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GENERAL
Nickname: Knights
Colors: Blue/Gold
Coach: Todd Smith
League: Peninsula - Bay (moving from Peninsula - Ocean)
Section: Central Coast
Playoff Division: none

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 7
Returning Defensive Starters: 7
2021 JV Record: 8-2
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Chemistry
Team Weaknesses: Roster Size

RATINGS
2021 Final Power Rating: 28.2
2021 National Rank: #1276
2021 State Rank: #107
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +3.5
2022 Starting Power Rating: 17.9
2022 National Rank: #1038
2022 State Rank: #102
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2021 Rating): 13.6
Dynasty National Rank: #4588
2022 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 4.3
Dynasty Record: 131-76 (60-44 in league)

HISTORICAL
2021 Overall Record: 12-1
2021 League Record/Finish: 5-0 (1st)
2021 Points For Average: 43.2
2021 Points Against Average: 16.5
2021 Differential: +26.7
2021 Wins: #1452 San Benito (Hollister) (45-35), #2075 Half Moon Bay (47-28), #2113 Sacred Heart Prep (Atherton) (18-15), #5019 Hillsdale (San Mateo) (55-21), #5140 Terra Nova (Pacifica) (15-6), #5349 King's Academy (Sunnyvale) (49-12), #5586 Aragon (San Mateo) (48-7), #8397 Capuchino (San Bruno) (42-0), #9107 Jefferson (Daly City) (48-7), #9849 Carlmont (Belmont) (55-17), #10387 Sequoia (Redwood City) (63-6), #12546 Mission (San Francisco) (56-6)
2021 Losses: #626 Wilcox [Adrian] (Santa Clara) (54-20)
2021 Opponents W-L: 75-71
Recent League Championships: 2021 (Peninsula - Ocean), 2020 (Peninsula - Ocean), 2017 (Peninsula - Ocean), 2016 (tied for 1st; Peninsula - Ocean), 2006 (tied for 1st; Peninsula - Ocean)
Winning Streak Entering 2022 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2022 Schedule: 8/27 North Salinas (Salinas), 9/3 King's Academy (Sunnyvale), 9/16 at Freedom (Oakley), 9/24 Palo Alto, 10/1 at Amador Valley (Pleasanton), 10/8 Aragon (San Mateo), 10/15 Half Moon Bay, 10/21 at Menlo-Atherton (Atherton), 10/28 at Burlingame, 11/4 at Sacred Heart Prep (Atherton)
Highest-Rated 2022 Regular Season Opponents: Menlo-Atherton (Atherton) (16.6), Sacred Heart Prep (Atherton) (9.9), Half Moon Bay (7.4)
Lowest-Rated 2022 Regular Season Opponents: North Salinas (Salinas) (-22.1), Palo Alto (-11.7), Freedom (Oakley) (-11.4)
2021 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -7.4 (5.8 overall)
2022 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -1.8
2022 vs. 2021 Schedule Strength Comparison: +5.6
2022 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #196
2022 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #2053
2022 Projected Regular Season Record: 9-1
2022 Projected League Finish: 4th
2022 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 27%