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GENERAL
Nickname: Gaels
Colors: Red/White/Navy
Coach: Brandon Black
League: East Bay - Valley
Section: North Coast
Playoff Division: 2
Playoff Division Rank: #7

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 8
Returning Defensive Starters: 7
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
T.J. Costello 6'1" 230 Senior MLB/TE
Jayden Petrus 5'11" 195 Senior RB/OLB
Jake Cooney 6'1" 280 Senior OL/DL

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Experience, Leadership
Team Weaknesses: Junior Class Inexperience

RATINGS
2020 Final Power Rating: -2.6
2020 National Rank: #6455
2020 State Rank: #445
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +8.5
2021 Starting Power Rating: -8.6
2021 National Rank: #4925
2021 State Rank: #335
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2020 Rating): 10.9
Dynasty National Rank: #5541
2021 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 19.5
Dynasty Record: 82-106 (44-76 in league)

HISTORICAL
2020 Overall Record: 2-3
2020 League Record/Finish: 2-2 (tied for 3rd)
2020 Points For Average: 29
2020 Points Against Average: 28.2
2020 Differential: +0.8
2020 Wins: #9066 Granada (Livermore) (28-7), #12347 Dougherty Valley (San Ramon) (35-0)
2020 Losses: #2515 California (San Ramon) (63-33), #3172 Livermore (35-14), #3870 Foothill (Pleasanton) (36-35)
2020 Opponents W-L: 12-15
Winning Streak Entering 2021 Season: 1
Streak List: 4/17/21 Dougherty Valley (San Ramon) (35-0)

SCHEDULE
2021 Schedule: 8/30 Heritage (Brentwood), 9/4 Castro Valley, 9/10 Amador Valley (Pleasanton), 9/17 vs Irvington (Fremont), 9/24 Liberty (Brentwood), 10/1 at California (San Ramon), 10/8 at Granada (Livermore), 10/22 Foothill (Pleasanton), 10/29 at Livermore, 11/5 Dougherty Valley (San Ramon)
Highest-Rated 2021 Regular Season Opponents: California (San Ramon) (13.9), Liberty (Brentwood) (12.1), Heritage (Brentwood) (-0.5)
Lowest-Rated 2021 Regular Season Opponents: Irvington (Fremont) (-48.4), Dougherty Valley (San Ramon) (-45.9), Castro Valley (-27.2)
2020 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -0.8
2021 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -14.2
2021 vs. 2020 Schedule Strength Comparison: -13.4
2021 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #394
2021 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #5769
2021 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-5
2021 Projected League Finish: 1st
2021 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%