Team Avatar Team 972 - Iron Claw (2026)

Los Gatos High School


From: Los Gatos, California, USA
District: FIRST California
Rookie Year: 2002

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


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CA District Silicon Valley Event presented by Apple

  March 13 to March 15, 2026

Alliance
Selection		 Awards Event
Total
19 14 7 5 45
Qualification Matches
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Rank: 4 of 37
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
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Record: 0 Wins and 0 Losses
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

1351 5026 972 100 2854 6238
Match 8 (R2)   Alliance 2 Alliance 3

388

306

4990 3256 581 1351 5026 972
Match 10 (R3)   Alliance 3 Alliance 4

288

244

1351 5026 972 6059 668 1868

CA District East Bay Event

  April 2 to April 4, 2026

Alliance
Selection		 Awards Event
Total
21 16 20 5 62
Qualification Matches
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Rank: 2 of 39
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 5027 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
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Record: 0 Wins and 0 Losses
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

10339 972 3256 2473 199 10644
Match 7 (R2)   Alliance 1 Alliance 4

344

252

10615 3256 972 1700 6418 5419
Match 11 (R4)   Alliance 1 Alliance 2

474

354

10339 3256 972 841 1854 4698
Final 1   Alliance 1 Alliance 2

394

450

10339 3256 972 841 1854 4698
Final 2   Alliance 1 Alliance 2

220

364

10615 3256 972 841 1854 4698

FIRST California Northern State Championship

  April 9 to April 12, 2026

Alliance
Selection		 Awards Event
Total
57 36 39 15 147
Qualification Matches
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Rank: 7 of 60
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 4   Fri 4/10 - 12:57 PM 6305 254 1671 1678 3256 972 637 364
Qualification 19   Fri 4/10 - 3:19 PM 4698 701 766 972 3970 6662 270 286
Qualification 26 Fri 4/10 - 4:26 PM 3970 8048 5419 7419 972 3501 307 503
Qualification 34   Fri 4/10 - 5:33 PM 192 3598 3501 254 2204 972 264 685
Qualification 42   Sat 4/11 - 9:18 AM 192 670 972 9400 7137 1072 332 90
Qualification 55   Sat 4/11 - 11:11 AM 972 2073 840 6238 2813 5940 393 493
Qualification 63   Sat 4/11 - 1:03 PM 7419 649 4135 8793 972 5104 122 346
Qualification 72   Sat 4/11 - 2:18 PM 701 972 5507 840 6962 10339 440 247
Qualification 83   Sat 4/11 - 3:59 PM 604 972 846 5104 1967 2135 536 289
Qualification 91   Sat 4/11 - 5:02 PM 9470 6418 972 6665 604 8 515 468
Qualification 101   Sun 4/12 - 9:23 AM 9470 1323 8 972 2135 5700 766 266
Qualification 115   Sun 4/12 - 11:22 AM 972 6036 6665 6814 5817 581 386 302
Playoff Matches
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Record: 0 Wins and 0 Losses
Alliance Selection: Captain of Alliance 5

Match Start Time Red 1 Red 2 Red 3 Blue 1 Blue 2 Blue 3 Red Final Blue Final
Match 2 (R1)   Sun 4/12 - 1:45 PM Alliance 4 Alliance 5

619

485

846 3045 581 971 3256 972
Match 5 (R2)   Alliance 8 Alliance 5

550

575

2073 1868 604 971 3256 972
Match 10 (R3)   Alliance 6 Alliance 5

408

496

8 841 5026 971 3256 972
Match 12 (R4)   Alliance 5 Alliance 3

526

501

971 3256 972 6036 3501 5940
Match 13 (R5)   Alliance 2 Alliance 5

656

383

6665 1678 9470 971 3256 972

FIRST Championship - FIRST Robotics Competition

  April 29 to May 2, 2026


FIRST Championship - FIRST Robotics Competition - Daly Division presented by BAE Systems, Inc.

  April 29 to May 2, 2026

Qualification Matches
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Rank: 44 of 75
Record: 5 Wins, 5 Losses and 0 Ties - 10 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   Thu 4/30 - 8:36 AM 972 10229 999 272 5550 1538 177 419
Qualification 22   Thu 4/30 - 10:59 AM 4065 6941 1156 3538 10213 972 506 541
Qualification 30   Thu 4/30 - 1:22 PM 972 1939 1629 340 9094 4674 327 455
Qualification 41   Thu 4/30 - 2:52 PM 2073 11178 3100 1676 972 3990 379 307
Qualification 58   Thu 4/30 - 5:15 PM 1323 6696 2399 303 972 2530 598 155
Qualification 69   Fri 5/1 - 8:37 AM 6017 6998 3008 2399 1720 972 260 368
Qualification 86   Fri 5/1 - 10:57 AM 8724 972 1880 5534 9175 10619 320 205
Qualification 96   Fri 5/1 - 1:51 PM 2399 2718 11 5557 3656 972 503 360
Qualification 108   Fri 5/1 - 3:32 PM 1058 4189 10229 2429 3314 972 320 407
Qualification 119   Fri 5/1 - 4:58 PM 972 7712 4028 9545 1727 5813 516 455
Playoff Matches
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Record: 0 Wins and 0 Losses
Alliance Selection: Round 3 of Alliance 6

Match Start Time Red 1 Red 2 Red 3 Blue 1 Blue 2 Blue 3 Red Final Blue Final
Final 2   Sat 5/2 - 12:02 PM Alliance 1 Alliance 6

794

251

4065 4414 1323 972 1156 6017

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: 254
Rank: 12 of 344 teams in the FIRST California District (Full Rankings )

Qualified for District Championship: Yes (DistrictPoints)
Qualified for FIRST Championship: Yes (DistrictPoints)
Team 972 had the following district points activities in the 2026 season:
Event/Activity Total
CA District Silicon Valley Event presented by Apple 45
CA District East Bay Event 62
FIRST California Northern State Championship 147
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 66
Level 2 Max Playoff Round Performance Points 39
Level 3 Total Alliance Selection Points 66
Level 4 Max Alliance Selection Points 36
Level 5 Total Qualification Points 97
Level 6 Highest Match Score 685
Level 7 Second Highest Match Score 575
Level 8 Third Highest Match Score 538
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