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GENERAL
Nickname: Mariners
Colors: Blue/White
Coach: Randy Blankenship
League: Santa Cruz Coast
Section: Central Coast
Playoff Division: none

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 2
Returning Defensive Starters: 4
2011 JV Record: 3-7
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Aaron McAnerney 5'10" 175 Senior HB/DB 4.70
Alec Bonnsall 6'1" 210 Senior TE/DE 4.75
Elijah Marta 6'0" 200 Senior OLB/HB 4.60

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Off-Season Work Ethic, Strength/Conditioning, Depth
Team Weaknesses: Experience

RATINGS
2011 Final Power Rating: 18.3
2011 National Rank: #3630
2011 State Rank: #302
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -9.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2012 Starting Power Rating: 7.6
2012 National Rank: #5779
2012 State Rank: #450
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): 7.9
Dynasty National Rank: #5511
2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 0.9
Dynasty Record: 55-38-4 [54-39-4 on the field] (31-18-4 in league)

HISTORICAL
2011 Overall Record: 9-2
2011 League Record/Finish: 6-0 (1st)
2011 Points For Average: 41.6
2011 Points Against Average: 24.1
2011 Differential: +17.5
2011 Wins: #6009 Scotts Valley (35-21), #6101 Alisal (Salinas) (43-29), #7728 Soquel (65-55), #8760 Santa Cruz (37-6), #10088 Hillsdale (San Mateo) (52-33), #10687 San Lorenzo Valley (Felton) (42-14), #11618 Watsonville (42-10), #13620 Harbor (Santa Cruz) (48-0), #13649 St. Francis (Watsonville) (42-7)
2011 Losses: #420 Oakdale (55-21), #999 St. Ignatius (San Francisco) (35-31)
2011 Opponents W-L: 56-61-1
Recent Section Championships: 2003 (II)
Recent League Championships: 2011, 2004, 2003
Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2012 Schedule: 8/31 at Encinal (Alameda), 9/7 at Oakdale, 9/14 Watsonville, 9/21 Alisal (Salinas), 9/28 Santa Cruz, 10/6 vs St. Francis (Watsonville), 10/12 Scotts Valley, 10/19 at Soquel, 11/2 San Lorenzo Valley (Felton), 11/10 at Harbor (Santa Cruz)
Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Oakdale (48.5), Encinal (Alameda) (21.1), Alisal (Salinas) (7.3)
Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Harbor (Santa Cruz) (-32), St. Francis (Watsonville) (-30.9), Watsonville (-16.5)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -6.7 (3 overall)
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -2.6
2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: +4.1
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #692
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #8490
2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-3
2012 Projected League Finish: 1st
2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%