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Patterson (CA) GENERAL Nickname: Tigers Colors: Crimson/Gray Coach: Rob Cozart League: Western (moving from Western Athletic) Section: Sac-Joaquin Playoff Division: V Playoff Division Rank: #3 CA Bowl Division: North 2 (not yet official) CA Bowl Division Rank: #17 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 4 Returning Defensive Starters: 4 2007 JV Record: 6-3-2 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: no RATINGS 2007 Final Power Rating: 29.5 2007 National Rank: #1517 2007 State Rank: #126 Off-Season Rating Adjustment: -6 2008 Starting Power Rating: 23.5 2008 National Rank: #2203 2008 State Rank: #186 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2007 Rating): 13.1 Dynasty National Rank: #3488 2008 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 10.4 Dynasty Record: 34-23 (14-11 in league) HISTORICAL 2007 Overall Record: 11-2 2007 League Record/Finish: 4-1 (2nd) 2007 Points For Average: 33.3 2007 Points Against Average: 14.6 2007 Differential: +18.7 2007 Wins: #2236 Escalon (28-13), #2236 Escalon (12-7), #3645 Hilmar (33-16), #4721 Sierra (Manteca) (48-24), #5357 Calaveras (San Andreas) (34-27), #6306 Argonaut (Jackson) (31-14), #8551 Immanuel (Reedley) (30-7), #10297 Summerville (Tuolumne) (35-2), #11147 Orestimba (Newman) (41-14), #13317 Livingston (63-7), #14184 Gustine (62-0) 2007 Losses: #428 Central Catholic (Modesto) (35-10), #428 Central Catholic (Modesto) (24-6) 2007 Opponents W-L: 77-66-2 Winning Streak Entering 2008 Season: none SCHEDULE 2008 Schedule: 9/12 McClatchy (Sacramento), 9/19 at Escalon, 9/26 Sierra (Manteca), 10/3 Downey (Modesto), 10/10 vs Modesto, 10/17 Orestimba (Newman), 10/24 Gustine, 10/31 at Livingston, 11/7 Central Catholic (Modesto), 11/14 at Hilmar Highest-Rated 2008 Regular Season Opponents: Central Catholic (Modesto) (34.5), Escalon (25.5), Hilmar (17.5) Lowest-Rated 2008 Regular Season Opponents: Gustine (-55.8), Livingston (-31.9), McClatchy (Sacramento) (-25.3) 2007 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 0 (10 overall) 2008 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -6.7 2008 vs. 2007 Schedule Strength Comparison: -6.7 2008 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-2 2008 Projected League Finish: 2nd 2008 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 3% Opener: 9/12 McClatchy (Sacramento) [projection: 44-7 win] Outlook: Coach Rob Cozart hopes to ride the momentum rolling from a 2007 section-finalist team that set a school-record eleven wins. In fact, The Patterson Tigers lost only twice, both times to the same team. Central Catholic (Modesto), who represented the North in the California Division III Bowl, denied the Tigers of a league title and a section title. This year is the largest turnout for varsity football - 95 students. The Tigers return only eight starters, but these players are key in Coach Cozart's opinion. They return three of four starting defensive linemen, Danny Arriola G/DT, Jorden Faatiga DT, and Imani Brown DE. On offense, the Tigers return Daniel Reza QB (1202 passing yards) and playmaker Ronyea Ellington WR. Other key players to watch include Jacob Priester T, Siaosi Tupouata LB, Malik Okitukunda CB, Larry Taylor CB and Anthony Ginestra SS. The team adds two more freshmen coaches as the school's enrollment continue to grow. It is highest ever having 1700+ students. The tigers have a strong home-field advantage; winning 14 of 17 games at home in the last three years. So, the staff is pleased to be playing 6 home games each year for the next 2 years. Coach Cozart wrote a nice summary for his team. "Going into last season, we really didn't feel that we would have as much success as we ended up having, but the team continued to get better and we made it all the way to the Section Championship for the first time ever. Having done that, it really does prove that you never can predict your season. I do, however, believe that this year's team will do some very good things and continue our playoff streak, making some noise along the way. We never set a goal of finishing in second place, so of course we are focused on winning the WAC [Western Athletic Conference] Championship, and after that a Sac-Joaquin Section Championship. We always take the season one game at a time."