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La Costa Canyon (Carlsbad, CA)


GENERAL
Nickname: Mavericks
Colors: Green/Gold/Navy
Coach: Darrin Brown
League: Avocado (moving from Palomar)
Section: San Diego
Playoff Division: II
Playoff Division Rank: #2
CA Bowl Division: South 1 (not yet official)
CA Bowl Division Rank: #6

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 9
Returning Defensive Starters: 5
2007 JV Record: 7-2
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes

RATINGS
2007 Final Power Rating: 42.9
2007 National Rank: #406
2007 State Rank: #38
Off-Season Rating Adjustment: +7
2008 Starting Power Rating: 49.9
2008 National Rank: #153
2008 State Rank: #17
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2007 Rating): 34.3
Dynasty National Rank: #344
2008 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 15.6
Dynasty Record: 39-20 (20-4 in league)

HISTORICAL
2007 Overall Record: 7-4
2007 League Record/Finish: 4-0 (tied for 1st)
2007 Points For Average: 27.3
2007 Points Against Average: 12.3
2007 Differential: +15
2007 Wins: #624 Lakewood (23-6), #1118 San Pasqual (Escondido) (34-20), #1233 Mira Mesa (San Diego) (31-3), #3325 Rancho Bernardo (San Diego) (45-7), #4382 Torrey Pines (San Diego) (30-0), #4520 Mt. Carmel (San Diego) (37-0), #6259 Westview (San Diego) (49-6)
2007 Losses: #57 Oceanside (14-10), #57 Oceanside (27-20), #372 Carlsbad (8-7), #554 Mission Viejo (44-14)
2007 Opponents W-L: 73-46-1
Recent League Championships: 2007 (tied for 1st, Palomar), 2006 (Palomar), 2003 (tied for 1st)
Winning Streak Entering 2008 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2008 Schedule: 9/5 at Dixie (St. George, UT), 9/12 Carlsbad, 9/19 Mission Viejo, 9/26 Santa Margarita (Rancho Santa Margarita), 10/3 at Rancho Buena Vista (Vista), 10/17 at Mission Hills (San Marcos), 10/24 San Pasqual (Escondido), 10/31 Escondido, 11/7 at Fallbrook, 11/14 at Torrey Pines (San Diego)
Highest-Rated 2008 Regular Season Opponents: Mission Viejo (44.7), Mission Hills (San Marcos) (37.4), Rancho Buena Vista (Vista) (37.2)
Lowest-Rated 2008 Regular Season Opponents: Torrey Pines (San Diego) (14.6), Dixie (St. George, UT) (16.1), Escondido (17.5)
2007 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 25.9 (34.7 overall)
2008 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 28.4
2008 vs. 2007 Schedule Strength Comparison: +2.5
2008 Projected Regular Season Record: 9-1
2008 Projected League Finish: 1st
2008 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 49%
Opener: 9/5 at Dixie (St. George, UT) [projection: 38-3 win]



Outlook: Don't let the 7-4 record fool you. The 2007 version of the La Costa Canyon football team was pretty good. Two of those losses were by 7 and 4 to eventual CIF D-II State Champ Oceanside. That's a little scary considering how young that team was. The 2008 Mavericks will be returning 14 starters, 9 on offense. How far they actually go may depend on the development of Sebastian Frausto at QB. At linebacker, Coach Brown says that Jacob Driver is "as good as they come." A San Diego section title may not be out of the question, but they will desperately need wins over Mission Viejo and Santa Margarita (in back-to-back weeks) if they are to be realistically considered for a CIF bowl game.