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GENERAL
Nickname: Spartans
Colors: Orange/Black
Coach: Art Berlanga
League: Pacific Coast - Santa Lucia (moving from Mission Trail - Coastal)
Section: Central Coast
Playoff Division: none

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 6
Returning Defensive Starters: 8
2017 JV Record: 4-6
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Gilbert Payton-Flores 5'9" 165 Senior RB/DB 4.58
Pablo Villasenor 6'5" 260 Senior G/DT 5.07
Raul Morales 6'1" 195 Senior QB 4.85

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Experience, Size, Speed
Team Weaknesses: Depth, Roster Size

RATINGS
2017 Final Power Rating: -34.2
2017 National Rank: #13038
2017 State Rank: #934
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +5.5
2018 Starting Power Rating: -44.2
2018 National Rank: #12297
2018 State Rank: #877
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): -24.2
Dynasty National Rank: #13857
2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 20
Dynasty Record: 34-114-2 (21-75-1 in league)

HISTORICAL
2017 Overall Record: 3-7
2017 League Record/Finish: 3-3 (4th)
2017 Points For Average: 20.2
2017 Points Against Average: 27
2017 Differential: -6.8
2017 Wins: #12191 Marina (24-0), #13343 Greenfield (28-14), #14307 Harbor (Santa Cruz) (36-12)
2017 Losses: #7567 Fremont (Oakland) (54-7), #8835 Coalinga (48-14), #9112 King City (33-12), #9874 St. Francis (Watsonville) (40-27), #11735 Santa Cruz (28-21), #13035 Pacific Grove (13-6), #13307 Soquel (28-27)
2017 Opponents W-L: 48-55
Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: 1
Streak List: 11/3/17 Harbor (Santa Cruz) (36-12)

SCHEDULE
2018 Schedule: 8/24 at Morro Bay, 8/31 at Pacific Grove, 9/7 at Soledad, 9/21 Soquel, 9/28 Pajaro Valley (Watsonville), 10/5 vs Marina, 10/12 King City, 10/19 Greenfield, 10/27 at Stevenson [Robert Louis] (Pebble Beach), 11/2 at Harbor (Santa Cruz)
Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Soledad (-26.5), King City (-27.4), Stevenson [Robert Louis] (Pebble Beach) (-38.5)
Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Harbor (Santa Cruz) (-74.6), Pajaro Valley (Watsonville) (-62), Soquel (-54.7)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -20.8
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -46.6
2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -25.8
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #998
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #13744
2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-5
2018 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%