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GENERAL
Nickname: Spartans
Colors: Black/Gold
Coach: Tim Lugo
League: Peninsula - Bay (moving from De Anza)
Section: Central Coast
Playoff Division: none

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 8
Returning Defensive Starters: 6
2022 JV Record: 2-8
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Alex Bocchieri 5'11" 215 Senior ILB/TE
Lex Silver 6'0" 170 Senior WR/CB
Vilami Sekona 5'10" 195 Junior WR/FS

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Returning Skill Position Players, Kicking Game, Playoff Experience
Team Weaknesses: DL Inexperience

RATINGS
2022 Final Power Rating: -4.9
2022 National Rank: #6722
2022 State Rank: #397
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +7.5
2023 Starting Power Rating: -18.1
2023 National Rank: #5465
2023 State Rank: #321
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2022 Rating): 2.6
Dynasty National Rank: #5237
2023 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 20.9
Dynasty Record: 26-25 (14-14 in league)

HISTORICAL
2022 Overall Record: 4-8
2022 League Record/Finish: 1-4 (tied for 5th)
2022 Points For Average: 26.2
2022 Points Against Average: 37.3
2022 Differential: -11.1
2022 Wins: #5464 King's Academy (Sunnyvale) (35-20), #8254 Homestead (Cupertino) (48-23), #9053 Milpitas (43-23), #10017 Los Altos (31-6)
2022 Losses: #633 Mitty (San Jose) (48-7), #1253 Los Gatos (56-0), #1410 Sacred Heart Prep (Atherton) (41-6), #1854 Wilcox [Adrian] (Santa Clara) (44-14), #3681 Half Moon Bay (37-30), #5940 Branham (San Jose) (68-45), #5951 Palo Alto (48-35), #8254 Homestead (Cupertino) (34-20)
2022 Opponents W-L: 83-55
Recent League Championships: 2018 (tied for 1st; El Camino), 2014 (tied for 1st; El Camino), 2004 (El Camino)
Winning Streak Entering 2023 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2023 Schedule: 8/25 at King's Academy (Sunnyvale), 9/1 Live Oak (Morgan Hill), 9/8 Leigh (San Jose), 9/15 Homestead (Cupertino), 9/29 at Wilcox [Adrian] (Santa Clara), 10/6 Burlingame, 10/13 at Los Gatos, 10/20 Menlo-Atherton (Atherton), 10/28 at Sacred Heart Prep (Atherton), 11/3 at Los Altos
Highest-Rated 2023 Regular Season Opponents: Los Gatos (13.1), Sacred Heart Prep (Atherton) (9.5), Wilcox [Adrian] (Santa Clara) (7.9)
Lowest-Rated 2023 Regular Season Opponents: Leigh (San Jose) (-43.8), Los Altos (-43.4), Homestead (Cupertino) (-40.7)
2022 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 9.4 (3 overall)
2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -16.1
2023 vs. 2022 Schedule Strength Comparison: -25.5
2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #246
2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #4409
2023 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-5
2023 Projected League Finish: 5th
2023 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%