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GENERAL
Nickname: Falcons
Colors: Maroon/Gold
Coach: Louie Walters
League: Santa Cruz Coast
Section: Central Coast
Playoff Division: none

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 5
Returning Defensive Starters: 5
2011 JV Record: 9-1
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Joe Gillette 6'4" 200 Junior FS/WR 4.56
Ari Wargon 5'10" 185 Senior RB/ILB 4.70
Andrew Stumbo 5'11.5" 185 Senior ATH 4.60

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Experience, Talented Youth
Team Weaknesses: Inexperienced Kicking Game

RATINGS
2011 Final Power Rating: 7.7
2011 National Rank: #6008
2011 State Rank: #475
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -4.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2012 Starting Power Rating: 2
2012 National Rank: #7187
2012 State Rank: #554
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): 8.9
Dynasty National Rank: #5160
2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 5.7
Dynasty Record: 59-36-4 (34-15-4 in league)

HISTORICAL
2011 Overall Record: 8-3
2011 League Record/Finish: 5-1 (2nd)
2011 Points For Average: 32.8
2011 Points Against Average: 22.9
2011 Differential: +9.9
2011 Wins: #5266 Half Moon Bay (34-29), #7728 Soquel (30-26), #8712 King's Academy (Sunnyvale) (23-13), #8760 Santa Cruz (49-29), #10687 San Lorenzo Valley (Felton) (36-21), #11373 Capital Christian (Sacramento) (22-15), #13620 Harbor (Santa Cruz) (56-12), #13649 St. Francis (Watsonville) (55-14)
2011 Losses: #3631 Aptos (35-21), #4143 Sacred Heart Prep (Atherton) (31-15), #4143 Sacred Heart Prep (Atherton) (27-20)
2011 Opponents W-L: 59-57
Recent League Championships: 2009 (tied for 1st), 2008, 2007 (tied for 1st), 2006 (tied for 1st)
Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2012 Schedule: 9/1 Evergreen Valley (San Jose), 9/7 at San Angelo Central (San Angelo, TX), 9/14 at Le Grand, 9/29 Bear River (Grass Valley), 10/6 Soquel, 10/12 at Aptos, 10/20 San Lorenzo Valley (Felton), 10/27 at Harbor (Santa Cruz), 11/3 Santa Cruz, 11/10 vs St. Francis (Watsonville)
Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: San Angelo Central (San Angelo, TX) (24.6), Le Grand (21), Aptos (8.8)
Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Harbor (Santa Cruz) (-32), St. Francis (Watsonville) (-30.9), Evergreen Valley (San Jose) (-18.1)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -7 (-1.2 overall)
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -5.5
2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: +1.5
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #749
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #9343
2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-3
2012 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%