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GENERAL
Nickname: Pioneers
Colors: Cardinal/Gold/Gray
Coach: Christopher Oswald
League: Peninsula - Lake (moving from El Camino)
Section: Central Coast
Playoff Division: none

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 5
Returning Defensive Starters: 5
2022 JV Record: 4-6
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Shen Hernandez-Ong 5'8" 170 Senior QB 4.7
Liam Radcliffe 6'1" 265 Senior OL/DE 5.0
James Xue 5'9" 175 Senior WR/FS 4.7

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: QB, OL
Team Weaknesses: RB, ILB

RATINGS
2022 Final Power Rating: -39.4
2022 National Rank: #12401
2022 State Rank: #845
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +1.5
2023 Starting Power Rating: -63.3
2023 National Rank: #12486
2023 State Rank: #875
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2022 Rating): -27.2
Dynasty National Rank: #11711
2023 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 36.3
Dynasty Record: 19-24 (10-16 in league)

HISTORICAL
2022 Overall Record: 3-7
2022 League Record/Finish: 1-4 (5th)
2022 Points For Average: 11.8
2022 Points Against Average: 27.2
2022 Differential: -15.4
2022 Wins: #12111 South San Francisco (25-14), #13427 Gunn [Henry M.] (Palo Alto) (29-0), #13804 Prospect (Saratoga) (15-12)
2022 Losses: #5464 King's Academy (Sunnyvale) (41-7), #5940 Branham (San Jose) (29-22), #6749 Sequoia (Redwood City) (40-6), #6761 Terra Nova (Pacifica) (37-0), #10017 Los Altos (28-0), #10610 Santa Clara (43-0), #12992 Monta Vista (Cupertino) (28-14)
2022 Opponents W-L: 53-53
Recent League Championships: 2017 (tied for 1st; El Camino)
Winning Streak Entering 2023 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2023 Schedule: 8/25 at Branham (San Jose), 9/1 Bear Creek (Stockton), 9/7 Yerba Buena (San Jose), 9/22 at Saratoga, 9/29 Lynbrook (San Jose), 10/6 at Gunn [Henry M.] (Palo Alto), 10/13 Jefferson (Daly City), 10/20 South San Francisco, 10/28 Mills (Millbrae), 11/3 at Monta Vista (Cupertino)
Highest-Rated 2023 Regular Season Opponents: Branham (San Jose) (-18.7), Bear Creek (Stockton) (-45.3), Jefferson (Daly City) (-53.1)
Lowest-Rated 2023 Regular Season Opponents: Yerba Buena (San Jose) (-109.8), Lynbrook (San Jose) (-86.8), Saratoga (-77.4)
2022 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -25.6
2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -65.3
2023 vs. 2022 Schedule Strength Comparison: -39.7
2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #969
2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #13526
2023 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-5
2023 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2023 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%