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GENERAL
Nickname: Bearcats
Colors: Crimson/White
Coach: Tim Alvord
League: Mountain
Section: Central
Playoff Division: II
Playoff Division Rank: #14

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

TOP PLAYERS
Rudy Contreras 5'10" 245 Sophomore DL
Kiler Tweten 6'2" 225 Senior OLB
Hayden McKanna 6'0" 175 Senior QB/DB

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Defensive Pursuit, Chemistry
Team Weaknesses: Inexperience

RATINGS
2022 Final Power Rating: 3.8
2022 National Rank: #4786
2022 State Rank: #294
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -5.5
2023 Starting Power Rating: -20.5
2023 National Rank: #5917
2023 State Rank: #358
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2022 Rating): 5.2
Dynasty National Rank: #4678
2023 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 25.9
Dynasty Record: 25-24 (13-11 in league)

HISTORICAL
2022 Overall Record: 7-4
2022 League Record/Finish: 5-2 (3rd)
2022 Points For Average: 22.6
2022 Points Against Average: 21.7
2022 Differential: +0.9
2022 Wins: #4628 Lompoc (34-33), #4857 Atascadero (35-21), #5943 Arroyo Grande (35-14), #7742 Santa Ynez (21-16), #8098 Righetti [Ernest] (Santa Maria) (31-6), #10132 Monache (Porterville) (42-15), #11655 Nipomo (34-12)
2022 Losses: #788 St. Joseph (Santa Maria) (38-10), #2187 Kingsburg (35-0), #3067 Sanger (21-0), #3844 Mission Prep (San Luis Obispo) (28-7)
2022 Opponents W-L: 65-61
Recent Section Championships: 2014 (Northern (III))
Recent League Championships: 2021 (tied for 1st), 2017 (Pac-5), 2014 (tied for 1st; Pac-5), 2010 (Pac-7), 2007 (tied for 1st; Pac-7), 2005 (Pac-5)
Winning Streak Entering 2023 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2023 Schedule: 8/18 vs Kingsburg, 9/1 vs Atascadero, 9/8 vs Monache (Porterville), 9/15 vs Righetti [Ernest] (Santa Maria), 9/22 at Lompoc, 9/29 vs Mission Prep (San Luis Obispo), 10/6 at St. Joseph (Santa Maria), 10/13 vs Santa Ynez, 10/20 at Nipomo, 10/27 at Arroyo Grande
Highest-Rated 2023 Regular Season Opponents: St. Joseph (Santa Maria) (17), Kingsburg (0.2), Lompoc (-11.7)
Lowest-Rated 2023 Regular Season Opponents: Monache (Porterville) (-54.8), Nipomo (-52.7), Santa Ynez (-48)
2022 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 1.4 (2 overall)
2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -23.4
2023 vs. 2022 Schedule Strength Comparison: -24.8
2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #356
2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #6466
2023 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-5
2023 Projected League Finish: 8th
2023 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%