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GENERAL
Nickname: Bruins
Colors: Blue/Gold
Coach: Andrew Calderon
League: El Camino (moving from De Anza)
Section: Central Coast
Playoff Division: none

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 4
Returning Defensive Starters: 4
2021 JV Record: 1-9
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Amos Talalele 6'5" 325 Senior OL/DL
Matthew Conklin 5'8" 190 Junior QB
Mitchell Pacheco 6'1" 215 Junior LB

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Lines
Team Weaknesses: Skill Position Inexperience, WR/RB Youth

RATINGS
2021 Final Power Rating: -13.6
2021 National Rank: #8425
2021 State Rank: #586
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -3.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +2.1
Season Scaling/Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1
2022 Starting Power Rating: -25.4
2022 National Rank: #7571
2022 State Rank: #532
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2021 Rating): -3.3
Dynasty National Rank: #9572
2022 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 22.1
Dynasty Record: 83-105-3 [82-106-3 on the field] (50-64-1 in league)

HISTORICAL
2021 Overall Record: 3-6-1
2021 League Record/Finish: 0-6 (7th)
2021 Points For Average: 16.7
2021 Points Against Average: 22.7
2021 Differential: -6
2021 Wins: #9217 Los Altos (17-7), #12681 Del Mar (San Jose) (17-13), #13756 Galileo (San Francisco) (66-0)
2021 Losses: #514 Los Gatos (35-0), #626 Wilcox [Adrian] (Santa Clara) (35-0), #3414 Mountain View (21-14), #4046 Homestead (Cupertino) (29-26), #4084 Palo Alto (63-13), #6341 Milpitas (10-0)
2021 Ties: #9137 Overfelt (San Jose) (14-14)
2021 Opponents W-L: 58-53-1
Recent League Championships: 2018 (tied for 1st), 2017 (tied for 1st), 2015, 2011, 2005
Winning Streak Entering 2022 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2022 Schedule: 8/26 at Terra Nova (Pacifica), 9/1 Overfelt (San Jose), 9/9 Del Mar (San Jose), 9/16 at Carlmont (Belmont), 9/30 Cupertino, 10/6 King's Academy (Sunnyvale), 10/14 at Los Altos, 10/21 at Sequoia (Redwood City), 10/28 Gunn [Henry M.] (Palo Alto), 11/4 Wilcox [Adrian] (Santa Clara)
Highest-Rated 2022 Regular Season Opponents: Wilcox [Adrian] (Santa Clara) (28), King's Academy (Sunnyvale) (-1.9), Terra Nova (Pacifica) (-23)
Lowest-Rated 2022 Regular Season Opponents: Del Mar (San Jose) (-45.8), Sequoia (Redwood City) (-37.8), Cupertino (-34.7)
2021 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -3.5
2022 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -23
2022 vs. 2021 Schedule Strength Comparison: -19.5
2022 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #515
2022 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #7389
2022 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-4
2022 Projected League Finish: 4th
2022 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%