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GENERAL
Nickname: Knights
Colors: Blue/Gold
Coach: Brad Tompkins
League: Santa Cruz Coast
Section: Central Coast
Playoff Division: none

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 8
Returning Defensive Starters: 6
2013 JV Record: 3-7
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Ryan Canavan 5'11" 180 Junior HB/WR 4.50
Freddie Clock 6'4" 310 Junior C/NG 5.40
Sam Bardwell 6'6" 290 Junior OL/DL 5.50

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Defense
Team Weaknesses: Depth

RATINGS
2013 Final Power Rating: -3.3
2013 National Rank: #8728
2013 State Rank: #622
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +3.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -0.2
2014 Starting Power Rating: 0
2014 National Rank: #7643
2014 State Rank: #545
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2013 Rating): 1.9
Dynasty National Rank: #7577
2014 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 1.7
Dynasty Record: 62-52-2 (36-26-2 in league)

HISTORICAL
2013 Overall Record: 6-4
2013 League Record/Finish: 3-2 (3rd)
2013 Points For Average: 27.9
2013 Points Against Average: 19.6
2013 Differential: +8.3
2013 Wins: #9170 King City (27-13), #10850 Santa Cruz (31-12), #12814 Silver Creek (San Jose) (41-0), #13226 St. Francis (Watsonville) (35-19), #13258 Harbor (Santa Cruz) (49-14), #13574 San Lorenzo Valley (Felton) (42-0)
2013 Losses: #2798 Aptos (47-6), #5210 Seaside (35-27), #5835 Leland (San Jose) (38-7), #7332 Scotts Valley (18-14)
2013 Opponents W-L: 51-54
Recent League Championships: 2007 (tied for 1st)
Winning Streak Entering 2014 Season: 3
Streak List: 11/8/13 San Lorenzo Valley (Felton) (42-0), 11/16/13 Harbor (Santa Cruz) (49-14), 9/5/14 Los Altos (33-13)

SCHEDULE
2014 Schedule: 9/5 Los Altos, 9/12 Monterey, 9/26 Seaside, 10/3 vs Menlo (Atherton), 10/10 at King's Academy (Sunnyvale), 10/17 Aptos, 10/24 at Scotts Valley, 11/1 at Harbor (Santa Cruz), 11/7 at Santa Cruz, 11/15 San Lorenzo Valley (Felton)
Highest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Aptos (28.8), Monterey (27.7), Seaside (22.6)
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: -8.9
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 0.6
2014 vs. 2013 Schedule Strength Comparison: +9.5
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #581
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #7586
2014 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-5
2014 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2014 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%