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GENERAL
Nickname: Bearcats
Colors: Orange/Black
Coach: Jeff Scheller
League: Peninsula - Lake (moving from Peninsula - Ocean)
Section: Central Coast
Playoff Division: none

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 4
Returning Defensive Starters: 4
2014 JV Record: 7-3
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Josh Fakava 5'9" 180 RB/DL
George Qobti 6'0" 210 OL/DL
Austin Salvail 6'0" 165 QB

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: OL, Running Game
Team Weaknesses: Very Young Overall

RATINGS
2014 Final Power Rating: -7.8
2014 National Rank: #9733
2014 State Rank: #668
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -4.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -2.4
2015 Starting Power Rating: -12.3
2015 National Rank: #10586
2015 State Rank: #720
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2014 Rating): -4.1
Dynasty National Rank: #9541
2015 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 8.2
Dynasty Record: 48-76-1 (23-47 in league)

HISTORICAL
2014 Overall Record: 4-6
2014 League Record/Finish: 0-5 (6th)
2014 Points For Average: 25.5
2014 Points Against Average: 25.1
2014 Differential: +0.4
2014 Wins: #9938 Mountain View (32-13), #10809 Carlmont (Belmont) (34-8), #13767 Gunn [Henry M.] (Palo Alto) (27-20), #14307 Lynbrook (San Jose) (47-9)
2014 Losses: #2977 Burlingame (30-21), #5595 Aragon (San Mateo) (35-27), #7113 Half Moon Bay (29-20), #7690 Hillsdale (San Mateo) (17-10), #8074 South San Francisco (42-25), #8138 Woodside (48-12)
2014 Opponents W-L: 53-51
Recent Section Championships: 2003 (III)
Recent League Championships: 2009 (Peninsula - Ocean)
Winning Streak Entering 2015 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2015 Schedule: 9/4 Gunn [Henry M.] (Palo Alto), 9/11 at Lynbrook (San Jose), 9/18 Mountain View, 9/25 at Aragon (San Mateo), 10/9 at Jefferson (Daly City), 10/16 Mills (Millbrae), 10/23 at Capuchino (San Bruno), 10/30 Carlmont (Belmont), 11/6 El Camino (South San Francisco), 11/14 Burlingame
Highest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Burlingame (14.1), Aragon (San Mateo) (6.4), Carlmont (Belmont) (-4.3)
Lowest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Lynbrook (San Jose) (-51.7), Gunn [Henry M.] (Palo Alto) (-43.8), Mills (Millbrae) (-27.4)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -6.6
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -15.1
2015 vs. 2014 Schedule Strength Comparison: -8.5
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #825
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #12116
2015 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-5
2015 Projected League Finish: 4th
2015 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%