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GENERAL
Nickname: Bearcats
Colors: Orange/Black
Coach: Jeff Scheller
League: Peninsula - De Anza (moving from Peninsula - Ocean)
Section: Central Coast
Playoff Division: none

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 4
Returning Defensive Starters: 8
2024 JV Record: 6-4
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Yianni Fitzgerald 6'1" 215 Senior LB/RB
Tyce Copus 5'5" 165 Senior SB/CB
Kai LaGrill 6'0" 240 OL

RATINGS
2024 Final Power Rating: 0.8
2024 National Rank: #4980
2024 State Rank: #331
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment*: -1.5
2025 Starting Power Rating*: -11.8
2025 National Rank*: #5184
2025 State Rank*: #338
5-Year Dynasty Rating (Average 2019-2024 Rating): -12.4
5-Year Dynasty National Rank: #8178
2025 Rating vs. 5-Year Dynasty Rating Comparison*: better by 0.6
5-Year Dynasty Record: 29-19 (16-8 in league)
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2024 Rating): -3.8
Dynasty National Rank: #9121
2025 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison*: worse by 8
Dynasty Record: 106-118-1 (55-64 in league)

HISTORICAL
2024 Overall Record: 8-3
2024 League Record/Finish: 4-1 (tied for 1st)
2024 Points For Average: 25.5
2024 Points Against Average: 17.1
2024 Differential: +8.4
2024 Wins: #5299 Half Moon Bay (30-20), #5535 Burlingame (35-10), #5830 Carlmont (Belmont) (35-14), #7181 Balboa (San Francisco) (17-6), #8184 Milpitas (21-14), #9130 Mountain View (28-10), #9729 Terra Nova (Pacifica) (27-7), #11076 Los Altos (13-7)
2024 Losses: #1568 Carmel (56-46), #7515 Sequoia (Redwood City) (13-7), #10666 Aragon (San Mateo) (31-21)
2024 Opponents W-L: 65-61
Recent Section Championships: 2003 (III)
Recent League Championships: 2024 (tied for 1st; Peninsula - Ocean), 2022 (Peninsula - Ocean), 2021 (Peninsula - Lake), 2016 (Peninsula - Lake), 2009 (Peninsula - Ocean)
Winning Streak Entering 2025 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2025 Schedule: 8/29 Los Altos, 9/6 Menlo (Atherton), 9/12 Aragon (San Mateo), 9/19 Palo Alto, 9/26 at Menlo-Atherton (Atherton), 10/9 Mountain View, 10/16 King's Academy (Sunnyvale), 10/24 Carlmont (Belmont), 10/30 Capuchino (San Bruno), 11/8 at Burlingame
Highest-Rated 2025 Regular Season Opponents*: Menlo-Atherton (Atherton) (5.4), Menlo (Atherton) (-2.8), Palo Alto (-8.9)
Lowest-Rated 2025 Regular Season Opponents*: Aragon (San Mateo) (-56.9), Los Altos (-51), Mountain View (-30.2)
2024 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -14.1 (-8.2 overall)
2025 Regular Season Schedule Strength*: -20.5
2025 vs. 2024 Schedule Strength Comparison*: -6.4
2025 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank*: #340
2025 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank*: #4992
2025 Projected Regular Season Record*: 6-4
2025 Projected League Finish*: 1st
2025 Undefeated Regular Season Probability*: less than 1%




*temporary; not finalized until August 7th






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