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

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 6
Returning Defensive Starters: 6
2013 JV Record: 1-9
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 5'10" 165 Senior QB/FS
Watson Filikitonga 6'2" 235 Senior RB/LB
Austin Perez 5'10" 180 Senior WR/DB

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Running Game, Defense
Team Weaknesses: Passing Game, Secondary

RATINGS
2013 Final Power Rating: -13.9
2013 National Rank: #11040
2013 State Rank: #792
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +0.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -2.6
2014 Starting Power Rating: -13.4
2014 National Rank: #10910
2014 State Rank: #774
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2013 Rating): -3.7
Dynasty National Rank: #9439
2014 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 9.7
Dynasty Record: 44-70-1 (23-42 in league)

HISTORICAL
2013 Overall Record: 4-6
2013 League Record/Finish: 2-3 (tied for 4th)
2013 Points For Average: 18.6
2013 Points Against Average: 31.5
2013 Differential: -12.9
2013 Wins: #9292 Half Moon Bay (23-22), #12957 Carlmont (Belmont) (19-10), #13027 Capuchino (San Bruno) (34-21), #13758 Gunn [Henry M.] (Palo Alto) (43-6)
2013 Losses: #4144 Menlo (Atherton) (48-7), #4187 Burlingame (48-0), #7188 Christopher (Gilroy) (43-21), #7278 Aragon (San Mateo) (33-20), #8239 Berkeley (42-6), #8313 Woodside (42-13)
2013 Opponents W-L: 45-60
Recent Section Championships: 2003 (III)
Recent League Championships: 2009
Winning Streak Entering 2014 Season: 1
Streak List: 9/5/14 Gunn [Henry M.] (Palo Alto) (27-20)

SCHEDULE
2014 Schedule: 9/5 Gunn [Henry M.] (Palo Alto), 9/13 Lynbrook (San Jose), 9/19 at Mountain View, 9/26 Carlmont (Belmont), 10/10 Half Moon Bay, 10/17 Hillsdale (San Mateo), 10/24 at South San Francisco, 11/1 Aragon (San Mateo), 11/7 at Woodside, 11/15 at Burlingame
Highest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Burlingame (20.3), Aragon (San Mateo) (6.2), Woodside (5)
Lowest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Carlmont (Belmont) (-26.8), Gunn [Henry M.] (Palo Alto) (-26.5), Lynbrook (San Jose) (-25.2)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -5.9
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -8.3
2014 vs. 2013 Schedule Strength Comparison: -2.4
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #757
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #10368
2014 Projected Regular Season Record: 4-6
2014 Projected League Finish: 6th
2014 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%