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GENERAL
Nickname: Pirates
Colors: Maroon/White
Coach: Matt Kiesle
League: Santa Teresa - Foothill (moving from Mount Hamilton)
Section: Central Coast
Playoff Division: none

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 4
Returning Defensive Starters: 5
2021 JV Record: 8-2
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Raymond Heredia 5'9" 160 Senior QB 4.9
Isais Garcia 5'9" 170 Senior FS 4.9
Angel Maciel 5'9" 140 Senior WR/DB 4.7

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Athleticism, Speed
Team Weaknesses: Inexperience, Line Depth

RATINGS
2021 Final Power Rating: -18.3
2021 National Rank: #9301
2021 State Rank: #644
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.5
Season Scaling/Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -0.4
2022 Starting Power Rating: -31.4
2022 National Rank: #8702
2022 State Rank: #620
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2021 Rating): 9.3
Dynasty National Rank: #5823
2022 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 40.7
Dynasty Record: 101-98 (65-61 in league)

HISTORICAL
2021 Overall Record: 5-5
2021 League Record/Finish: 3-4 (5th)
2021 Points For Average: 20
2021 Points Against Average: 24
2021 Differential: -4
2021 Wins: #6107 Santa Teresa (San Jose) (35-34), #9236 Silver Creek (San Jose) (48-37), #10871 Oak Grove (San Jose) (14-6), #12264 Independence (San Jose) (28-0), #13149 Willow Glen (San Jose) (40-0)
2021 Losses: #4154 Leland (San Jose) (21-7), #4287 Live Oak (Morgan Hill) (33-7), #7607 Lincoln [Abraham] (San Jose) (47-0), #8982 Branham (San Jose) (28-7), #9137 Overfelt (San Jose) (34-14)
2021 Opponents W-L: 47-55-1
Recent Section Championships: 2010 (I)
Recent League Championships: 2010 (tied for 1st; Mount Hamilton)
Winning Streak Entering 2022 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2022 Schedule: 8/26 at Willow Glen (San Jose), 9/1 at Christopher (Gilroy), 9/9 Oak Grove (San Jose), 9/16 at Westmont (Campbell), 9/30 Live Oak (Morgan Hill), 10/6 Silver Creek (San Jose), 10/14 at Pioneer (San Jose), 10/20 Gilroy, 10/28 Branham (San Jose), 11/4 at Independence (San Jose)
Highest-Rated 2022 Regular Season Opponents: Christopher (Gilroy) (-2.5), Live Oak (Morgan Hill) (-4.8), Pioneer (San Jose) (-17.7)
Lowest-Rated 2022 Regular Season Opponents: Willow Glen (San Jose) (-60.1), Independence (San Jose) (-59.4), Oak Grove (San Jose) (-42.1)
2021 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -16.2
2022 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -29.7
2022 vs. 2021 Schedule Strength Comparison: -13.5
2022 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #634
2022 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #9334
2022 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-5
2022 Projected League Finish: 4th
2022 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%