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

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 8
Returning Defensive Starters: 8
2020 JV Record: 3-2
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Caleb Womack 6'0" 180 Senior WR/DB
Qwentin Brown 5'11" 205 Senior RB/DB
Alberto Gutierrez 6'1" 210 Senior OL/DE

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Experience, Speed
Team Weaknesses: LB Youth

RATINGS
2020 Final Power Rating: -4.6
2020 National Rank: #6886
2020 State Rank: #471
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +9.5
2021 Starting Power Rating: -11.6
2021 National Rank: #5555
2021 State Rank: #369
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2020 Rating): -4.4
Dynasty National Rank: #10075
2021 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 7.2
Dynasty Record: 81-100-4 (43-54-3 in league)

HISTORICAL
2020 Overall Record: 3-1
2020 League Record/Finish: 2-1 (3rd)
2020 Points For Average: 39
2020 Points Against Average: 15
2020 Differential: +24
2020 Wins: #10038 Soquel (21-14), #11719 Watsonville (46-10), #13978 Harbor (Santa Cruz) (68-6)
2020 Losses: #6065 Monte Vista Christian (Watsonville) (30-21)
2020 Opponents W-L: 6-14
Recent Section Championships: 2019 (V), 2007 (Small)
Recent League Championships: 2019 (Pacific Coast - Cypress), 2017 (tied for 1st; Mission Trail - Coastal)
Winning Streak Entering 2021 Season: 1
Streak List: 4/9/21 Soquel (21-14)

SCHEDULE
2021 Schedule: 8/27 Seaside, 9/4 at Scotts Valley, 9/10 Watsonville, 9/24 vs Monterey, 10/1 vs North Salinas (Salinas), 10/8 Carmel, 10/16 at Gonzales, 10/23 Soledad, 10/29 at Gilroy, 11/5 Soquel
Highest-Rated 2021 Regular Season Opponents: Scotts Valley (-16.4), Soledad (-22.2), Carmel (-22.4)
Lowest-Rated 2021 Regular Season Opponents: Watsonville (-55.4), Monterey (-49.6), Soquel (-40.2)
2020 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -27.1
2021 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -32.8
2021 vs. 2020 Schedule Strength Comparison: -5.7
2021 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #780
2021 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #11364
2021 Projected Regular Season Record: 9-1
2021 Projected League Finish: 1st
2021 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 37%