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El Capitan (Lakeside, CA)


GENERAL
Nickname: Vaqueros
Colors: Black/Gold
Coach: Ron Burner
League: Grossmont - North
Section: San Diego
Playoff Division: III
Playoff Division Rank: #8
CA Bowl Division: South 2 (not yet official)
CA Bowl Division Rank: #85

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 6
Returning Defensive Starters: 5
2007 JV Record: 7-2
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: no

RATINGS
2007 Final Power Rating: 7.4
2007 National Rank: #5991
2007 State Rank: #442
Off-Season Rating Adjustment: +6.5
2008 Starting Power Rating: 13.9
2008 National Rank: #4282
2008 State Rank: #311
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2007 Rating): 8.5
Dynasty National Rank: #4792
2008 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 5.4
Dynasty Record: 24-29-1 (8-10-1 in league)

HISTORICAL
2007 Overall Record: 5-5
2007 League Record/Finish: 1-2 (4th)
2007 Points For Average: 37.9
2007 Points Against Average: 33.2
2007 Differential: +4.7
2007 Wins: #7223 Coronado (56-36), #7423 Valhalla (El Cajon) (52-33), #8027 King Kekaulike (Pukalani, HI) (51-36), #8207 University City (San Diego) (57-20), #8490 Santana (Santee) (46-14)
2007 Losses: #2862 Steele Canyon (Spring Valley) (47-27), #3236 Mount Miguel (Spring Valley) (34-17), #3671 Ramona (49-21), #5207 Grossmont (El Cajon) (34-31), #10946 El Cajon Valley (El Cajon) (29-21)
2007 Opponents W-L: 47-52
Recent League Championships: 2006
Winning Streak Entering 2008 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2008 Schedule: 9/6 at Morse (San Diego), 9/12 Ramona, 9/19 Point Loma (San Diego), 9/27 at University City (San Diego), 10/3 Steele Canyon (Spring Valley), 10/10 at Valhalla (El Cajon), 10/17 at Grossmont (El Cajon), 10/24 El Cajon Valley (El Cajon), 10/31 at West Hills (Santee), 11/14 Santana (Santee)
Highest-Rated 2008 Regular Season Opponents: Point Loma (San Diego) (31.2), Ramona (22.4), Steele Canyon (Spring Valley) (20.4)
Lowest-Rated 2008 Regular Season Opponents: Morse (San Diego) (-23.1), El Cajon Valley (El Cajon) (-17.8), Santana (Santee) (-9.7)
2007 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 3.7 (7.1 overall)
2008 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 3.7
2008 vs. 2007 Schedule Strength Comparison: 0
2008 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-3
2008 Projected League Finish: 1st
2008 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%
Opener: 9/6 at Morse (San Diego) [projection: 44-22 win]



Outlook: El Capitan could very well have one of the toughest passing attacks in the San Diego Section this fall. Returning are All-County QB Tanner Rust (3000+ yards and 30 TDs), All-County WR Phillip Cook, and WR Jon Molzen. The question is whether or not the young offensive line will mature and gel quickly enough to provide Rust with time to deliver the ball. Coach Ron Burner expressed concern about not returning a proven RB, but he seems to have a handful of good options to fill that role. One thing he did NOT express concern about was his new defensive coordinator, Judd Hulbert, whom he called one of the top defensive coaches in San Diego County. The Vaqueros will be trying to improve on a 5-5 record from a year ago.