Santa Cruz (CA)       previews home TEAM NOT OFFICIALLY RATED YET; HAVEN'T HEARD BACK FROM COACH GENERAL Nickname: Cardinals Colors: Cardinal/White Coach: Sergio Escobar-Gaona League: Pacific Coast - Santa Lucia Section: Central Coast Playoff Division: none RATINGS 2024 Final Power Rating: -49.1 2024 National Rank: #12800 2024 State Rank: #907 Roster-Based (Players Back/Lost) Rough Rating Adjustment*: +3.2 2025 Starting Power Rating*: -57 2025 National Rank*: #12585 2025 State Rank*: #893 5-Year Dynasty Rating (Average 2019-2024 Rating): -26.6 5-Year Dynasty National Rank: #10945 2025 Rating vs. 5-Year Dynasty Rating Comparison*: worse by 30.4 5-Year Dynasty Record: 16-26 (11-16 in league) Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2024 Rating): -9.4 Dynasty National Rank: #10656 2025 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison*: worse by 47.6 Dynasty Record: 94-125-4 (52-69-3 in league) HISTORICAL 2024 Overall Record: 2-8 2024 League Record/Finish: 2-4 (5th) 2024 Points For Average: 19.4 2024 Points Against Average: 43.4 2024 Differential: -24 2024 Wins: #12893 Marina (57-49), #13489 Harbor (Santa Cruz) (35-26) 2024 Losses: #6466 North Salinas (Salinas) (40-7), #8125 Soledad (42-3), #8233 San Lorenzo Valley (Felton) (41-0), #8905 Stevenson [Robert Louis] (Pebble Beach) (59-14), #9743 Scotts Valley (40-20), #10334 Gonzales (47-27), #10656 Watsonville (44-21), #11905 Pajaro Valley (Watsonville) (46-10) 2024 Opponents W-L: 48-52 Recent Section Championships: 2019 (V), 2007 (Small) Recent League Championships: 2021 (Pacific Coast - Mission), 2019 (Pacific Coast - Cypress), 2017 (tied for 1st; Mission Trail - Coastal) Winning Streak Entering 2025 Season: 1 Streak List: 11/1/24 Harbor (Santa Cruz) (35-26) SCHEDULE 2025 Projected League Finish*: 4th schedule not yet available; please check back later in the summer to see analysis of schedule including toughest opponents, overall schedule strength, projected W-L record, probability of an undefeated season, etc. We have not yet been able to contact coach to obtain preview info.  If you are the coach of this team, please help us by sending us your info. *temporary; not finalized until August 7th Late transfer? Player name spelled incorrectly? Not too late to change it-- please contact this specific preview's author  (Please do not contact us about recruiting info; we do NOT originate that data, it is compiled from other sources, so we don't control it)