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GENERAL
Nickname: Bruins
Colors: Blue/Gold
Coach: Hank Roberts
League: El Camino (moving from De Anza)
Section: Central Coast
Playoff Division: none

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 7
Returning Defensive Starters: 7
2014 JV Record: 2-8
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Hadkeem Watts 5'8" 185 Senior RB/LB
Erick Arevalo 5'10" 165 Senior WR
Darius Jones-Dorsey 6'2" 175 Senior WR

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Senior-Heavy Team, Many 3-Year Starters, Return 5 Of Defensive Front 7
Team Weaknesses: Young At QB

RATINGS
2014 Final Power Rating: -20
2014 National Rank: #11981
2014 State Rank: #830
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +3.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2015 Starting Power Rating: -16.5
2015 National Rank: #11368
2015 State Rank: #781
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2014 Rating): -5.7
Dynasty National Rank: #10013
2015 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 10.8
Dynasty Record: 50-70-2 [49-71-2 on the field] (32-41-1 in league)

HISTORICAL
2014 Overall Record: 2-8
2014 League Record/Finish: 0-6 (7th)
2014 Points For Average: 24.4
2014 Points Against Average: 47.5
2014 Differential: -23.1
2014 Wins: #12913 Independence (San Jose) (35-19), #14307 Lynbrook (San Jose) (54-14)
2014 Losses: #814 Los Gatos (63-7), #1034 Milpitas (56-0), #4624 Wilcox [Adrian] (Santa Clara) (67-20), #6092 Leland (San Jose) (52-20), #6980 Palo Alto (55-26), #7113 Half Moon Bay (59-27), #8293 Saratoga (41-35), #9624 Monta Vista (Cupertino) (49-20)
2014 Opponents W-L: 50-59
Recent League Championships: 2011, 2005
Winning Streak Entering 2015 Season: 3
Streak List: 9/4/15 Alisal (Salinas) (40-21), 9/11/15 Gunderson [Henry T.] (San Jose) (31-0), 9/18/15 San Lorenzo Valley (Felton) (21-20)

SCHEDULE
2015 Schedule: 9/4 at Alisal (Salinas), 9/11 Gunderson [Henry T.] (San Jose), 9/18 San Lorenzo Valley (Felton), 10/2 at Monta Vista (Cupertino), 10/9 at Wilcox [Adrian] (Santa Clara), 10/16 Cupertino, 10/24 at Mountain View, 10/30 Gunn [Henry M.] (Palo Alto), 11/6 at Lynbrook (San Jose), 11/13 Los Altos
Highest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Wilcox [Adrian] (Santa Clara) (6.8), Monta Vista (Cupertino) (1.2), San Lorenzo Valley (Felton) (-6.7)
Lowest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Lynbrook (San Jose) (-51.7), Gunn [Henry M.] (Palo Alto) (-43.8), Alisal (Salinas) (-30.3)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 2.7
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -20.2
2015 vs. 2014 Schedule Strength Comparison: -22.9
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #935
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #12941
2015 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-4
2015 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2015 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%