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GENERAL
Nickname: Bearcats
Colors: Orange/Black
Coach: Jeff Scheller
League: Peninsula - Ocean
Section: Central Coast
Playoff Division: none

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 7
Returning Defensive Starters: 7
2019 JV Record: 1-9
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Dane Anderson 5'9" 155 Senior QB/CB
Soane Kolokihakaufisi 6'0" 260 Senior DL/OL
Shadi Qobti 6'2" 235 Senior OL/DL

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: 14 Returning Starters, Some QB Experience
Team Weaknesses: WR Inexperience, Replacing Three 1st-Team All-League Defenders

RATINGS
2019 Final Power Rating: 1.2
2019 National Rank: #6172
2019 State Rank: #426
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment*: +0.5
2020 Starting Power Rating*: -8.9
2020 National Rank*: #6131
2020 State Rank*: #423
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2019 Rating): -1.3
Dynasty National Rank: #9343
2020 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison*: worse by 7.6
Dynasty Record: 77-99-1 (39-56 in league)

HISTORICAL
2019 Overall Record: 8-3
2019 League Record/Finish: 4-1 (2nd)
2019 Points For Average: 19.3
2019 Points Against Average: 14.5
2019 Differential: +4.8
2019 Wins: #5556 Hillsdale (San Mateo) (20-10), #8215 Jefferson (Daly City) (14-10), #9049 Sequoia (Redwood City) (35-13), #9296 Menlo (Atherton) (21-10), #9341 Carlmont (Belmont) (27-21), #10043 Capuchino (San Bruno) (13-6), #11422 Aragon (San Mateo) (34-0), #12571 El Camino (South San Francisco) (24-0)
2019 Losses: #1419 Half Moon Bay (25-0), #2950 King's Academy (Sunnyvale) (42-14), #4748 Burlingame (22-10)
2019 Opponents W-L: 59-59
Recent Section Championships: 2003 (III)
Recent League Championships: 2016 (Peninsula - Lake), 2009
Winning Streak Entering 2020 Season: none

SCHEDULE
Highest-Rated 2020 Regular Season Opponents*: Burlingame (-9.7), Hillsdale (San Mateo) (-15.5), Menlo (Atherton) (-23.1)
Lowest-Rated 2020 Regular Season Opponents*: Aragon (San Mateo) (-32.9), Capuchino (San Bruno) (-29.4), Jefferson (Daly City) (-26.6)
2020 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank*: #625
2020 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank*: #8935
2020 Projected League Finish*: 1st
schedule not yet available; please check back later in the summer to see analysis of schedule including toughest opponents, overall schedule strength, projected W-L record, probability of an undefeated season, etc.




*temporary; not finalized until August 6th






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