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Tehachapi (CA) GENERAL Nickname: Warriors Colors: Green/Black/White Coach: Steve Denman League: South Sequoia Section: Central Playoff Division: 3 Playoff Division Rank: #1 CA Bowl Division: South 2 (not yet official) CA Bowl Division Rank: #27 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 8 Returning Defensive Starters: 6 2007 JV Record: 5-6 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: no RATINGS 2007 Final Power Rating: 34.2 2007 National Rank: #1003 2007 State Rank: #86 Off-Season Rating Adjustment: -1.5 2008 Starting Power Rating: 32.7 2008 National Rank: #1049 2008 State Rank: #100 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2007 Rating): 11.7 Dynasty National Rank: #3851 2008 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 21 Dynasty Record: 39-21 (19-6 in league) HISTORICAL 2007 Overall Record: 12-1 2007 League Record/Finish: 5-0 (1st) 2007 Points For Average: 33 2007 Points Against Average: 13.8 2007 Differential: +19.2 2007 Wins: #1716 Taft (17-3), #2366 Foothill (Bakersfield) (33-28), #2618 Bakersfield Christian (Bakersfield) (41-7), #3505 Garces (Bakersfield) (28-13), #3505 Garces (Bakersfield) (23-0), #4085 Highland (Bakersfield) (21-14), #6009 Stockdale (Bakersfield) (35-28), #8001 Arvin (55-14), #9448 Los Angeles Baptist (North Hills) (33-6), #9927 Burroughs (Ridgecrest) (49-28), #9954 Wasco (34-6), #10376 Shafter (41-12) 2007 Losses: #3096 Righetti (Santa Maria) (21-19) 2007 Opponents W-L: 74-75-1 Recent Section Championships: 2007 (III), 2003 (Sequoia Large) Recent League Championships: 2007, 2003 Winning Streak Entering 2008 Season: 9 Streak List: 9/21/07 Stockdale (Bakersfield) (35-28), 10/5/07 Shafter (41-12), 10/12/07 Taft (17-3), 10/19/07 Arvin (55-14), 10/26/07 Wasco (34-6), 11/2/07 Bakersfield Christian (Bakersfield) (41-7), 11/16/07 Highland (Bakersfield) (21-14), 11/23/07 Garces (Bakersfield) (23-0), 11/30/07 Foothill (Bakersfield) (33-28) SCHEDULE 2008 Schedule: 9/6 Segerstrom (Santa Ana), 9/12 Garces (Bakersfield), 9/19 at Frontier (Bakersfield), 9/26 at Burroughs (Ridgecrest), 10/3 at Rosamond, 10/17 Shafter, 10/24 at Bakersfield Christian (Bakersfield), 10/31 at Taft, 11/7 Wasco, 11/14 Arvin Highest-Rated 2008 Regular Season Opponents: Bakersfield Christian (Bakersfield) (36.3), Taft (22), Garces (Bakersfield) (11.2) Lowest-Rated 2008 Regular Season Opponents: Rosamond (-27.6), Shafter (-16), Wasco (-15.3) 2007 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 2.8 (11.8 overall) 2008 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 1.3 2008 vs. 2007 Schedule Strength Comparison: -1.5 2008 Projected Regular Season Record: 9-1 2008 Projected League Finish: 2nd 2008 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 22% Opener: 9/6 Segerstrom (Santa Ana) [projection: 42-10 win] Outlook: The Tehachapi Warriors are the defending Central Section, Division III champion. The Central Section realignment brings two interesting changes that affect the Warriors. First, the league's realign so that the Sequoia leagues, Tehachapi being in the South Sequoia, have mostly division IV and division V teams. Tehachapi is one of only three division III teams in the new Sequoias. The second change has larger schools moving into division III and smaller schools moving down a division. The result is that the Warriors have smaller schools to compete with within their league but larger schools during division III playoffs. Coach Steve Denman commented, "Mountain Football will have a great test ahead of them, but the team is excited at the opportunity to defend their CIF championship." The Warriors lose some great athletes to graduation, but they retain strong leadership and fourteen starters from a championship team. Garrett Coontz LB and Lance Lange LB were 2007 defensive captains. On offense, Josh Strauss rushed for 989 yards, and Adam Mullen recorded 971 rushing yards. Offensive linemen Dominic Chavarria, Kevin Ruiz, Vince Ortiz and Drew Howell bring back a depth of experience for the Warriors. Franky Rodriguez was the team's leading receiver in 2007 yardage. New starting quarterback Kurtis Knundson was able to gain some game experience last year.