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GENERAL
Nickname: Fightin' Irish
Colors: Blue/Green/White
Coach: Barry McLaughlin
League: West Catholic
Section: Central Coast
Playoff Division: none

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 7
Returning Defensive Starters: 5
2016 JV Record: 4-6
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Areon Mitchell 6'2" 195 Senior ATH/CB
Sami Nazzal 6'3" 300 Senior OL
Zack Lealao 5'11" 205 Senior LB/FB

RATINGS
2016 Final Power Rating: 12.2
2016 National Rank: #4653
2016 State Rank: #336
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +5.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -5.7
2017 Starting Power Rating: 17.7
2017 National Rank: #3437
2017 State Rank: #259
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 18.2
Dynasty National Rank: #2764
2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 0.5
Dynasty Record: 55-91 (10-53 in league)

HISTORICAL
2016 Overall Record: 2-8
2016 League Record/Finish: 1-6 (7th)
2016 Points For Average: 12.3
2016 Points Against Average: 33.7
2016 Differential: -21.4
2016 Wins: #5770 Riordan (San Francisco) (33-7), #6287 Terra Nova (Pacifica) (27-14)
2016 Losses: #199 Valley Christian (San Jose) (34-8), #273 Serra [Junipero] (San Mateo) (41-7), #427 St. Francis (Mountain View) (35-7), #591 Menlo-Atherton (Atherton) (49-0), #943 Bellarmine (San Jose) (48-7), #1122 Mitty (San Jose) (41-0), #2345 St. Ignatius (San Francisco) (42-21), #9620 Justin-Siena (Napa) (26-13)
2016 Opponents W-L: 71-51
Recent Section Championships: 2008 (Small)
Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2017 Schedule: 8/25 Fernley (NV), 9/1 vs Justin-Siena (Napa), 9/8 at Homestead (Cupertino), 9/22 vs St. Ignatius (San Francisco), 9/29 at St. Francis (Mountain View), 10/6 at Valley Christian (San Jose), 10/13 vs Mitty (San Jose), 10/21 at Serra [Junipero] (San Mateo), 10/27 vs Bellarmine (San Jose), 11/4 vs Riordan (San Francisco)
Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: St. Francis (Mountain View) (53.4), Valley Christian (San Jose) (50.4), Serra [Junipero] (San Mateo) (49.7)
Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Justin-Siena (Napa) (-15.1), Fernley (NV) (-5), Homestead (Cupertino) (10.2)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 31
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 25.3
2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: -5.7
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #102
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #982
2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 4-6
2017 Projected League Finish: 7th
2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%