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GENERAL
Nickname: Mariners
Colors: Blue/White
Coach: Randy Blankenship
League: Santa Cruz Coast
Section: Central Coast
Playoff Division: none

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 4
Returning Defensive Starters: 7
2014 JV Record: 9-1
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Ben Sherriffs 6'1.5" 190 Senior RB/S 4.63
Adrian Galindo 5'7.5" 230 Senior DT 5.05
Jack Harris 6'1" 210 Senior TE/OLB 4.7

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Speed/Quickness, Defense, Skill Positions
Team Weaknesses: Lack Of Depth At Some Positions, Ability To Focus On Task

RATINGS
2014 Final Power Rating: 37.6
2014 National Rank: #1028
2014 State Rank: #90
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -5.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -2.4
2015 Starting Power Rating: 32.1
2015 National Rank: #1482
2015 State Rank: #121
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2014 Rating): 12.4
Dynasty National Rank: #4177
2015 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 19.7
Dynasty Record: 88-44-4 [87-45-4 on the field] (47-18-4 in league)

HISTORICAL
2014 Overall Record: 12-1
2014 League Record/Finish: 5-0 (1st)
2014 Points For Average: 39
2014 Points Against Average: 8.2
2014 Differential: +30.8
2014 Wins: #1567 St. Ignatius (San Francisco) (11-8), #2021 Salinas (21-14), #2977 Burlingame (29-6), #6514 Clovis East (Clovis) (70-27), #6898 Branham (San Jose) (50-3), #9379 San Lorenzo Valley (Felton) (42-0), #9840 Seaside (32-7), #10254 Scotts Valley (54-0), #10292 Soquel (35-0), #11624 Watsonville (56-0), #12068 Santa Cruz (43-7), #12969 Harbor (Santa Cruz) (52-6)
2014 Losses: #636 Granite Bay (28-12)
2014 Opponents W-L: 71-73
Recent Section Championships: 2014 (III), 2013 (III), 2003 (II)
Recent League Championships: 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2004, 2003
Winning Streak Entering 2015 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2015 Schedule: 9/4 Salinas, 9/11 Mitty (San Jose), 9/18 Bellarmine (San Jose), 9/25 vs Palma (Salinas), 10/2 at Capital Christian (Sacramento), 10/16 at Santa Cruz, 10/23 Soquel, 10/31 at Harbor (Santa Cruz), 11/6 San Lorenzo Valley (Felton), 11/13 at Scotts Valley
Highest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Bellarmine (San Jose) (43.8), Palma (Salinas) (34.6), Salinas (23.3)
Lowest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Harbor (Santa Cruz) (-24.6), Santa Cruz (-20), Soquel (-8.1)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -4.6 (7.3 overall)
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 7.9
2015 vs. 2014 Schedule Strength Comparison: +12.5
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #393
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #5266
2015 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-2
2015 Projected League Finish: 1st
2015 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 4%