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Escalon (CA) GENERAL Nickname: Cougars Colors: Purple/Gold Coach: Mark Loureiro League: Trans Valley Section: Sac-Joaquin Playoff Division: V Playoff Division Rank: #2 CA Bowl Division: North 2 (not yet official) CA Bowl Division Rank: #15 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 4 Returning Defensive Starters: 5 2007 JV Record: 10-0 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: no RATINGS 2007 Final Power Rating: 24.5 2007 National Rank: #2247 2007 State Rank: #172 Off-Season Rating Adjustment: +1 2008 Starting Power Rating: 25.5 2008 National Rank: #1860 2008 State Rank: #171 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2007 Rating): 26 Dynasty National Rank: #1012 2008 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 0.5 Dynasty Record: 53-9 (20-5 in league) HISTORICAL 2007 Overall Record: 10-2 2007 League Record/Finish: 5-0 (1st) 2007 Points For Average: 34.1 2007 Points Against Average: 8.6 2007 Differential: +25.5 2007 Wins: #3698 Hughson (43-7), #4122 Modesto Christian (Modesto) (28-14), #7046 Bret Harte (Angels Camp) (42-7), #7046 Bret Harte (Angels Camp) (34-9), #7439 Central Valley (Ceres) (34-7), #8404 Ripon (28-13), #8828 Linden (35-0), #12836 Riverbank (54-0), #12904 Kennedy (Sacramento) (49-6), #13702 Ripon Christian (Ripon) (42-0) 2007 Losses: #1509 Patterson (28-13), #1509 Patterson (12-7) 2007 Opponents W-L: 65-66 Recent Section Championships: 2005 (IV), 2003 (IV) Recent League Championships: 2007 Winning Streak Entering 2008 Season: none SCHEDULE 2008 Schedule: 9/12 at Dixon, 9/19 Patterson, 9/26 vs Buhach Colony (Atwater), 10/3 Linden, 10/10 at Bret Harte (Angels Camp), 10/18 vs Ripon Christian (Ripon), 10/24 at Hughson, 10/31 Riverbank, 11/7 Modesto Christian (Modesto), 11/14 Ripon Highest-Rated 2008 Regular Season Opponents: Patterson (23.5), Modesto Christian (Modesto) (17.5), Hughson (15) Lowest-Rated 2008 Regular Season Opponents: Riverbank (-34.8), Ripon Christian (Ripon) (-27.9), Dixon (-17.4) 2007 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -3.4 (3.3 overall) 2008 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -5.3 2008 vs. 2007 Schedule Strength Comparison: -1.9 2008 Projected Regular Season Record: 9-1 2008 Projected League Finish: 1st 2008 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 45% Opener: 9/12 at Dixon [projection: 35-6 win] Outlook: Coach Mark Loureiro is counting on a strong 2007 junior varsity to fill key positions. The Escalon Cougars most likely will be in a rebuilding year, and the depth of that rebuilding will depend on how quickly a talented junior class can get up to speed. Coach Loureiro will rest much of his confidence on Dan Thomson RB/DB, Blake Hayen TE/OLB, and Thomas Martin DL/TE. The Cougars have prepared at Wing-T camp. Team speed and the size of the offensive line could be the deciding factors in Escalon's success.