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GENERAL
Nickname: Bears
Colors: Maroon/Gold
Coach: Adhir Ravipati
League: Peninsula - Bay
Section: Central Coast
Playoff Division: none

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 8
Returning Defensive Starters: 6
2015 JV Record: 6-4
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no

RATINGS
2015 Final Power Rating: 18.6
2015 National Rank: #3730
2015 State Rank: #262
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +5.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2016 Starting Power Rating: 24.1
2016 National Rank: #2610
2016 State Rank: #192
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2015 Rating): 13.6
Dynasty National Rank: #3904
2016 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 10.5
Dynasty Record: 78-69 (43-32 in league)

HISTORICAL
2015 Overall Record: 6-5
2015 League Record/Finish: 4-1 (tied for 1st)
2015 Points For Average: 24.5
2015 Points Against Average: 26.1
2015 Differential: -1.6
2015 Wins: #1015 Sacred Heart Prep (Atherton) (17-14), #5756 Terra Nova (Pacifica) (49-28), #6610 Aragon (San Mateo) (31-10), #9123 Woodside (59-33), #10157 Monterey (49-14), #10539 Sequoia (Redwood City) (27-24)
2015 Losses: #422 Oakdale (61-7), #698 Riordan (San Francisco) (26-9), #929 Marin Catholic (Kentfield) (42-3), #2546 San Benito (Hollister) (21-19), #3017 Burlingame (14-0)
2015 Opponents W-L: 78-53
Recent Section Championships: 2008 (Large)
Recent League Championships: 2015 (tied for 1st), 2008, 2007
Winning Streak Entering 2016 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2016 Schedule: 8/26 vs Bellarmine (San Jose), 9/3 Marin Catholic (Kentfield), 9/9 vs Sacred Heart Cathedral (San Francisco), 9/16 Los Gatos, 9/30 Terra Nova (Pacifica), 10/7 Burlingame, 10/14 at Sacred Heart Prep (Atherton), 10/21 at Aragon (San Mateo), 10/29 Hillsdale (San Mateo), 11/4 Woodside
Highest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Bellarmine (San Jose) (44.7), Sacred Heart Prep (Atherton) (34.4), Marin Catholic (Kentfield) (33.9)
Lowest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Woodside (-9.6), Aragon (San Mateo) (-4.3), Terra Nova (Pacifica) (0.9)
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 12.6 (19 overall)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 15.8
2016 vs. 2015 Schedule Strength Comparison: +3.2
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #224
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #3014
2016 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-3
2016 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2016 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%