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GENERAL
Nickname: Hornets
Colors: Black/Gold
Coach: Travis Brackett
League: Marin County
Section: North Coast
Playoff Division: III
Playoff Division Rank: #3

RATINGS
2011 Final Power Rating: 23.7
2011 National Rank: #2595
2011 State Rank: #229
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2012 Starting Power Rating: 22.5
2012 National Rank: #2520
2012 State Rank: #211
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): 29.3
Dynasty National Rank: #808
2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 5.6
Dynasty Record: 88-26 (61-7 in league)

HISTORICAL
2011 Overall Record: 9-3
2011 League Record/Finish: 6-1 (2nd)
2011 Points For Average: 31.5
2011 Points Against Average: 13.9
2011 Differential: +17.6
2011 Wins: #3656 Eureka (28-7), #4871 Analy (Sebastopol) (34-16), #5660 San Marin (Novato) (34-7), #7326 Drake [Sir Francis] (San Anselmo) (52-21), #7771 Justin-Siena (Napa) (34-7), #8802 Terra Linda (San Rafael) (41-0), #9177 Petaluma (21-7), #9284 Redwood (Larkspur) (48-0), #13213 San Rafael (57-0)
2011 Losses: #591 Marin Catholic (Kentfield) (41-6), #686 Cardinal Newman (Santa Rosa) (35-7), #1567 Foothill (Pleasanton) (26-16)
2011 Opponents W-L: 67-64-1
Recent Section Championships: 2007 (2A), 2006 (2A), 2005 (2A Redwood Empire)
Recent League Championships: 2008, 2007, 2006, 2004 (tied for 1st)
Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2012 Schedule: 8/24 at Foothill (Pleasanton), 9/1 Cardinal Newman (Santa Rosa), 9/7 at Petaluma, 9/22 Tamalpais (Mill Valley), 9/29 at San Marin (Novato), 10/6 Marin Catholic (Kentfield), 10/13 at Redwood (Larkspur), 10/20 Justin-Siena (Napa), 10/27 Terra Linda (San Rafael), 11/3 at Drake [Sir Francis] (San Anselmo)
Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Marin Catholic (Kentfield) (47.9), Foothill (Pleasanton) (36.9), Cardinal Newman (Santa Rosa) (29.8)
Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Redwood (Larkspur) (-13.6), Petaluma (-9.2), Terra Linda (San Rafael) (-5.1)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 5.3 (12.5 overall)
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 10.1
2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: +4.8
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #388
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #4115
2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-3
2012 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%



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