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GENERAL
Nickname: Mustangs
Colors: Blue/White
Coach: Mac Villanueva
League: Pacific Coast - Mission South (moving from Pacific Coast - Cypress)
Section: Central Coast
Playoff Division: none

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 4
Returning Defensive Starters: 5
2022 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
Adrian Garcia Senior WR/CB
Noah Pacheco Senior G/DT
Isaac Benavides Senior LB/RB

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Return 4 1st-Team All-League Players
Team Weaknesses: QB Inexperience

RATINGS
2022 Final Power Rating: -22.7
2022 National Rank: #10114
2022 State Rank: #657
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.5
2023 Starting Power Rating: -40
2023 National Rank: #9498
2023 State Rank: #619
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2022 Rating): -13
Dynasty National Rank: #8969
2023 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 27.2
Dynasty Record: 24-18 (14-10 in league)

HISTORICAL
2022 Overall Record: 5-5
2022 League Record/Finish: 3-3 (4th)
2022 Points For Average: 27.4
2022 Points Against Average: 23
2022 Differential: +4.4
2022 Wins: #10137 Stevenson [Robert Louis] (Pebble Beach) (21-7), #10963 Pacific Grove (56-20), #12004 North Monterey County (Castroville) (33-26), #12442 Gonzales (35-14), #13011 Watsonville (38-0)
2022 Losses: #7194 Soledad (33-6), #7442 St. Francis (Watsonville) (51-28), #8507 Rancho San Juan (Salinas) (34-28), #8986 Alisal (Salinas) (28-15), #10500 Greenfield (17-14)
2022 Opponents W-L: 54-47
Winning Streak Entering 2023 Season: 1
Streak List: 11/4/22 Pacific Grove (56-20)

SCHEDULE
2023 Schedule: 8/25 at Greenfield, 8/31 Palma (Salinas), 9/8 at Gonzales, 9/16 at Stevenson [Robert Louis] (Pebble Beach), 9/29 Rancho San Juan (Salinas), 10/6 North Salinas (Salinas), 10/13 at Alisal (Salinas), 10/21 at Carmel, 10/27 Pacific Grove, 11/3 at Soledad
Highest-Rated 2023 Regular Season Opponents: Palma (Salinas) (10.4), Soledad (-26.4), Rancho San Juan (Salinas) (-29.3)
Lowest-Rated 2023 Regular Season Opponents: North Salinas (Salinas) (-58.7), Gonzales (-52), Pacific Grove (-51.5)
2022 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -24.4
2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -36.3
2023 vs. 2022 Schedule Strength Comparison: -11.9
2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #588
2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #9740
2023 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-5
2023 Projected League Finish: 5th
2023 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%