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GENERAL
Nickname: Cardinals
Colors: Cardinal/White
Coach: Jesse Trumbull
League: Pacific Coast - Cypress
Section: Central Coast
Playoff Division: none

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 5
Returning Defensive Starters: 4
2018 JV Record: 9-1
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Dillon Danner 6'0" 170 Senior QB
Henry Campion 6'1" 185 Senior WR/DB
Ivan Guerrero 5'11" 290 Senior OL/DL

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Speed, Passing Game
Team Weaknesses: Youth

RATINGS
2018 Final Power Rating: -29.4
2018 National Rank: #12096
2018 State Rank: #859
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.5
2019 Starting Power Rating: -46.2
2019 National Rank: #12186
2019 State Rank: #863
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2018 Rating): -4.7
Dynasty National Rank: #10413
2019 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 41.5
Dynasty Record: 68-95-4 (36-52-3 in league)

HISTORICAL
2018 Overall Record: 2-8
2018 League Record/Finish: 1-5 (tied for 6th)
2018 Points For Average: 14.2
2018 Points Against Average: 28.4
2018 Differential: -14.2
2018 Wins: #10979 St. Francis (Watsonville) (14-12), #12997 Fremont (Sunnyvale) (42-7)
2018 Losses: #4875 Monterey (43-6), #7217 San Lorenzo Valley (Felton) (38-15), #8986 Scotts Valley (44-20), #9081 King City (28-6), #9266 North Monterey County (Castroville) (21-0), #9556 Watsonville (41-14), #10943 Soquel (20-13), #11239 Pacific Grove (30-12)
2018 Opponents W-L: 49-53
Recent Section Championships: 2007 (Small)
Recent League Championships: 2017 (tied for 1st; Mission Trail - Coastal)
Winning Streak Entering 2019 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2019 Schedule: 8/30 Gilroy, 9/7 Scotts Valley, 9/13 at Pacific Grove, 9/20 at Alisal (Salinas), 9/27 King City, 10/5 at San Lorenzo Valley (Felton), 10/18 North Monterey County (Castroville), 10/25 Gonzales, 11/1 at Soquel, 11/8 at Watsonville
Highest-Rated 2019 Regular Season Opponents: Alisal (Salinas) (-19.9), King City (-24.8), San Lorenzo Valley (Felton) (-25)
Lowest-Rated 2019 Regular Season Opponents: Pacific Grove (-37.5), Scotts Valley (-35.5), Gilroy (-35.1)
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -15.2
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -29.8
2019 vs. 2018 Schedule Strength Comparison: -14.6
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #738
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #10620
2019 Projected Regular Season Record: 1-9
2019 Projected League Finish: 7th
2019 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%