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GENERAL
Nickname: Pirates
Colors: Maroon/White
Coach: Matt Kiesle
League: Mount Hamilton
Section: Central Coast
Playoff Division: none

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 5
Returning Defensive Starters: 5
2014 JV Record: 4-5-1
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Marcus Romero 6'0" 175 Senior QB 4.8
Richard Fedelin 6'0" 170 Junior WR/OLB 4.9
Joe Cevallos 5'11" 235 Senior DL 5.1

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Returning QB/40-Catch WR, Overall Team Speed, Athletic Defense
Team Weaknesses: Size, Inexperience

RATINGS
2014 Final Power Rating: 7.2
2014 National Rank: #6170
2014 State Rank: #422
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2015 Starting Power Rating: 5.7
2015 National Rank: #6415
2015 State Rank: #460
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2014 Rating): 10.9
Dynasty National Rank: #4659
2015 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 5.2
Dynasty Record: 71-64 (45-39 in league)

HISTORICAL
2014 Overall Record: 7-5
2014 League Record/Finish: 4-3 (tied for 3rd)
2014 Points For Average: 34.8
2014 Points Against Average: 34.5
2014 Differential: +0.3
2014 Wins: #6607 Willow Glen (San Jose) (59-55), #7047 Fremont (Sunnyvale) (33-31), #8152 Homestead (Cupertino) (41-21), #9451 Santa Teresa (San Jose) (51-7), #11209 Leigh (San Jose) (42-21), #11566 Gilroy (40-17), #12913 Independence (San Jose) (42-7)
2014 Losses: #675 Bellarmine (San Jose) (56-20), #2021 Salinas (54-14), #3357 Oak Grove (San Jose) (41-7), #3647 Pioneer (San Jose) (55-28), #6092 Leland (San Jose) (49-41)
2014 Opponents W-L: 71-63
Recent Section Championships: 2010 (I)
Recent League Championships: 2010 (tied for 1st)
Winning Streak Entering 2015 Season: 2
Streak List: 9/11/15 Independence (San Jose) (61-19), 9/18/15 Saratoga (34-14)

SCHEDULE
2015 Schedule: 9/11 at Independence (San Jose), 9/18 Saratoga, 9/25 Gilroy, 10/2 Willow Glen (San Jose), 10/9 at Pioneer (San Jose), 10/15 Leigh (San Jose), 10/23 at Leland (San Jose), 10/30 at Santa Teresa (San Jose), 11/6 Oak Grove (San Jose), 11/13 at Live Oak (Morgan Hill)
Highest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Oak Grove (San Jose) (24.1), Pioneer (San Jose) (19.6), Saratoga (1.1)
Lowest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Independence (San Jose) (-23.4), Gilroy (-10.5), Leigh (San Jose) (-7.2)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -1.1 (6.9 overall)
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -1.1
2015 vs. 2014 Schedule Strength Comparison: 0
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #566
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #8311
2015 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-3
2015 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2015 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%