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GENERAL
Nickname: Pioneers
Colors: Cardinal/Gold/Gray
Coach: Christopher Oswald
League: El Camino
Section: Central Coast
Playoff Division: none

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 5
Returning Defensive Starters: 5
2021 JV Record: 7-3
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Jayden Hall 5'8" 145 Senior QB 4.5
O.J. Jimenez 5'6" 205 LB 4.9
Alex Silva 6'4" 315 OL 5.8

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: OL, QB
Team Weaknesses: DL, RB

RATINGS
2021 Final Power Rating: -21.4
2021 National Rank: #9881
2021 State Rank: #685
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -0.5
2022 Starting Power Rating: -34.7
2022 National Rank: #9292
2022 State Rank: #670
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2021 Rating): -19.3
Dynasty National Rank: #13053
2022 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 15.4
Dynasty Record: 62-118-3 [68-112-3 on the field] (28-81-1 in league)

HISTORICAL
2021 Overall Record: 7-2
2021 League Record/Finish: 4-1 (tied for 2nd)
2021 Points For Average: 26.9
2021 Points Against Average: 21.9
2021 Differential: +5
2021 Wins: #9217 Los Altos (17-14), #10873 Fremont (Sunnyvale) (26-21), #11314 Hill [Andrew] (San Jose) (33-13), #11658 Prospect (Saratoga) (27-24), #12215 Woodside (26-19), #13083 Lynbrook (San Jose) (28-7), #13590 Monta Vista (Cupertino) (45-20)
2021 Losses: #7762 St. Francis (Watsonville) (38-13), #8107 Gunn [Henry M.] (Palo Alto) (41-27)
2021 Opponents W-L: 47-45
Recent League Championships: 2017 (tied for 1st)
Winning Streak Entering 2022 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2022 Schedule: 8/25 Branham (San Jose), 9/2 South San Francisco, 9/9 Prospect (Saratoga), 9/16 at Terra Nova (Pacifica), 9/30 at Santa Clara, 10/7 Sequoia (Redwood City), 10/14 King's Academy (Sunnyvale), 10/21 at Gunn [Henry M.] (Palo Alto), 10/28 at Los Altos, 11/4 Monta Vista (Cupertino)
Highest-Rated 2022 Regular Season Opponents: King's Academy (Sunnyvale) (-1.9), Terra Nova (Pacifica) (-23), Santa Clara (-25.4)
Lowest-Rated 2022 Regular Season Opponents: Monta Vista (Cupertino) (-59.9), Prospect (Saratoga) (-50.2), Sequoia (Redwood City) (-37.8)
2021 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -24.9 (-27.6 overall)
2022 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -28.7
2022 vs. 2021 Schedule Strength Comparison: -3.8
2022 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #621
2022 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #9069
2022 Projected Regular Season Record: 4-6
2022 Projected League Finish: 5th
2022 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%