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GENERAL
Nickname: Wildcats
Colors: Orange/Black
Coach: Mark Krail
League: Peninsula - Bay
Section: Central Coast
Playoff Division: none

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 8
Returning Defensive Starters: 6
2024 JV Record: 9-0-1
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Garrett Bertsch 6'4" 255 Senior OL/DL
Beau Musser 5'10" 185 Senior FL/DB
Callum Schweitzer Senior QB

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Experience, Defensive Speed/Physicality
Team Weaknesses: OL/TE Graduation Losses

RATINGS
2024 Final Power Rating: 37.5
2024 National Rank: #616
2024 State Rank: #58
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment*: +3.5
Historical Reload/Regression Factor*: +3
Season Scaling/Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment*: -0.4
2025 Starting Power Rating*: 32.6
2025 National Rank*: #469
2025 State Rank*: #54
5-Year Dynasty Rating (Average 2019-2024 Rating): 38.4
5-Year Dynasty National Rank: #424
2025 Rating vs. 5-Year Dynasty Rating Comparison*: worse by 5.8
5-Year Dynasty Record: 45-10 (25-1 in league)
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2024 Rating): 35.8
Dynasty National Rank: #612
2025 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison*: worse by 3.2
Dynasty Record: 198-64-4 (107-22-2 in league)

HISTORICAL
2024 Overall Record: 10-3
2024 League Record/Finish: 4-1 (2nd)
2024 Points For Average: 29.5
2024 Points Against Average: 14.5
2024 Differential: +15
2024 Wins: #647 Archbishop Riordan (San Francisco) (35-28), #768 Serra [Junipero] (San Mateo) (14-7), #1309 Soquel (14-7), #1778 Liberty (Brentwood) (38-21), #2264 Menlo-Atherton (Atherton) (21-14), #3010 Menlo (Atherton) (38-0), #4418 Sacred Heart Prep (Atherton) (42-10), #4653 Palo Alto (44-6), #7621 Live Oak (Morgan Hill) (35-6), #9130 Mountain View (62-6)
2024 Losses: #81 Pittsburg (37-20), #422 St. Francis (Mountain View) (27-7), #1223 Wilcox [Adrian] (Santa Clara) (19-14)
2024 Opponents W-L: 94-66
Recent Section Championships: 2023 (I), 2019 (II), 2013 (II), 2011 (II), 2009 (II), 2008 (Medium), 2005 (Medium)
Recent League Championships: 2023, 2022 (De Anza), 2021 (De Anza), 2020 (De Anza), 2016 (De Anza), 2013 (tied for 1st; De Anza), 2007 (De Anza), 2005 (tied for 1st; De Anza), 2004 (De Anza), 2003 (De Anza)
Winning Streak Entering 2025 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2025 Schedule: 8/29 Soquel, 9/5 Liberty (Brentwood), 9/12 Clovis, 9/19 at Burlingame, 10/3 Pittsburg, 10/10 Sacred Heart Prep (Atherton), 10/17 Wilcox [Adrian] (Santa Clara), 10/25 Menlo (Atherton), 10/30 at Menlo-Atherton (Atherton), 11/6 Palo Alto
Highest-Rated 2025 Regular Season Opponents*: Pittsburg (45.7), Clovis (34.1), Wilcox [Adrian] (Santa Clara) (20.2)
Lowest-Rated 2025 Regular Season Opponents*: Burlingame (-12.8), Sacred Heart Prep (Atherton) (-9), Palo Alto (-8.9)
2024 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 14.6 (23.3 overall)
2025 Regular Season Schedule Strength*: 10.5
2025 vs. 2024 Schedule Strength Comparison*: -4.1
2025 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank*: #84
2025 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank*: #862
2025 Projected Regular Season Record*: 8-2
2025 Projected League Finish*: 1st
2025 Undefeated Regular Season Probability*: 7%




*temporary; not finalized until August 7th






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