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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: 5
Returning Defensive Starters: 5
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Tyrice Ivy Jr 6'3" 190 Junior CB/WR
Evan Branch-Haynes 6'3" 290 Junior DL/OL
Geoffrey Hester 6'3" 295 Junior OL/DL

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Size, Speed, Experienced Youth
Team Weaknesses: Depth, Inexperience

RATINGS
2018 Final Power Rating: 20.1
2018 National Rank: #2516
2018 State Rank: #220
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +0.5
2019 Starting Power Rating: 5.2
2019 National Rank: #2426
2019 State Rank: #206
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2018 Rating): 22.5
Dynasty National Rank: #2751
2019 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 17.3
Dynasty Record: 67-102 (16-61 in league)

HISTORICAL
2018 Overall Record: 6-6
2018 League Record/Finish: 3-4 (tied for 4th)
2018 Points For Average: 18.3
2018 Points Against Average: 16.4
2018 Differential: +1.9
2018 Wins: #2696 St. Ignatius (San Francisco) (26-21), #4061 Live Oak (Morgan Hill) (20-0), #4577 Bellarmine (San Jose) (14-0), #5692 Fernley (NV) (20-7), #7828 Riordan (San Francisco) (39-0), #11056 Homestead (Cupertino) (58-6)
2018 Losses: #200 Valley Christian (San Jose) (45-7), #260 St. Francis (Mountain View) (14-0), #1040 Serra [Junipero] (San Mateo) (42-0), #1310 Sacred Heart Prep (Atherton) (19-7), #1768 Palma (Salinas) (17-14), #1869 Mitty (San Jose) (26-14)
2018 Opponents W-L: 78-63
Recent Section Championships: 2008 (Small)
Winning Streak Entering 2019 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2019 Schedule: 8/30 vs Acalanes (Lafayette), 9/6 vs Palma (Salinas), 9/13 at Aptos, 9/27 vs St. Ignatius (San Francisco), 10/4 at St. Francis (Mountain View), 10/11 at Valley Christian (San Jose), 10/18 vs Mitty (San Jose), 10/26 at Serra [Junipero] (San Mateo), 11/1 vs Bellarmine (San Jose), 11/9 at Riordan (San Francisco)
Highest-Rated 2019 Regular Season Opponents: Valley Christian (San Jose) (40.5), St. Francis (Mountain View) (21.4), Mitty (San Jose) (19.8)
Lowest-Rated 2019 Regular Season Opponents: Bellarmine (San Jose) (-14.6), Riordan (San Francisco) (-11.2), Acalanes (Lafayette) (3.6)
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 21 (19.1 overall)
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 10.3
2019 vs. 2018 Schedule Strength Comparison: -10.7
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #94
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #661
2019 Projected Regular Season Record: 4-6
2019 Projected League Finish: 5th
2019 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%