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GENERAL
Nickname: Trailblazers
Colors: Orange/Maroon
Coach: Troy Emrey
League: Pacific Coast - Mission South (moving from Pacific Coast - Cypress)
Section: Central Coast
Playoff Division: none

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 9
Returning Defensive Starters: 7
2022 JV Record: 1-9
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Anthony Abarca 6'2" 225 Senior ILB/T
Richard Fuentes 5'8" 190 Senior G/DL
Julian Pineda 5'7" 170 Senior SB/CB

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Experience, OL, Continuity
Team Weaknesses: Replacing 4-Year Starting QB, Lost All-County RB To Graduation

RATINGS
2022 Final Power Rating: -14
2022 National Rank: #8507
2022 State Rank: #533
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +3.5
2023 Starting Power Rating: -29.1
2023 National Rank: #7552
2023 State Rank: #467
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2022 Rating): -30.8
Dynasty National Rank: #12238
2023 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 1.5
Dynasty Record: 11-12 (6-6 in league)

HISTORICAL
2022 Overall Record: 8-2
2022 League Record/Finish: 4-2 (3rd)
2022 Points For Average: 37.9
2022 Points Against Average: 21.6
2022 Differential: +16.3
2022 Wins: #10114 King City (34-28), #10571 Woodside (48-24), #10963 Pacific Grove (34-27), #12004 North Monterey County (Castroville) (28-25), #12041 Marina (47-0), #12098 Sobrato [Ann] (Morgan Hill) (51-6), #12442 Gonzales (41-34), #13011 Watsonville (56-7)
2022 Losses: #7194 Soledad (17-14), #7442 St. Francis (Watsonville) (48-26)
2022 Opponents W-L: 54-49
Winning Streak Entering 2023 Season: 2
Streak List: 10/21/22 North Monterey County (Castroville) (28-25), 10/28/22 Watsonville (56-7)

SCHEDULE
2023 Schedule: 8/24 Seaside, 9/1 Los Altos, 9/8 at Monte Vista Christian (Watsonville), 9/15 Marina, 9/23 Pacific Grove, 9/29 at King City, 10/6 Carmel, 10/13 at Soledad, 10/20 North Salinas (Salinas), 11/3 at Alisal (Salinas)
Highest-Rated 2023 Regular Season Opponents: Soledad (-26.4), Seaside (-29.5), Carmel (-31.3)
Lowest-Rated 2023 Regular Season Opponents: North Salinas (Salinas) (-58.7), Marina (-52.7), Pacific Grove (-51.5)
2022 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -28.7
2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -41.3
2023 vs. 2022 Schedule Strength Comparison: -12.6
2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #677
2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #10891
2023 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-3
2023 Projected League Finish: 6th
2023 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 4%