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GENERAL
Nickname: Bearcats
Colors: Orange/Black
Coach: Jeff Scheller
League: Peninsula - Ocean
Section: Central Coast
Playoff Division: none

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 7
Returning Defensive Starters: 6
2022 JV Record: 2-8
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Nalesoni Fakava 6'0" 280 Senior OL/DL
Cameron Palma 6'3" 180 Junior WR/FS
Matt Radulovich 6'0" 155 SB/DB

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Defensive Experience
Team Weaknesses: Lost C/QB/RB From Triple-Option Offense

RATINGS
2022 Final Power Rating: -10.8
2022 National Rank: #7875
2022 State Rank: #483
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +0.5
2023 Starting Power Rating: -30.5
2023 National Rank: #7782
2023 State Rank: #491
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2022 Rating): -14
Dynasty National Rank: #9200
2023 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 16.7
Dynasty Record: 26-22 (15-9 in league)

HISTORICAL
2022 Overall Record: 7-4
2022 League Record/Finish: 5-0 (1st)
2022 Points For Average: 27.5
2022 Points Against Average: 27.2
2022 Differential: +0.3
2022 Wins: #6761 Terra Nova (Pacifica) (26-14), #7367 Hillsdale (San Mateo) (27-26), #8698 Capuchino (San Bruno) (42-30), #9499 Carlmont (Belmont) (44-19), #10687 El Camino (South San Francisco) (27-20), #11901 Jefferson (Daly City) (41-18), #13427 Gunn [Henry M.] (Palo Alto) (40-0)
2022 Losses: #3681 Half Moon Bay (36-0), #4696 Christopher (Gilroy) (38-7), #5689 Burlingame (49-21), #5940 Branham (San Jose) (49-28)
2022 Opponents W-L: 63-54
Recent Section Championships: 2003 (III)
Recent League Championships: 2022, 2021 (Peninsula - Lake), 2016 (Peninsula - Lake), 2009
Winning Streak Entering 2023 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2023 Schedule: 8/24 at El Camino (South San Francisco), 8/31 Half Moon Bay, 9/8 at Christopher (Gilroy), 9/15 at Los Altos, 9/29 Aragon (San Mateo), 10/6 Terra Nova (Pacifica), 10/13 at Capuchino (San Bruno), 10/20 Milpitas, 10/27 at Sequoia (Redwood City), 11/4 Burlingame
Highest-Rated 2023 Regular Season Opponents: Christopher (Gilroy) (-7.6), Half Moon Bay (-8.1), Burlingame (-19.9)
Lowest-Rated 2023 Regular Season Opponents: El Camino (South San Francisco) (-54.1), Los Altos (-43.4), Milpitas (-36.2)
2022 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -10.7 (-12.2 overall)
2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -27.6
2023 vs. 2022 Schedule Strength Comparison: -16.9
2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #438
2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #7568
2023 Projected Regular Season Record: 4-6
2023 Projected League Finish: 5th
2023 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%