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Atascadero (CA)


GENERAL
Nickname: Greyhounds
Colors: Orange/Gray
Coach: Vic Cooper
League: Pac-7
Section: Southern
Playoff Division: Northern (IV)
Playoff Division Rank: #10
CA Bowl Division: South 2 (not yet official)
CA Bowl Division Rank: #28

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 4
Returning Defensive Starters: 4
2007 JV Record: 9-1
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes

RATINGS
2007 Final Power Rating: 33.9
2007 National Rank: #1030
2007 State Rank: #91
Off-Season Rating Adjustment: -2.5
2008 Starting Power Rating: 31.4
2008 National Rank: #1151
2008 State Rank: #107
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2007 Rating): 19.9
Dynasty National Rank: #1956
2008 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 11.5
Dynasty Record: 32-22 (11-11 in league)

HISTORICAL
2007 Overall Record: 9-3
2007 League Record/Finish: 4-1 (1st)
2007 Points For Average: 27
2007 Points Against Average: 14.5
2007 Differential: +12.5
2007 Wins: #1354 Paso Robles (24-21), #2206 San Luis Obispo (15-3), #2339 Moorpark (28-14), #2396 Thousand Oaks (14-11), #3096 Washington Union (Fresno) (42-22), #4043 Dinuba (42-0), #5299 Lompoc (51-14), #7882 Arroyo Grande (34-0), #8507 Clovis (41-0)
2007 Losses: #70 St. Bonaventure (Ventura) (34-14), #230 Saugus (34-6), #3096 Righetti (Santa Maria) (21-13)
2007 Opponents W-L: 80-56-1
Recent League Championships: 2007, 2006
Winning Streak Entering 2008 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2008 Schedule: 9/5 at Clovis, 9/12 St. Bonaventure (Ventura), 9/19 Gilroy, 9/26 vs Redwood (Visalia), 10/10 Sanger, 10/17 at Righetti (Santa Maria), 10/24 San Luis Obispo, 10/31 at Lompoc, 11/7 at Arroyo Grande, 11/14 Paso Robles
Highest-Rated 2008 Regular Season Opponents: St. Bonaventure (Ventura) (51.8), Gilroy (50.4), Paso Robles (36.6)
Lowest-Rated 2008 Regular Season Opponents: Arroyo Grande (1.2), Clovis (3), Redwood (Visalia) (8)
2007 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 16.7 (24.7 overall)
2008 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 23.9
2008 vs. 2007 Schedule Strength Comparison: +7.2
2008 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-4
2008 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2008 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%
Opener: 9/5 at Clovis [projection: 35-14 win]



Outlook: Defending Pac-7 co-champion Atascadero appears not satisfied with just winning league titles. They added another tough team to their non-league schedule (Gilroy from the Central Coast Section) that already included defending Southern Section Northern Division champion St. Bonaventure. They'll pursue another playoff spot with 8 starters returning, including RB Nick Tenhaeff (1700 yards rushing) and FB Trevor Holloway (nearly 500 yards on the ground). Thane Atkinson and Marshall Nelson will lead the O-line. Holloway and Atkinson will be forces on defense, too, at LB and DL, respectively. Another top defender in FS Michael Lombardi also returns. One trend that Coach Vic Cooper probably hopes will end is a continued drop in enrollment at Atascadero High, which could lead to a drop in the level of all sports programs, not just football.