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GENERAL
Nickname: Falcons
Colors: Red/White
Coach: Steve Matos
League: Peninsula - Lake (moving from El Camino)
Section: Central Coast
Playoff Division: none

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 6
Returning Defensive Starters: 3
2021 JV Record: 1-4
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Seth Hulme 6'3" 200 Senior WR/DB
Joey Schoonmaker 5'10" 225 Junior OL/DL
Shane Timmons 6'1" 180 Junior QB

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Pride, Leadership, Fight
Team Weaknesses: Youth

RATINGS
2021 Final Power Rating: -52.7
2021 National Rank: #13487
2021 State Rank: #973
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.5
2022 Starting Power Rating: -68.1
2022 National Rank: #13227
2022 State Rank: #962
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2021 Rating): 3.2
Dynasty National Rank: #7685
2022 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 71.3
Dynasty Record: 89-102-1 [91-100-1 on the field] (53-60 in league)

HISTORICAL
2021 Overall Record: 1-7
2021 League Record/Finish: 1-3 (6th)
2021 Points For Average: 8.3
2021 Points Against Average: 34.3
2021 Differential: -26
2021 Wins: #13590 Monta Vista (Cupertino) (31-14)
2021 Losses: #5586 Aragon (San Mateo) (40-0), #8107 Gunn [Henry M.] (Palo Alto) (49-0), #8477 San Mateo (34-0), #9217 Los Altos (28-0), #9715 Westmont (Campbell) (48-14), #13083 Lynbrook (San Jose) (47-21), #13149 Willow Glen (San Jose) (14-0)
2021 Opponents W-L: 45-39
Recent League Championships: 2019 (tied for 1st; El Camino), 2018 (tied for 1st; El Camino), 2007 (El Camino), 2003 (El Camino)
Winning Streak Entering 2022 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2022 Schedule: 8/26 at Yerba Buena (San Jose), 9/2 Willow Glen (San Jose), 9/10 Harbor (Santa Cruz), 9/23 Mills (Millbrae), 9/30 at Monta Vista (Cupertino), 10/6 South San Francisco, 10/14 at El Camino (South San Francisco), 10/21 Fremont (Sunnyvale), 10/28 at Woodside, 11/4 Lynbrook (San Jose)
Highest-Rated 2022 Regular Season Opponents: Fremont (Sunnyvale) (-49.5), Monta Vista (Cupertino) (-59.9), Willow Glen (San Jose) (-60.1)
Lowest-Rated 2022 Regular Season Opponents: Harbor (Santa Cruz) (-74.5), Mills (Millbrae) (-70.4), El Camino (South San Francisco) (-67.2)
2021 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -26.6
2022 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -56.7
2022 vs. 2021 Schedule Strength Comparison: -30.1
2022 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #985
2022 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #13425
2022 Projected Regular Season Record: 3-7
2022 Projected League Finish: 7th
2022 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%