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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: 3
Returning Defensive Starters: 4
2013 JV Record: 5-4-1
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Jalen Allen 6'0" 175 Junior HB/LB 4.50
Travis Schuhe 6'2" 210 Junior OL/OLB 4.80
Jimi Gleitsman 6'0" 190 Senior WR/DB 4.60

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Team Speed
Team Weaknesses: Experience

RATINGS
2013 Final Power Rating: -12.9
2013 National Rank: #10850
2013 State Rank: #782
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -7.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.4
2014 Starting Power Rating: -20.4
2014 National Rank: #12051
2014 State Rank: #845
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2013 Rating): -2.6
Dynasty National Rank: #9090
2014 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 17.8
Dynasty Record: 50-62-4 (25-36-3 in league)

HISTORICAL
2013 Overall Record: 4-6
2013 League Record/Finish: 2-3 (4th)
2013 Points For Average: 29.3
2013 Points Against Average: 30.8
2013 Differential: -1.5
2013 Wins: #11811 Pajaro Valley (Watsonville) (43-21), #13226 St. Francis (Watsonville) (31-10), #13258 Harbor (Santa Cruz) (56-20), #13574 San Lorenzo Valley (Felton) (31-6)
2013 Losses: #2798 Aptos (60-23), #6587 North Salinas (Salinas) (49-28), #7213 Irvington (Fremont) (42-21), #7332 Scotts Valley (42-28), #8728 Soquel (31-12), #12218 Watsonville (27-20)
2013 Opponents W-L: 52-53
Recent Section Championships: 2007 (Small)
Winning Streak Entering 2014 Season: 1
Streak List: 9/5/14 Pajaro Valley (Watsonville) (35-19)

SCHEDULE
2014 Schedule: 9/5 vs Pajaro Valley (Watsonville), 9/12 Watsonville, 9/19 Irvington (Fremont), 9/26 vs North Salinas (Salinas), 10/10 vs St. Francis (Watsonville), 10/18 at Harbor (Santa Cruz), 10/24 San Lorenzo Valley (Felton), 11/1 at Scotts Valley, 11/7 Soquel, 11/14 at Aptos
Highest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Aptos (28.8), Scotts Valley (4), Soquel (0.2)
Lowest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: St. Francis (Watsonville) (-31), San Lorenzo Valley (Felton) (-28.5), Harbor (Santa Cruz) (-28.1)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -10
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -10.9
2014 vs. 2013 Schedule Strength Comparison: -0.9
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #795
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #10980
2014 Projected Regular Season Record: 4-6
2014 Projected League Finish: 4th
2014 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%