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GENERAL
Nickname: Fighting Knights
Colors: Columbia Blue/Scarlet
Coach: Mike Parodi
League: Peninsula - Ocean
Section: Central Coast
Playoff Division: none

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 6
Returning Defensive Starters: 7
2018 JV Record: 1-9
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Baby Tongamoa 6'0" 225 Senior ILB/RB
Nathan Iskander 5'8" 175 Senior RB/S

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Experience, Key Newcomers, Have Several Elite Players
Team Weaknesses: Depth

RATINGS
2018 Final Power Rating: -12.2
2018 National Rank: #9112
2018 State Rank: #649
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +2.5
2019 Starting Power Rating: -25
2019 National Rank: #8487
2019 State Rank: #604
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2018 Rating): -4.9
Dynasty National Rank: #10452
2019 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 20.1
Dynasty Record: 66-100-1 [67-99-1 on the field] (37-52-1 in league)

HISTORICAL
2018 Overall Record: 3-7
2018 League Record/Finish: 2-3 (tied for 3rd)
2018 Points For Average: 11.4
2018 Points Against Average: 29.9
2018 Differential: -18.5
2018 Wins: #4081 Aragon (San Mateo) (14-13), #9442 San Mateo (14-10), #13504 South San Francisco (41-12)
2018 Losses: #1310 Sacred Heart Prep (Atherton) (39-6), #1425 King's Academy (Sunnyvale) (47-0), #1587 Burlingame (36-12), #3848 Independence (San Jose) (34-7), #3893 Miramonte (Orinda) (38-6), #7410 Capuchino (San Bruno) (39-0), #9914 Sequoia (Redwood City) (31-14)
2018 Opponents W-L: 66-48
Recent League Championships: 2015, 2013 (Peninsula - Lake), 2009 (Peninsula - Lake)
Winning Streak Entering 2019 Season: 3
Streak List: 10/19/18 South San Francisco (41-12), 10/26/18 San Mateo (14-10), 11/2/18 Aragon (San Mateo) (14-13)

SCHEDULE
2019 Schedule: 8/30 Irvington (Fremont), 9/6 at Independence (San Jose), 9/13 at Mills (Millbrae), 9/21 at Sacred Heart Prep (Atherton), 10/4 at Menlo (Atherton), 10/11 Half Moon Bay, 10/18 Sequoia (Redwood City), 10/25 at Carlmont (Belmont), 11/1 San Mateo, 11/8 Aragon (San Mateo)
Highest-Rated 2019 Regular Season Opponents: Sacred Heart Prep (Atherton) (7.3), Aragon (San Mateo) (2.8), Carlmont (Belmont) (-3.7)
Lowest-Rated 2019 Regular Season Opponents: Irvington (Fremont) (-49.4), Sequoia (Redwood City) (-38.4), Mills (Millbrae) (-29.2)
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 4.3
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -17.5
2019 vs. 2018 Schedule Strength Comparison: -21.8
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #474
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #6722
2019 Projected Regular Season Record: 4-6
2019 Projected League Finish: 5th
2019 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%