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GENERAL
Nickname: Cardinals
Colors: Cardinal/White
Coach: Jesse Trumbull
League: Santa Cruz Coast - A (moving from Pacific Coast - Cypress)
Section: Central Coast
Playoff Division: none

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 4
Returning Defensive Starters: 7
2019 JV Record: 5-5
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Qwentin Brown Junior RB/DB
Caleb Womack Junior WR/DB
Mateo Donato Junior OL/DL

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Running Game, Defensive Speed
Team Weaknesses: Must Replace Senior Leaders

RATINGS
2019 Final Power Rating: 0.4
2019 National Rank: #6350
2019 State Rank: #434
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment*: -0.5
2020 Starting Power Rating*: -10.7
2020 National Rank*: #6528
2020 State Rank*: #449
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2019 Rating): -4.4
Dynasty National Rank: #10196
2020 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison*: worse by 6.3
Dynasty Record: 78-99-4 (41-53-3 in league)

HISTORICAL
2019 Overall Record: 10-4
2019 League Record/Finish: 5-1 (1st)
2019 Points For Average: 25.9
2019 Points Against Average: 18.9
2019 Differential: +7
2019 Wins: #6846 Soquel (25-14), #7022 Leland (San Jose) (20-7), #8727 Santa Teresa (San Jose) (27-13), #8811 Gonzales (42-26), #8983 Alisal (Salinas) (27-20), #9128 King City (34-14), #9241 North Monterey County (Castroville) (33-21), #10801 Pacific Grove (37-14), #10802 Gilroy (17-6), #11441 San Lorenzo Valley (Felton) (38-21)
2019 Losses: #2720 Salesian (Richmond) (35-14), #10801 Pacific Grove (30-15), #11037 Scotts Valley (17-13), #12400 Watsonville (27-20)
2019 Opponents W-L: 78-68
Recent Section Championships: 2019 (V), 2007 (Small)
Recent League Championships: 2019 (Pacific Coast - Cypress), 2017 (tied for 1st; Mission Trail - Coastal)
Winning Streak Entering 2020 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2020 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank*: #586
2020 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank*: #8417
2020 Projected League Finish*: 3rd
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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