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GENERAL
Nickname: Cardinals
Colors: Cardinal/Gold
Coach: Richard Sanchez
League: North Bay - Oak
Section: North Coast
Playoff Division: 4
Playoff Division Rank: #3

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 6
Returning Defensive Starters: 8
2021 JV Record: 5-5
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Santino Acevedo 6'0" 210 Senior 4.6
Zachary Kelly 5'10" 195 Senior 4.6
Nicholas Ayre 5'8" 170 Senior 4.5

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Defense
Team Weaknesses: WR

RATINGS
2021 Final Power Rating: 14.9
2021 National Rank: #2906
2021 State Rank: #217
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +3.5
Season Scaling/Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -4.5
2022 Starting Power Rating: 6.3
2022 National Rank: #2159
2022 State Rank: #185
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2021 Rating): 38
Dynasty National Rank: #539
2022 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 31.7
Dynasty Record: 191-45-2 (109-11 in league)

HISTORICAL
2021 Overall Record: 8-4
2021 League Record/Finish: 3-1 (tied for 2nd)
2021 Points For Average: 30.8
2021 Points Against Average: 20.5
2021 Differential: +10.3
2021 Wins: #1651 Vacaville (20-13), #4221 Vintage (Napa) (34-29), #5513 De Anza (El Sobrante) (37-21), #5769 Tennyson (Hayward) (44-22), #6475 Ukiah (41-16), #7355 West County (Sebastopol) (49-14), #9539 Carrillo [Maria] (Santa Rosa) (34-10), #11463 Newark Memorial (Newark) (56-6)
2021 Losses: #588 Marin Catholic (Kentfield) (42-7), #619 St. Mary's (Stockton) (34-14), #1924 Rancho Cotate (Rohnert Park) (19-17), #3428 San Leandro (20-17)
2021 Opponents W-L: 81-50
Recent Section/State Championships: 2019, 2019 (Bowl 3-AA), 2016, 2010 (III), 2008 (II), 2006 (3A), 2005 (3A Redwood Empire)
Recent League Championships: 2020 (North Bay - Group 1), 2019, 2018, 2017 (North Bay), 2016 (North Bay), 2015 (North Bay), 2014 (tied for 1st; North Bay), 2011 (North Bay), 2008 (North Bay), 2007 (North Bay), 2005 (North Bay), 2003 (North Bay)
Winning Streak Entering 2022 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2022 Schedule: 8/26 vs San Leandro, 9/2 at Vacaville, 9/9 vs Vintage (Napa), 9/16 at De Anza (El Sobrante), 9/23 St. Mary's (Stockton), 10/7 Montgomery (Santa Rosa), 10/14 at Analy (Sebastopol), 10/21 Rancho Cotate (Rohnert Park), 10/28 Santa Rosa, 11/4 at Windsor
Highest-Rated 2022 Regular Season Opponents: Rancho Cotate (Rohnert Park) (22.2), St. Mary's (Stockton) (13.5), Vacaville (9.7)
Lowest-Rated 2022 Regular Season Opponents: Santa Rosa (-28.4), Analy (Sebastopol) (-27.2), De Anza (El Sobrante) (-20.9)
2021 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 14.4 (5.4 overall)
2022 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -4.8
2022 vs. 2021 Schedule Strength Comparison: -19.2
2022 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #238
2022 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #2593
2022 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-3
2022 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2022 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%