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GENERAL
Nickname: Cardinals
Colors: Cardinal/White
Coach: Jesse Trumbull
League: Mission Trail - Coastal (moving from Santa Cruz Coast)
Section: Central Coast
Playoff Division: none

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 9
Returning Defensive Starters: 4
2016 JV Record: 5-3-2
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Abe Soriano 6'1" 180 QB 4.8
Johnny Soto 5'7" 165 Senior RB 4.7
Dominic Pedroza 6'1" 200 Senior TE 4.8

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Experience, Speed
Team Weaknesses: Youth On Defense

RATINGS
2016 Final Power Rating: -16.8
2016 National Rank: #11044
2016 State Rank: #775
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +4.5
2017 Starting Power Rating: -12.3
2017 National Rank: #10137
2017 State Rank: #722
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): -6.4
Dynasty National Rank: #10173
2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 5.9
Dynasty Record: 61-81-4 (30-46-3 in league)

HISTORICAL
2016 Overall Record: 4-6
2016 League Record/Finish: 2-3 (4th)
2016 Points For Average: 19.7
2016 Points Against Average: 29
2016 Differential: -9.3
2016 Wins: #10029 Lincoln [Abraham] (San Francisco) (46-14), #11520 Watsonville (7-6), #13070 Soquel (35-12), #14371 Harbor (Santa Cruz) (56-0)
2016 Losses: #1732 Aptos (52-0), #5582 Scotts Valley (55-6), #5926 Sequoia (Redwood City) (41-0), #6934 North Salinas (Salinas) (41-13), #8014 San Lorenzo Valley (Felton) (42-9), #10812 Harker (San Jose) (27-25)
2016 Opponents W-L: 49-57
Recent Section Championships: 2007 (Small)
Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2017 Schedule: 8/25 Sequoia (Redwood City), 9/1 at Watsonville, 9/8 Lincoln [Abraham] (San Francisco), 9/15 Fremont (Sunnyvale), 9/29 Gonzales, 10/6 at Greenfield, 10/13 Harbor (Santa Cruz), 10/20 at Soquel, 10/27 vs Marina, 11/3 St. Francis (Watsonville)
Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Sequoia (Redwood City) (-3.1), Fremont (Sunnyvale) (-7.5), Lincoln [Abraham] (San Francisco) (-14)
Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Harbor (Santa Cruz) (-40.8), Marina (-38.2), Greenfield (-29.6)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -6.8
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -22.4
2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: -15.6
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #944
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #13157
2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-2
2017 Projected League Finish: 1st
2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 2%