Team 972 - Iron Claw (2026)
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2026 Robot: Valence
2026 Sponsors: Los Gatos High School Wildcat Foundation/Iron Claw Robotics Family and Friends/Apple/Google/Nvidia/AMD&Los Gatos High School
2026 Sponsors: Los Gatos High School Wildcat Foundation/Iron Claw Robotics Family and Friends/Apple/Google/Nvidia/AMD&Los Gatos High School
Team 972's 2026 Awards
| Award | Event |
|---|---|
| District Event Finalist | CA District East Bay Event |
| Industrial Design Award | CA District East Bay Event |
| Quality Award | CA District Silicon Valley Event presented by Apple |
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CA District Silicon Valley Event presented by Apple
March 13 to March 15, 2026
This event counted towards Team 972's District Ranking Points for 2026.
A summary of district rankings points earned specifically at this event is shown here.
| Alliance Selection |
Awards | Event Total |
||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 45 |
Qualification Matches
Record: 9 Wins, 3 Losses and 0 Ties - 12 Matches Played (0 Disqualifications)
| Match | Start Time | Red 1 | Red 2 | Red 3 | Blue 1 | Blue 2 | Blue 3 | Red Final | Blue Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Qualification 5 | Sat 3/14 - 1:25 PM | 10644 | 3256 | 1671 | 115 | 6418 | 972 | 210 | 272 |
| Qualification 11 | Sat 3/14 - 12:19 PM | 972 | 5419 | 6059 | 1854 | 10372 | 6962 | 230 | 19 |
| Qualification 19 | Sat 3/14 - 2:15 PM | 2643 | 6059 | 100 | 8048 | 972 | 7528 | 93 | 358 |
| Qualification 23 | Sat 3/14 - 2:53 PM | 10644 | 1700 | 972 | 2367 | 8048 | 668 | 187 | 159 |
| Qualification 29 | Sat 3/14 - 3:55 PM | 6814 | 972 | 1351 | 581 | 1967 | 5499 | 217 | 168 |
| Qualification 35 | Sat 3/14 - 4:56 PM | 1351 | 581 | 9470 | 4990 | 8404 | 972 | 429 | 129 |
| Qualification 41 | Sat 3/14 - 5:59 PM | 972 | 2813 | 11247 | 5026 | 581 | 6238 | 94 | 349 |
| Qualification 45 | Sat 3/14 - 6:37 PM | 1868 | 581 | 972 | 7607 | 668 | 115 | 475 | 253 |
| Qualification 50 | Sat 3/14 - 7:26 PM | 2367 | 2854 | 2643 | 9470 | 972 | 1854 | 95 | 351 |
| Qualification 57 | Sun 3/15 - 9:39 AM | 2643 | 972 | 5499 | 5419 | 6962 | 6418 | 121 | 90 |
| Qualification 65 | Sun 3/15 - 11:04 AM | 2367 | 6814 | 254 | 972 | 1967 | 1671 | 211 | 195 |
| Qualification 70 | Sun 3/15 - 12:06 PM | 7528 | 254 | 766 | 972 | 3256 | 100 | 380 | 404 |
Playoff Matches
Alliance Selection: Captain of Alliance 3
| Match | Start Time | Red 1 | Red 2 | Red 3 | Blue 1 | Blue 2 | Blue 3 | Red Final | Blue Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Match 4 (R1) | Sun 3/15 - 2:48 PM | Alliance 3 | Alliance 6 |
221 |
93 |
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| 1351 | 5026 | 972 | 100 | 2854 | 6238 | ||||
| Match 8 (R2) | Alliance 2 | Alliance 3 |
388 |
306 |
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| 4990 | 3256 | 581 | 1351 | 5026 | 972 | ||||
| Match 10 (R3) | Alliance 3 | Alliance 4 |
288 |
244 |
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| 1351 | 5026 | 972 | 6059 | 668 | 1868 | ||||
CA District East Bay Event
April 2 to April 4, 2026
This event counted towards Team 972's District Ranking Points for 2026.
A summary of district rankings points earned specifically at this event is shown here.
| Alliance Selection |
Awards | Event Total |
||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 | 16 | 20 | 5 | 62 |
Qualification Matches
Record: 11 Wins, 1 Losses and 0 Ties - 12 Matches Played (0 Disqualifications)
| Match | Start Time | Red 1 | Red 2 | Red 3 | Blue 1 | Blue 2 | Blue 3 | Red Final | Blue Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Qualification 6 | Fri 4/3 - 11:15 AM | 841 | 972 | 4698 | 10339 | 10281 | 11230 | 538 | 42 |
| Qualification 10 | Fri 4/3 - 11:51 AM | 9400 | 4973 | 6814 | 10339 | 7245 | 972 | 144 | 239 |
| Qualification 18 | Fri 4/3 - 2:02 PM | 192 | 4973 | 972 | 2204 | 5171 | 10372 | 282 | 28 |
| Qualification 22 | Fri 4/3 - 2:38 PM | 4973 | 10339 |
|
2473 | 5171 | 972 | 52 | 243 |
| Qualification 27 | Fri 4/3 - 3:23 PM | 972 | 10372 | 11230 | 192 | 2473 | 6918 | 239 | 115 |
| Qualification 33 | Fri 4/3 - 4:14 PM | 1700 | 5171 | 4255 | 4186 | 972 | 1854 | 133 | 213 |
| Qualification 46 | Fri 4/3 - 6:05 PM | 8852 | 10500 | 4186 | 9111 | 972 | 6962 | 94 | 445 |
| Qualification 52 | Fri 4/3 - 6:56 PM | 10281 | 10221 | 9038 | 972 | 8852 | 5027 | 60 | 246 |
| Qualification 59 | Sat 4/4 - 9:26 AM | 972 | 11274 | 6418 | 10615 | 6962 | 5419 | 260 | 338 |
| Qualification 65 | Sat 4/4 - 10:14 AM | 972 | 9400 | 4669 | 199 | 11230 | 4904 | 348 | 156 |
| Qualification 69 | Sat 4/4 - 10:49 AM | 10221 | 5499 | 972 | 10615 | 4669 | 8045 | 351 | 77 |
| Qualification 73 | Sat 4/4 - 11:24 AM | 10615 | 972 | 3256 | 2551 | 10644 | 5499 | 482 | 105 |
Playoff Matches
Alliance Selection: Round 1 of Alliance 1
| Match | Start Time | Red 1 | Red 2 | Red 3 | Blue 1 | Blue 2 | Blue 3 | Red Final | Blue Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Match 1 (R1) | Sat 4/4 - 2:05 PM | Alliance 1 | Alliance 8 |
284 |
232 |
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| 10339 | 972 | 3256 | 2473 | 199 | 10644 | ||||
| Match 7 (R2) | Alliance 1 | Alliance 4 |
344 |
252 |
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| 10615 | 3256 | 972 | 1700 | 6418 | 5419 | ||||
| Match 11 (R4) | Alliance 1 | Alliance 2 |
474 |
354 |
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| 10339 | 3256 | 972 | 841 | 1854 | 4698 | ||||
| Final 1 | Alliance 1 | Alliance 2 |
394 |
450 |
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| 10339 | 3256 | 972 | 841 | 1854 | 4698 | ||||
| Final 2 | Alliance 1 | Alliance 2 |
220 |
364 |
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| 10615 | 3256 | 972 | 841 | 1854 | 4698 | ||||
District teams are ranked against all teams in their district and the final rankings, once all district events have been played, are used to determine eligibility for District Championships and/or the FIRST Championship. More Info...
Total Points:
107
Rank: 26 of 344 teams in the FIRST California District (Full Rankings )
Qualified for District Championship: Yes (DistrictPoints)
Qualified for FIRST Championship: No
Rank: 26 of 344 teams in the FIRST California District (Full Rankings )
Qualified for District Championship: Yes (DistrictPoints)
Qualified for FIRST Championship: No
Total Score
107
107
Ranking
26 of 344
26 of 344
Team 972 had the following district points activities in the 2026 season:
| Event/Activity | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CA District Silicon Valley Event presented by Apple | 19 | 14 | 7 | 5 | -- | 45 |
| CA District East Bay Event | 21 | 16 | 20 | 5 | -- | 62 |
If Team 972 is tied with any other FIRST California teams in total District Ranking Points,
the tie will be broken using the following criteria:
| Level | Description | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | Total Playoff Round Performance Points | 27 |
| Level 2 | Max Playoff Round Performance Points | 20 |
| Level 3 | Total Alliance Selection Points | 30 |
| Level 4 | Max Alliance Selection Points | 16 |
| Level 5 | Total Qualification Points | 40 |
| Level 6 | Highest Match Score | 538 |
| Level 7 | Second Highest Match Score | 482 |
| Level 8 | Third Highest Match Score | 475 |
| Level 9 | Random Sort | --- |