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Torrance (CA) GENERAL Nickname: Tartars Colors: Maroon/Gray Coach: Rock Hollis League: Pioneer Section: Southern Playoff Division: Northwest (X) Playoff Division Rank: #7 CA Bowl Division: South 2 (not yet official) CA Bowl Division Rank: #62 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 8 Returning Defensive Starters: 8 2007 JV Record: 8-2 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: yes RATINGS 2007 Final Power Rating: 7 2007 National Rank: #6106 2007 State Rank: #455 Off-Season Rating Adjustment: +12.5 2008 Starting Power Rating: 19.5 2008 National Rank: #3021 2008 State Rank: #228 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2007 Rating): -0.2 Dynasty National Rank: #7620 2008 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 19.7 Dynasty Record: 26-27-2 (16-8-2 in league) HISTORICAL 2007 Overall Record: 7-4 2007 League Record/Finish: 5-0 (1st) 2007 Points For Average: 22.5 2007 Points Against Average: 20 2007 Differential: +2.5 2007 Wins: #6192 Centennial (Compton) (27-7), #6643 South (Torrance) (27-11), #7200 North (Torrance) (28-21), #8428 El Segundo (42-13), #9135 Burbank (7-0), #10686 Lawndale (48-36), #11919 Hawthorne (20-0) 2007 Losses: #1742 Serra (Gardena) (35-21), #2714 West (Torrance) (42-0), #3459 Harvard-Westlake (North Hollywood) (42-16), #7078 Morningside (Inglewood) (13-12) 2007 Opponents W-L: 56-61-1 Recent League Championships: 2007 Winning Streak Entering 2008 Season: none SCHEDULE 2008 Schedule: 9/13 at Burbank, 9/19 at West (Torrance), 9/26 at Hawthorne, 10/3 vs Morningside (Inglewood), 10/10 vs Warren (Downey), 10/17 vs El Segundo, 10/24 at South (Torrance), 10/31 at Lawndale, 11/7 vs Centennial (Compton), 11/14 vs North (Torrance) Highest-Rated 2008 Regular Season Opponents: West (Torrance) (21.8), Warren (Downey) (17.9), South (Torrance) (14.8) Lowest-Rated 2008 Regular Season Opponents: Hawthorne (-19.3), Lawndale (-10.9), Burbank (-3) 2007 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 3.5 (5.8 overall) 2008 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 3.8 2008 vs. 2007 Schedule Strength Comparison: +0.3 2008 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-2 2008 Projected League Finish: 1st 2008 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 9% Opener: 9/13 at Burbank [projection: 31-14 win] Outlook: The defending Pioneer League champs, Torrance High School, have their sights set high. 80% of their team last year was juniors, and 16 starters return. On offense, the Tartars lose their starting QB to an out-of-state transfer (Texas), but they return two solid RBs in Michael Andrews (1st team All-Pioneer League) and Keami Owens. Defensively, Torrance should be solid with 8 starters returning, including Aaron Bradley and Alex Taylor in the secondary, Alex Gonzales at LB, and Sam Turpin and Daniel Grajeda on the DL. The biggest question mark for Coach Rock Hollis is the size of his lines, but he hopes his team's experience can overcome that en route to another league title.