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GENERAL
Nickname: Fighting Knights
Colors: Columbia Blue/Scarlet
Coach: Mike Parodi
League: Peninsula - Ocean
Section: Central Coast
Playoff Division: none

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 3
Returning Defensive Starters: 4
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Liam Smith 6'0" 180 Senior QB
Jackson Sierra 6'1" 185 Senior WR/LB
Diego Jimenez 6'0" 265 Senior OL/DL

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Excellent QB Returns, Junior Class
Team Weaknesses: Replacing Nearly All Offensive Production, Major Line Graduation Losses, Youth

RATINGS
2021 Final Power Rating: 2.8
2021 National Rank: #5019
2021 State Rank: #355
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -5.5
2022 Starting Power Rating: -14.9
2022 National Rank: #5568
2022 State Rank: #416
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2021 Rating): -4
Dynasty National Rank: #9787
2022 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 10.9
Dynasty Record: 87-108-1 [88-107-1 on the field] (48-56-1 in league)

HISTORICAL
2021 Overall Record: 9-3
2021 League Record/Finish: 4-1 (2nd)
2021 Points For Average: 31.2
2021 Points Against Average: 22.8
2021 Differential: +8.4
2021 Wins: #2113 Sacred Heart Prep (Atherton) (20-13), #5586 Aragon (San Mateo) (49-42), #7607 Lincoln [Abraham] (San Jose) (28-7), #8397 Capuchino (San Bruno) (42-41), #8704 Soquel (42-20), #9107 Jefferson (Daly City) (35-12), #9849 Carlmont (Belmont) (34-14), #10387 Sequoia (Redwood City) (34-14), #12986 El Camino (South San Francisco) (42-0)
2021 Losses: #1276 Menlo (Atherton) (55-21), #2113 Sacred Heart Prep (Atherton) (42-14), #5140 Terra Nova (Pacifica) (14-13)
2021 Opponents W-L: 70-66
Recent League Championships: 2015, 2013 (Peninsula - Lake), 2009 (Peninsula - Lake)
Winning Streak Entering 2022 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2022 Schedule: 8/25 at Silver Creek (San Jose), 9/2 Soquel, 9/9 Los Altos, 9/16 King's Academy (Sunnyvale), 9/30 at Terra Nova (Pacifica), 10/7 at San Mateo, 10/14 Jefferson (Daly City), 10/21 Capuchino (San Bruno), 10/28 at Carlmont (Belmont), 11/4 at Aragon (San Mateo)
Highest-Rated 2022 Regular Season Opponents: King's Academy (Sunnyvale) (-1.9), Aragon (San Mateo) (-3), Soquel (-20.2)
Lowest-Rated 2022 Regular Season Opponents: Jefferson (Daly City) (-39.4), Silver Creek (San Jose) (-32.5), Capuchino (San Bruno) (-31.4)
2021 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -5.5 (-4.2 overall)
2022 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -23.8
2022 vs. 2021 Schedule Strength Comparison: -18.3
2022 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #526
2022 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #7644
2022 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-3
2022 Projected League Finish: 4th
2022 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 1%