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GENERAL
Nickname: Cowboys
Colors: Purple/Gold
Coach: Steve Zenk
League: Pacific Coast - Gabilan
Section: Central Coast
Playoff Division: none

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 5
Returning Defensive Starters: 4
2018 JV Record: 6-2-1
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Carl Richardson 6'5" 210 Senior QB 4.85
Isaiah Perez 5'9" 175 Senior C/WR 4.63
Jorge Pamatz 6'3" 260 Senior OL/DL 4.95

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Key Players Returning, Depth
Team Weaknesses: Lost Top 5 WRs To Graduation

RATINGS
2018 Final Power Rating: 27.4
2018 National Rank: #1570
2018 State Rank: #137
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +2.3
2019 Starting Power Rating: 12.8
2019 National Rank: #1525
2019 State Rank: #140
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2018 Rating): 22
Dynasty National Rank: #2861
2019 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 9.2
Dynasty Record: 96-84-2 [102-78-2 on the field] (56-38-1 in league)

HISTORICAL
2018 Overall Record: 8-4
2018 League Record/Finish: 6-1 (tied for 1st)
2018 Points For Average: 32.6
2018 Points Against Average: 18.8
2018 Differential: +13.8
2018 Wins: #744 Aptos (28-24), #1768 Palma (Salinas) (24-14), #3770 San Benito (Hollister) (38-14), #4127 Milpitas (25-0), #5495 Christopher (Gilroy) (40-3), #7857 Alvarez [Everett] (Salinas) (44-14), #8949 Seaside (49-0), #10470 Gilroy (49-0)
2018 Losses: #372 Wilcox [Adrian] (Santa Clara) (45-27), #926 Clovis (40-16), #2946 Carmel (36-23), #3770 San Benito (Hollister) (35-28)
2018 Opponents W-L: 81-59
Recent Section Championships: 2017 (Open I)
Recent League Championships: 2018 (tied for 1st), 2017 (Monterey Bay - Gabilan), 2014 (tied for 1st; Monterey Bay - Gabilan)
Winning Streak Entering 2019 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2019 Schedule: 9/5 North Salinas (Salinas), 9/13 at Clovis, 9/20 Milpitas, 9/27 Palma (Salinas), 10/4 at Alvarez [Everett] (Salinas), 10/11 Christopher (Gilroy), 10/19 at Carmel, 10/25 Gilroy, 11/1 at San Benito (Hollister), 11/8 at Aptos
Highest-Rated 2019 Regular Season Opponents: Clovis (29.2), Aptos (18.1), Palma (Salinas) (5.9)
Lowest-Rated 2019 Regular Season Opponents: Gilroy (-35.1), North Salinas (Salinas) (-29.2), Alvarez [Everett] (Salinas) (-21.9)
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 12.7 (16 overall)
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -6.1
2019 vs. 2018 Schedule Strength Comparison: -18.8
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #271
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #3355
2019 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-2
2019 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2019 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 1%