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

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 2
Returning Defensive Starters: 6
2017 JV Record: 7-3
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Anthony Villalobos 5'7" 150 Senior RB/DB
Sam Kolokikaufisi 6'0" 285 Senior OL/DL
Luke Bergstrom 6'0" 150 Junior QB

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Running Game
Team Weaknesses: Youth, Inexperience

RATINGS
2017 Final Power Rating: -2.5
2017 National Rank: #7497
2017 State Rank: #537
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -7.5
2018 Starting Power Rating: -25.5
2018 National Rank: #9081
2018 State Rank: #639
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): -0.6
Dynasty National Rank: #9486
2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 24.9
Dynasty Record: 66-89-1 (33-52 in league)

HISTORICAL
2017 Overall Record: 6-4
2017 League Record/Finish: 2-3 (tied for 3rd)
2017 Points For Average: 22.3
2017 Points Against Average: 14.1
2017 Differential: +8.2
2017 Wins: #7469 Mission (San Francisco) (16-6), #7881 South San Francisco (33-15), #9352 Santa Teresa (San Jose) (21-7), #11359 El Camino (South San Francisco) (28-6), #11521 Los Altos (34-0), #12646 Mills (Millbrae) (30-21)
2017 Losses: #3365 Burlingame (20-10), #6528 Carlmont (Belmont) (21-14), #7647 Jefferson (Daly City) (31-27), #8533 Capuchino (San Bruno) (14-10)
2017 Opponents W-L: 48-55
Recent Section Championships: 2003 (III)
Recent League Championships: 2016 (Peninsula - Lake), 2009
Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2018 Schedule: 8/24 at El Camino (South San Francisco), 8/31 at Santa Teresa (San Jose), 9/7 Half Moon Bay, 9/14 Carlmont (Belmont), 9/22 at Sacred Heart Prep (Atherton), 10/5 at King's Academy (Sunnyvale), 10/12 South San Francisco, 10/19 Sequoia (Redwood City), 10/26 Hillsdale (San Mateo), 11/3 at Burlingame
Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Half Moon Bay (16.8), Burlingame (-5.5), Hillsdale (San Mateo) (-12.1)
Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: El Camino (South San Francisco) (-39.1), South San Francisco (-29), Sequoia (Redwood City) (-26.1)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -4.3
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -16.1
2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -11.8
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #485
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #7157
2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 3-7
2018 Projected League Finish: 4th
2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%