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GENERAL
Nickname: Cardinals
Colors: Cardinal/White
Coach: Bubba Trumbull
League: Santa Cruz Coast
Section: Central Coast
Playoff Division: none

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 10
Returning Defensive Starters: 10
2012 JV Record: 3-7
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Ashtyn Davis 6'0" 180 Senior RB/DB 4.70
Alex Morris 5'10" 170 Senior RB/DB 4.50
Doug Leonard 5'11" 230 Senior OL/LB 4.90

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Experience, Speed
Team Weaknesses: Question Marks On Lines

RATINGS
2012 Final Power Rating: -34.7
2012 National Rank: #13841
2012 State Rank: #986
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +12.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -0.3
2013 Starting Power Rating: -22.2
2013 National Rank: #12431
2013 State Rank: #872
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2012 Rating): -9.6
Dynasty National Rank: #10702
2013 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 12.6
Dynasty Record: 18-29-3 (11-17-2 in league)

HISTORICAL
2012 Overall Record: 1-9
2012 League Record/Finish: 1-5 (tied for 5th)
2012 Points For Average: 12.3
2012 Points Against Average: 41.4
2012 Differential: -29.1
2012 Wins: #13911 St. Francis (Watsonville) (50-33)
2012 Losses: #3065 Menlo (Atherton) (66-14), #4052 Aptos (41-0), #5573 Soquel (42-0), #8258 Scotts Valley (54-17), #10158 Irvington (Fremont) (42-6), #10557 San Lorenzo Valley (Felton) (37-0), #11613 Watsonville (44-30), #12489 North Salinas (Salinas) (35-0), #13519 Harbor (Santa Cruz) (20-6)
2012 Opponents W-L: 55-54
Recent Section Championships: 2007 (Small)
Winning Streak Entering 2013 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2013 Schedule: 9/6 Pajaro Valley (Watsonville), 9/13 at Watsonville, 9/21 vs Irvington (Fremont), 9/27 North Salinas (Salinas), 10/4 at Soquel, 10/11 Aptos, 10/18 at San Lorenzo Valley (Felton), 10/25 Harbor (Santa Cruz), 11/8 vs St. Francis (Watsonville), 11/15 Scotts Valley
Highest-Rated 2013 Regular Season Opponents: Aptos (18.2), Soquel (6), Scotts Valley (5.6)
Lowest-Rated 2013 Regular Season Opponents: Harbor (Santa Cruz) (-37.6), St. Francis (Watsonville) (-25.7), Pajaro Valley (Watsonville) (-25)
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -8
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -11.2
2013 vs. 2012 Schedule Strength Comparison: -3.2
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #816
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #11542
2013 Projected Regular Season Record: 3-7
2013 Projected League Finish: 5th
2013 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%