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GENERAL
Nickname: Panthers
Colors: Blue/Gold
Coach: Rick Esparza
League: Santa Teresa - Valley (moving from Santa Teresa)
Section: Central Coast
Playoff Division: none

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 2
Returning Defensive Starters: 4
2021 JV Record: 3-7
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: yes

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Senior Class Leadership, Work-Ethic, Skill Position Depth
Team Weaknesses: Learning New Schemes, Grades/Eligibility, Roster Size/Depth

RATINGS
2021 Final Power Rating: -32.9
2021 National Rank: #11658
2021 State Rank: #817
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -4.5
2022 Starting Power Rating: -50.2
2022 National Rank: #11668
2022 State Rank: #822
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2021 Rating): -21.8
Dynasty National Rank: #13360
2022 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 28.4
Dynasty Record: 76-106-3 (61-67 in league)

HISTORICAL
2021 Overall Record: 3-7
2021 League Record/Finish: 1-6 (7th)
2021 Points For Average: 31.7
2021 Points Against Average: 36.5
2021 Differential: -4.8
2021 Wins: #12681 Del Mar (San Jose) (43-21), #13149 Willow Glen (San Jose) (57-22), #13736 Mt. Pleasant (San Jose) (30-14)
2021 Losses: #5089 Leigh (San Jose) (41-21), #6962 Pioneer (San Jose) (56-19), #8615 Sobrato [Ann] (Morgan Hill) (35-20), #8982 Branham (San Jose) (42-26), #9715 Westmont (Campbell) (53-33), #9881 Cupertino (27-24), #12264 Independence (San Jose) (54-44)
2021 Opponents W-L: 51-49
Recent League Championships: 2020 (West Valley)
Winning Streak Entering 2022 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2022 Schedule: 8/26 Mt. Pleasant (San Jose), 9/1 at Del Mar (San Jose), 9/9 at Cupertino, 9/16 at Independence (San Jose), 10/6 at Gunderson [Henry T.] (San Jose), 10/13 Overfelt (San Jose), 10/22 at Sobrato [Ann] (Morgan Hill), 10/28 Westmont (Campbell), 11/3 Leigh (San Jose)
Highest-Rated 2022 Regular Season Opponents: Leigh (San Jose) (-14.6), Overfelt (San Jose) (-24), Westmont (Campbell) (-26.5)
Lowest-Rated 2022 Regular Season Opponents: Mt. Pleasant (San Jose) (-77.4), Independence (San Jose) (-59.4), Gunderson [Henry T.] (San Jose) (-50.8)
2021 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -26.2
2022 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -40
2022 vs. 2021 Schedule Strength Comparison: -13.8
2022 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #795
2022 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #11610
2022 Projected Regular Season Record: 3-6
2022 Projected League Finish: 6th
2022 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%