton Nieminen 6'0" 170 Senior OLB/WB 4.8
Carlos Mercado 6'0" 230 Junior OL/DT 5.4
Sam Birch 6'2" 240 Senior DE/OL 5.45

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Strong Junior/Sophomore Class, Work-Ethic
Team Weaknesses: Small Senior Class

RATINGS
2015 Final Power Rating: -32.6
2015 National Rank: #13403
2015 State Rank: #954
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -9.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2016 Starting Power Rating: -42.1
2016 National Rank: #13927
2016 State Rank: #1014
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2015 Rating): -1.6
Dynasty National Rank: #8759
2016 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 40.5
Dynasty Record: 67-67-2 (39-33-2 in league)

HISTORICAL
2015 Overall Record: 1-9
2015 League Record/Finish: 1-4 (5th)
2015 Points For Average: 17.8
2015 Points Against Average: 38.2
2015 Differential: -20.4
2015 Wins: #14396 Harbor (Santa Cruz) (69-21)
2015 Losses: #2867 Aptos (62-0), #6995 Scotts Valley (40-0), #7318 Menlo (Atherton) (42-16), #8645 San Lorenzo Valley (Felton) (35-6), #9222 Capuchino (San Bruno) (42-6), #10157 Monterey (42-34), #11302 Watsonville (34-19), #12360 Los Altos (21-14), #12631 Santa Cruz (43-14)
2015 Opponents W-L: 47-61
Recent League Championships: 2007 (tied for 1st)
Winning Streak Entering 2016 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2016 Schedule: 9/2 vs Los Altos, 9/9 vs Pajaro Valley (Watsonville), 9/16 at Watsonville, 9/23 Capuchino (San Bruno), 9/30 St. Francis (Watsonville), 10/7 at Santa Cruz, 10/14 San Lorenzo Valley (Felton), 10/21 Aptos, 10/29 at Scotts Valley, 11/5 at Harbor (Santa Cruz)
Highest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Aptos (23.9), San Lorenzo Valley (Felton) (-0.5), Scotts Valley (-2.8)
Lowest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Harbor (Santa Cruz) (-47.8), Santa Cruz (-31.3), Watsonville (-20.3)
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -10.2
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -14
2016 vs. 2015 Schedule Strength Comparison: -3.8
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #853
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #12046
2016 Projected Regular Season Record: 1-9
2016 Projected League Finish: 5th
2016 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%