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

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 6
Returning Defensive Starters: 8
2012 JV Record: 3-7
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Line Latu 5'9" 165 Junior RB/DB
Jason Gonzalez 6'0" 175 Senior QB/LB
Sione Hafoka 6'2" 295 Senior

RATINGS
2012 Final Power Rating: -9.8
2012 National Rank: #10277
2012 State Rank: #720
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +2.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -2.6
2013 Starting Power Rating: -7.3
2013 National Rank: #9694
2013 State Rank: #686
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2012 Rating): -4.2
Dynasty National Rank: #9246
2013 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 3.1
Dynasty Record: 20-31-1 (10-15 in league)

HISTORICAL
2012 Overall Record: 5-5
2012 League Record/Finish: 4-1 (2nd)
2012 Points For Average: 20.7
2012 Points Against Average: 21.4
2012 Differential: -0.7
2012 Wins: #10275 El Camino (South San Francisco) (21-20), #11957 King's Academy (Sunnyvale) (27-7), #12659 Hillsdale (San Mateo) (34-21), #12675 Mills (Millbrae) (35-3), #13182 Carlmont (Belmont) (20-13)
2012 Losses: #3965 Aragon (San Mateo) (40-21), #6170 Burlingame (41-13), #8419 Gunn [Henry M.] (Palo Alto) (14-6), #9143 Capuchino (San Bruno) (30-23), #10950 Woodside (25-7)
2012 Opponents W-L: 42-61-1
Recent Section Championships: 2003 (III)
Recent League Championships: 2009
Winning Streak Entering 2013 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2013 Schedule: 9/6 at Gunn [Henry M.] (Palo Alto), 9/13 at Berkeley, 9/20 Menlo (Atherton), 9/27 at Carlmont (Belmont), 10/5 vs Christopher (Gilroy), 10/18 at Half Moon Bay, 10/25 Capuchino (San Bruno), 11/1 Woodside, 11/8 at Aragon (San Mateo), 11/16 Burlingame
Highest-Rated 2013 Regular Season Opponents: Berkeley (28.1), Menlo (Atherton) (19.6), Aragon (San Mateo) (15.8)
Lowest-Rated 2013 Regular Season Opponents: Carlmont (Belmont) (-28), Woodside (-14.8), Capuchino (San Bruno) (-13.7)
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -10
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -0.3
2013 vs. 2012 Schedule Strength Comparison: +9.7
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #603
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #8284
2013 Projected Regular Season Record: 4-6
2013 Projected League Finish: 4th
2013 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%