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GENERAL
Nickname: Knights
Colors: Blue/Gold
Coach: Josh Bowie
League: Peninsula - Ocean (moving from Peninsula - Bay)
Section: Central Coast
Playoff Division: none

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 4
Returning Defensive Starters: 4
2018 JV Record: 4-6
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Jaden Richardson Senior WR/DB
Samson Axe Senior RB/DB
Justin Sellers Senior QB

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Work-Ethic, Attitude
Team Weaknesses: Depth, Youth

RATINGS
2018 Final Power Rating: -2.1
2018 National Rank: #6991
2018 State Rank: #507
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -5.5
2019 Starting Power Rating: -22.9
2019 National Rank: #8023
2019 State Rank: #569
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2018 Rating): 14.7
Dynasty National Rank: #4726
2019 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 37.6
Dynasty Record: 112-67 (50-40 in league)

HISTORICAL
2018 Overall Record: 3-6
2018 League Record/Finish: 1-4 (5th)
2018 Points For Average: 26.1
2018 Points Against Average: 39.3
2018 Differential: -13.2
2018 Wins: #5397 Half Moon Bay (44-25), #7410 Capuchino (San Bruno) (33-7), #10364 Santa Clara (35-26)
2018 Losses: #291 Menlo-Atherton (Atherton) (42-3), #1310 Sacred Heart Prep (Atherton) (53-15), #2062 Terra Nova (Pacifica) (67-33), #4081 Aragon (San Mateo) (56-13), #5361 Overfelt (San Jose) (48-31), #7073 Piedmont (30-28)
2018 Opponents W-L: 63-41
Recent League Championships: 2017, 2016 (tied for 1st), 2006 (tied for 1st)
Winning Streak Entering 2019 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2019 Schedule: 8/31 Fremont (Oakland), 9/6 at Piedmont, 9/13 Santa Clara, 9/20 Parker [Francis] (San Diego), 10/4 Hillsdale (San Mateo), 10/11 Carlmont (Belmont), 10/18 at Half Moon Bay, 10/25 at San Mateo, 11/1 at Sequoia (Redwood City), 11/8 vs Sacred Heart Prep (Atherton)
Highest-Rated 2019 Regular Season Opponents: Sacred Heart Prep (Atherton) (7.3), Carlmont (Belmont) (-3.7), Half Moon Bay (-6.3)
Lowest-Rated 2019 Regular Season Opponents: Fremont (Oakland) (-61.3), Santa Clara (-39.4), Sequoia (Redwood City) (-38.4)
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 10.6
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -23
2019 vs. 2018 Schedule Strength Comparison: -33.6
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #594
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #8628
2019 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-5
2019 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2019 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%