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St. Margaret's (San Juan Capistrano, CA) GENERAL Nickname: Tartans Colors: Red/White/Blue Coach: Harry Welch League: Academy Section: Southern Playoff Division: East Valley (XII) Playoff Division Rank: #1 CA Bowl Division: South Small (not yet official) CA Bowl Division Rank: #1 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 5 Returning Defensive Starters: 6 2007 JV Record: 8-2 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: no RATINGS 2007 Final Power Rating: 37.3 2007 National Rank: #738 2007 State Rank: #64 Off-Season Rating Adjustment: +2 2008 Starting Power Rating: 39.3 2008 National Rank: #540 2008 State Rank: #54 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2007 Rating): 8.8 Dynasty National Rank: #4704 2008 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 30.5 Dynasty Record: 55-7-1 (15-1 in league) HISTORICAL 2007 Overall Record: 14-0 2007 League Record/Finish: 3-0 (1st) 2007 Points For Average: 48.1 2007 Points Against Average: 7.8 2007 Differential: +40.3 2007 Wins: #3215 Brentwood (Los Angeles) (37-6), #5163 Calvary Murrieta (Murrieta) (31-0), #5163 Calvary Murrieta (Murrieta) (14-0), #5642 Maranatha (Pasadena) (49-7), #5642 Maranatha (Pasadena) (56-14), #6990 Whittier Christian (La Habra) (35-19), #8828 Sage Hill (Newport Beach) (84-14), #9263 Mammoth (Mammoth Lakes) (35-6), #9562 Campbell Hall (North Hollywood) (49-10), #11126 Brethren Christian (Huntington Beach) (56-0), #11700 Capistrano Valley Christian (San Juan Capistrano) (63-7), #12401 Western Christian (Covina) (70-20), #13244 Calvary Chapel (Santa Ana) (37-6), #13370 Twin Pines (Banning) (58-0) 2007 Losses: none 2007 Opponents W-L: 88-72 Recent Section Championships: 2007 (Northeast (XIII)), 2006 (Northeast (XIII)) Recent League Championships: 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, 2003 Winning Streak Entering 2008 Season: 28 Streak List: 9/9/06 Army-Navy (Carlsbad) (26-12), 9/15/06 Saddleback Valley Christian (San Juan Capistrano) (50-0), 9/21/06 Calvary Murrieta (Murrieta) (17-6), 9/30/06 Bishop's (La Jolla) (3-0), 10/6/06 Villanova Prep (Ojai) (30-27), 10/12/06 Calvary Chapel (Santa Ana) (42-0), 10/20/06 Linfield Christian (Temecula) (36-0), 10/27/06 Capistrano Valley Christian (San Juan Capistrano) (42-6), 11/3/06 Brethren Christian (Huntington Beach) (48-17), 11/10/06 Sage Hill (Newport Beach) (42-21), 11/17/06 Ribet Academy (Los Angeles) (56-7), 11/24/06 Lucerne Valley (35-0), 12/2/06 Whittier Christian (La Habra) (35-21), 12/9/06 Maranatha (Pasadena) (21-20), 8/31/07 Mammoth (Mammoth Lakes) (35-6), 9/14/07 Maranatha (Pasadena) (56-14), 9/22/07 Whittier Christian (La Habra) (35-19), 9/28/07 Campbell Hall (North Hollywood) (49-10), 10/5/07 Calvary Murrieta (Murrieta) (14-0), 10/12/07 Calvary Chapel (Santa Ana) (37-6), 10/19/07 Western Christian (Covina) (70-20), 10/29/07 Sage Hill (Newport Beach) (84-14), 11/3/07 Capistrano Valley Christian (San Juan Capistrano) (63-7), 11/9/07 Brethren Christian (Huntington Beach) (56-0), 11/16/07 Twin Pines (Banning) (58-0), 11/23/07 Maranatha (Pasadena) (49-7), 12/1/07 Calvary Murrieta (Murrieta) (31-0), 12/8/07 Brentwood (Los Angeles) (37-6) SCHEDULE 2008 Schedule: 9/13 Mammoth (Mammoth Lakes), 9/19 Army-Navy (Carlsbad), 9/26 Whittier Christian (La Habra), 10/3 at Campbell Hall (North Hollywood), 10/11 at Los Angeles Baptist (North Hills), 10/17 Ontario Christian (Ontario), 10/25 vs Western Christian (Covina), 10/31 Brethren Christian (Huntington Beach), 11/7 Capistrano Valley Christian (San Juan Capistrano), 11/14 at Sage Hill (Newport Beach) Highest-Rated 2008 Regular Season Opponents: Ontario Christian (Ontario) (5.6), Army-Navy (Carlsbad) (-0.4), Whittier Christian (La Habra) (-1.5) Lowest-Rated 2008 Regular Season Opponents: Capistrano Valley Christian (San Juan Capistrano) (-30.6), Western Christian (Covina) (-16.2), Brethren Christian (Huntington Beach) (-15.2) 2007 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -8.3 (-2.3 overall) 2008 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -8.3 2008 vs. 2007 Schedule Strength Comparison: 0 2008 Projected Regular Season Record: 10-0 2008 Projected League Finish: 1st 2008 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 90% Opener: 9/13 Mammoth (Mammoth Lakes) [projection: 44-10 win] Outlook: One of the schools most likely to benefit from the expansion of the CIF State bowl games to 5 is St. Margaret's High School. Last year's Southern Section Northeast Division run-away champion posted remarkable numbers. While most California teams gave up on average between 20 and 25 points, the *most* points the Tartans allowed all season long was 20 (they won that game by 50). In the playoffs, they gave up 13 points, total, over 4 games. While the Academy League was moved up to the East Valley Division as a result of that success, we may not see especially different results. 11 returning starters will be joined by a league-champion 8-2 JV squad. A new QB (David Mothander) takes over, but Coach Harry Welch states that he knows the system well. Speaking of bowl games and coaches, Coach Welch was the winner of the inaugural CIF State D-I bowl championship as the leader of Canyon of Canyon Country. That type of experience, already evident last season, could help play a major role for St. Margaret's. Among the Tartans other key players are SS Northeast Division lineman of the year, Chasen Smith, NG Jeremy Baileys, WR/DB Alex Brolic, DL Austin Holden, OL Colfax Shelby, OL Jeff Askin, and RB/DB John Murayama (all of whom were All-Academy League selections). The team is not without faults, however, as the offensive skill positions are going to be relatively inexperienced. Still, this team will be very difficult to defeat for any similarly-sized school, anywhere in California.