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GENERAL
Nickname: Cherokees
Colors: Purple/White
Coach: Rob Poulos
League: Peninsula - Bay
Section: Central Coast
Playoff Division: none

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 5
Returning Defensive Starters: 6
2013 JV Record: 5-5
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Ed Tatola 6'1" 270 Senior G/DT
Faavae Brown 6'2" 240 Junior QB
Kite Lauese 6'0" 245 Senior DT/TE

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Strength/Conditioning
Team Weaknesses: Experience, Depth On Lines

RATINGS
2013 Final Power Rating: 9
2013 National Rank: #5781
2013 State Rank: #438
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -0.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.4
2014 Starting Power Rating: 7.2
2014 National Rank: #5897
2014 State Rank: #431
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2013 Rating): -6.6
Dynasty National Rank: #10297
2014 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 15.1
Dynasty Record: 52-61-2 (24-41 in league)

HISTORICAL
2013 Overall Record: 5-5
2013 League Record/Finish: 1-4 (5th)
2013 Points For Average: 26.8
2013 Points Against Average: 23.8
2013 Differential: +3
2013 Wins: #7838 Monta Vista (Cupertino) (40-14), #8313 Woodside (44-26), #9554 South San Francisco (44-14), #10384 Fremont (Sunnyvale) (42-14), #12957 Carlmont (Belmont) (51-7)
2013 Losses: #748 Sacred Heart Prep (Atherton) (33-3), #1185 Terra Nova (Pacifica) (26-17), #3006 Menlo-Atherton (Atherton) (28-10), #4144 Menlo (Atherton) (42-10), #5407 Cedar City (UT) (34-7)
2013 Opponents W-L: 60-51
Recent League Championships: 2010 (Peninsula - Lake)
Winning Streak Entering 2014 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2014 Schedule: 9/5 Palo Alto, 9/12 at Valley Center, 9/19 at Woodside, 9/26 Kennedy [John F.] (Richmond), 10/10 Terra Nova (Pacifica), 10/17 at Menlo-Atherton (Atherton), 10/24 Sacred Heart Prep (Atherton), 10/31 at Burlingame, 11/7 at Menlo (Atherton), 11/14 Carlmont (Belmont)
Highest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Sacred Heart Prep (Atherton) (46.1), Terra Nova (Pacifica) (44), Burlingame (20.3)
Lowest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Carlmont (Belmont) (-26.8), Kennedy [John F.] (Richmond) (-13.8), Valley Center (4.4)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 7.9
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 12.3
2014 vs. 2013 Schedule Strength Comparison: +4.4
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #334
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #3835
2014 Projected Regular Season Record: 4-6
2014 Projected League Finish: 6th
2014 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%