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GENERAL
Nickname: Buccaneers
Colors: Orange/Blue
Coach: Fred Velasquez
League: Academic
Section: San Francisco
Playoff Division: AAA
Playoff Division Rank: #2

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 2
Returning Defensive Starters: 4
2021 JV Record: 1-5
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Santiago Alvarez 6'0.5" 235 Senior ILB/C 5.02
Dontae Allen-Wilson 5'10.5" 210 Junior ILB/RB 4.99
Jerrold Anderson 6'2.5" 210 Sophomore DE/WR

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: OL Size, Some Defensive Experience
Team Weaknesses: Inexperience

RATINGS
2021 Final Power Rating: -14.8
2021 National Rank: #8644
2021 State Rank: #602
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -6.5
Season Scaling/Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -3.3
2022 Starting Power Rating: -31.9
2022 National Rank: #8795
2022 State Rank: #631
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2021 Rating): -17.3
Dynasty National Rank: #12753
2022 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 14.6
Dynasty Record: 80-111 (61-52 in league)

HISTORICAL
2021 Overall Record: 9-4
2021 League Record/Finish: 5-1 (2nd)
2021 Points For Average: 26.5
2021 Points Against Average: 16.2
2021 Differential: +10.3
2021 Wins: #10314 Lincoln [Abraham] (San Francisco) (21-0), #11177 Taft [William Howard] (Woodland Hills) (43-0), #11371 Lowell (San Francisco) (21-14), #11371 Lowell (San Francisco) (34-16), #12546 Mission (San Francisco) (28-8), #12986 El Camino (South San Francisco) (21-0), #13518 Washington [George] (San Francisco) (44-12), #13756 Galileo (San Francisco) (57-0), #13997 Burton [Phillip & Sala] (San Francisco) (35-0)
2021 Losses: #3767 Acalanes (Lafayette) (56-0), #5725 Skyline (Oakland) (40-14), #7787 Arcata (58-26), #10314 Lincoln [Abraham] (San Francisco) (7-0)
2021 Opponents W-L: 62-76
Recent Section/State Championships: 2021, 2021 (Bowl 7-A)
Recent League Championships: 2005 (tied for 1st)
Winning Streak Entering 2022 Season: 7
Streak List: 10/23/21 Galileo (San Francisco) (57-0), 10/30/21 Burton [Phillip & Sala] (San Francisco) (35-0), 11/6/21 Washington [George] (San Francisco) (44-12), 11/12/21 Lowell (San Francisco) (34-16), 11/18/21 Lowell (San Francisco) (21-14), 11/25/21 Lincoln [Abraham] (San Francisco) (21-0), 12/11/21 Taft [William Howard] (Woodland Hills) (43-0)

SCHEDULE
2022 Schedule: 9/3 Skyline (Oakland), 9/9 at Oakdale, 9/17 Deer Valley (Antioch), 9/23 at Livermore, 10/1 at Lincoln [Abraham] (San Francisco), 10/8 Galileo (San Francisco), 10/15 Burton [Phillip & Sala] (San Francisco), 10/21 at Washington [George] (San Francisco), 11/5 Mission (San Francisco), 11/11 at Lowell (San Francisco)
Highest-Rated 2022 Regular Season Opponents: Oakdale (25), Livermore (-12.4), Skyline (Oakland) (-21.4)
Lowest-Rated 2022 Regular Season Opponents: Burton [Phillip & Sala] (San Francisco) (-80.5), Galileo (San Francisco) (-70.4), Washington [George] (San Francisco) (-65.2)
2021 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -29.9 (-30.5 overall)
2022 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -40.1
2022 vs. 2021 Schedule Strength Comparison: -10.2
2022 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #799
2022 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #11629
2022 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-4
2022 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2022 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%