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GENERAL
Nickname: Bearcats
Colors: Orange/Black
Coach: Jeff Scheller
League: Peninsula - Ocean (moving from Peninsula - Lake)
Section: Central Coast
Playoff Division: none

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

TOP PLAYERS
Giancarlo Selvitella 5'10" 175 Senior QB
Nalesoni Fakava 6'0" 215 Junior RB/DL
Miguel Tejada 6'0" 190 Senior OL/DL

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: QB Returns, Junior Class
Team Weaknesses: Moving To More Difficult League

RATINGS
2021 Final Power Rating: -13.9
2021 National Rank: #8477
2021 State Rank: #590
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -2.5
Season Scaling/Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -2.9
2022 Starting Power Rating: -27.6
2022 National Rank: #8003
2022 State Rank: #569
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2021 Rating): -3.6
Dynasty National Rank: #9662
2022 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 24
Dynasty Record: 85-107-1 (43-61 in league)

HISTORICAL
2021 Overall Record: 8-2
2021 League Record/Finish: 4-0 (1st)
2021 Points For Average: 26.8
2021 Points Against Average: 10.6
2021 Differential: +16.2
2021 Wins: #9849 Carlmont (Belmont) (28-21), #10387 Sequoia (Redwood City) (35-6), #10873 Fremont (Sunnyvale) (33-7), #12215 Woodside (21-7), #12761 Oakland (42-0), #12986 El Camino (South San Francisco) (13-0), #13487 Saratoga (34-0), #13758 Mills (Millbrae) (34-0)
2021 Losses: #2158 Burlingame (37-7), #7850 North Salinas (Salinas) (28-21)
2021 Opponents W-L: 30-64
Recent Section Championships: 2003 (III)
Recent League Championships: 2021 (Peninsula - Lake), 2016 (Peninsula - Lake), 2009
Winning Streak Entering 2022 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2022 Schedule: 8/26 El Camino (South San Francisco), 9/2 at Half Moon Bay, 9/9 Christopher (Gilroy), 9/16 at Gunn [Henry M.] (Palo Alto), 9/30 at Jefferson (Daly City), 10/7 Hillsdale (San Mateo), 10/14 Carlmont (Belmont), 10/21 at Terra Nova (Pacifica), 10/28 Capuchino (San Bruno), 11/5 at Burlingame
Highest-Rated 2022 Regular Season Opponents: Half Moon Bay (7.4), Christopher (Gilroy) (-2.5), Burlingame (-4.4)
Lowest-Rated 2022 Regular Season Opponents: El Camino (South San Francisco) (-67.2), Jefferson (Daly City) (-39.4), Gunn [Henry M.] (Palo Alto) (-32.4)
2021 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -26.6 (-28 overall)
2022 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -23.6
2022 vs. 2021 Schedule Strength Comparison: +3
2022 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #524
2022 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #7575
2022 Projected Regular Season Record: 4-6
2022 Projected League Finish: 5th
2022 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%