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GENERAL
Nickname: Falcons
Colors: Maroon/Gold
Coach: Louie Walters
League: Santa Cruz Coast
Section: Central Coast
Playoff Division: none

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 5
Returning Defensive Starters: 7
2013 JV Record: 8-2
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Jake Lobo 6'0" 180 QB 4.90
Tristen Leonetti 5'10" 185 RB/LB 4.70
Dalton Locke 6'2" 185 WR/SS 4.80

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Kicking Game, Returning Key Starters On Defense, QB
Team Weaknesses: Inexperience At RB

RATINGS
2013 Final Power Rating: 2.5
2013 National Rank: #7332
2013 State Rank: #532
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +1.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.4
2014 Starting Power Rating: 2.7
2014 National Rank: #6993
2014 State Rank: #507
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2013 Rating): 7.4
Dynasty National Rank: #5735
2014 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 3.4
Dynasty Record: 72-44-4 (42-18-4 in league)

HISTORICAL
2013 Overall Record: 8-3
2013 League Record/Finish: 4-1 (2nd)
2013 Points For Average: 35.5
2013 Points Against Average: 26.5
2013 Differential: +9
2013 Wins: #7278 Aragon (San Mateo) (28-19), #8728 Soquel (18-14), #10850 Santa Cruz (42-28), #11078 King's Academy (Sunnyvale) (35-7), #12027 Vacaville Christian (Vacaville) (55-21), #13258 Harbor (Santa Cruz) (60-28), #13574 San Lorenzo Valley (Felton) (50-19), #14146 Evergreen Valley (San Jose) (41-3)
2013 Losses: #2798 Aptos (49-0), #3177 Carmel (54-26), #5933 Spanish Springs (Sparks, NV) (49-35)
2013 Opponents W-L: 57-58
Recent League Championships: 2009 (tied for 1st), 2008, 2007 (tied for 1st), 2006 (tied for 1st)
Winning Streak Entering 2014 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2014 Schedule: 9/6 Los Banos, 9/13 Arlington Heights (Fort Worth, TX), 9/19 at King's Academy (Sunnyvale), 9/26 at Aragon (San Mateo), 10/3 at Etna, 10/18 at San Lorenzo Valley (Felton), 10/24 Soquel, 11/1 Santa Cruz, 11/7 at Aptos, 11/15 Harbor (Santa Cruz)
Highest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Aptos (28.8), Arlington Heights (Fort Worth, TX) (16.9), Los Banos (8)
Lowest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: San Lorenzo Valley (Felton) (-28.5), Harbor (Santa Cruz) (-28.1), Santa Cruz (-20.4)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -14.8 (-5.9 overall)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -3.9
2014 vs. 2013 Schedule Strength Comparison: +10.9
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #666
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #9096
2014 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-4
2014 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2014 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%