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El Diamante (Visalia, CA) GENERAL Nickname: Miners Colors: Green/Blue Coach: Mark Rogers League: West Yosemite Section: Central Playoff Division: 2 Playoff Division Rank: #1 CA Bowl Division: South 2 (not yet official) CA Bowl Division Rank: #6 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 5 Returning Defensive Starters: 3 2007 JV Record: 7-3 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: no RATINGS 2007 Final Power Rating: 45.8 2007 National Rank: #280 2007 State Rank: #24 Off-Season Rating Adjustment: +4 2008 Starting Power Rating: 49.8 2008 National Rank: #154 2008 State Rank: #18 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2007 Rating): 13.6 Dynasty National Rank: #3365 2008 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 36.2 Dynasty Record: 38-17 (17-7 in league) HISTORICAL 2007 Overall Record: 12-1 2007 League Record/Finish: 6-0 (1st) 2007 Points For Average: 45.6 2007 Points Against Average: 7.2 2007 Differential: +38.4 2007 Wins: #1287 Tulare Union (Tulare) (63-14), #2206 Lemoore (41-19), #2206 Lemoore (21-9), #3459 Hanford (30-7), #4775 Redwood (Visalia) (56-0), #5708 Fresno (49-14), #6691 North (Bakersfield) (42-0), #7104 Golden West (Visalia) (55-0), #9162 Hanford West (Hanford) (56-0), #10228 Porterville (42-0), #11025 Frontier (Bakersfield) (63-0), #11430 Mt. Whitney (Visalia) (58-0) 2007 Losses: #271 Clovis West (Fresno) (30-17) 2007 Opponents W-L: 69-81-1 Recent Section Championships: 2007 (II) Recent League Championships: 2007, 2005 Winning Streak Entering 2008 Season: 11 Streak List: 9/14/07 North (Bakersfield) (42-0), 9/21/07 Mt. Whitney (Visalia) (58-0), 9/28/07 Porterville (42-0), 10/5/07 Lemoore (41-19), 10/12/07 Hanford West (Hanford) (56-0), 10/19/07 Redwood (Visalia) (56-0), 10/26/07 Hanford (30-7), 11/2/07 Golden West (Visalia) (55-0), 11/16/07 Fresno (49-14), 11/23/07 Lemoore (21-9), 11/30/07 Tulare Union (Tulare) (63-14) SCHEDULE 2008 Schedule: 9/12 vs West (Bakersfield), 9/19 vs Golden Valley (Bakersfield), 9/26 at Central (Fresno), 10/3 vs Mt. Whitney (Visalia), 10/9 vs Paso Robles, 10/17 vs Lemoore, 10/24 vs Hanford West (Hanford), 10/31 vs Redwood (Visalia), 11/7 vs Hanford, 11/14 at Golden West (Visalia) Highest-Rated 2008 Regular Season Opponents: Paso Robles (36.6), Hanford (26.4), Lemoore (19.5) Lowest-Rated 2008 Regular Season Opponents: Hanford West (Hanford) (-18.1), Mt. Whitney (Visalia) (-3.4), Golden Valley (Bakersfield) (1.3) 2007 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 2.7 (13.2 overall) 2008 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 10.8 2008 vs. 2007 Schedule Strength Comparison: +8.1 2008 Projected Regular Season Record: 10-0 2008 Projected League Finish: 1st 2008 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 73% Opener: 9/12 vs West (Bakersfield) [projection: 40-10 win] Outlook: The El Diamante Miners are the defending Central Section Division II champions. The Miners have a split outlook: They will have a rebuilding year on defense but a strong running offense. Coach Mark Rogers thinks Greg Capella OL, Nate Ware DE, Shane Souza OL, and Stefphon Jefferson TB will be the core talent this year. With only eight returning starters, it will be difficult for the Miners to have a season like last year. However, Capella is a nationally ranked DI recruit already committed to UCLA. Jefferson and Ware are also DI recruit prospects. So the core leadership is talented.