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GENERAL
Nickname: Pirates
Colors: Maroon/White
Coach: Matt Kiesle
League: Mount Hamilton
Section: Central Coast
Playoff Division: none

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 6
Returning Defensive Starters: 7
2013 JV Record: 7-2-1
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Aaron Tillak 5'11" 175 Senior QB/DB 4.50
Isaiah Stewart 6'5" 185 Senior WR 4.80
Danny Garcia 5'11" 215 Senior LB/OL 4.90

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Experience On OL, Athleticism, Off-Season Work Ethic
Team Weaknesses: Inexperience At Skill Positions, DL, Secondary

RATINGS
2013 Final Power Rating: 13
2013 National Rank: #4855
2013 State Rank: #363
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +0.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.3
2014 Starting Power Rating: 12.2
2014 National Rank: #4738
2014 State Rank: #353
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2013 Rating): 11.3
Dynasty National Rank: #4447
2014 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 2.2
Dynasty Record: 64-59 (41-36 in league)

HISTORICAL
2013 Overall Record: 8-4
2013 League Record/Finish: 5-2 (tied for 2nd)
2013 Points For Average: 35.4
2013 Points Against Average: 25
2013 Differential: +10.4
2013 Wins: #6121 Salinas (60-38), #6715 Willow Glen (San Jose) (28-27), #7374 Oak Grove (San Jose) (27-21), #7986 Independence (San Jose) (20-17), #9931 Santa Clara (62-14), #10532 Santa Teresa (San Jose) (37-6), #12696 Sobrato [Ann] (Morgan Hill) (55-7), #14146 Evergreen Valley (San Jose) (68-13)
2013 Losses: #938 Bellarmine (San Jose) (41-21), #1490 Milpitas (45-0), #4386 Pioneer (San Jose) (34-33), #5835 Leland (San Jose) (37-14)
2013 Opponents W-L: 60-72
Recent Section Championships: 2010 (I)
Recent League Championships: 2010 (tied for 1st)
Winning Streak Entering 2014 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2014 Schedule: 9/12 at Homestead (Cupertino), 9/19 vs Bellarmine (San Jose), 9/26 at Gilroy, 10/3 Pioneer (San Jose), 10/10 at Leigh (San Jose), 10/17 Leland (San Jose), 10/24 Santa Teresa (San Jose), 10/31 at Oak Grove (San Jose), 11/7 Independence (San Jose), 11/14 at Willow Glen (San Jose)
Highest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Bellarmine (San Jose) (34.7), Pioneer (San Jose) (17.7), Homestead (Cupertino) (5.4)
Lowest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Leigh (San Jose) (-8.4), Independence (San Jose) (-3.9), Leland (San Jose) (-2.8)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -3.6 (5 overall)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 4.2
2014 vs. 2013 Schedule Strength Comparison: +7.8
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #523
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #6386
2014 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-2
2014 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2014 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%