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Calipatria (CA)


GENERAL
Nickname: Hornets
Colors: Navy/Gold
Coach: David Shaw
League: Pacific
Section: San Diego
Playoff Division: V
Playoff Division Rank: #16
CA Bowl Division: South Small (not yet official)
CA Bowl Division Rank: #60

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 5
Returning Defensive Starters: 5
2007 JV Record: 0-8
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes

RATINGS
2007 Final Power Rating: -42.4
2007 National Rank: #14074
2007 State Rank: #1007
Off-Season Rating Adjustment: +6
2008 Starting Power Rating: -36.3
2008 National Rank: #13717
2008 State Rank: #989
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2007 Rating): -31.2
Dynasty National Rank: #13612
2008 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 5.1
Dynasty Record: 12-17 [11-18 on the field] (7-6 in league)

HISTORICAL
2007 Overall Record: 1-8
2007 League Record/Finish: 1-2 (4th)
2007 Points For Average: 6.4
2007 Points Against Average: 34.4
2007 Differential: -28
2007 Wins: #8507 Army-Navy (Carlsbad) (forfeit)
2007 Losses: #10569 Vincent Memorial (Calexico) (59-0), #11045 Holtville (35-0), #11647 Escondido Charter (Escondido) (48-3), #11734 Julian (31-7), #11977 Sun Valley (Ramona) (22-12), #12579 Tri-City Christian (Vista) (38-0), #12804 Mountain Empire (Pine Valley) (28-16), #13493 Calvin Christian (Escondido) (14-13)
2007 Opponents W-L: 38-45
Winning Streak Entering 2008 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2008 Schedule: 9/5 Julian, 9/11 at Calvary Christian Academy (Chula Vista), 9/19 Desert Hot Springs, 9/27 at Calvin Christian (Escondido), 10/3 at Desert Mirage (Thermal), 10/17 vs Escondido Charter (Escondido), 10/24 at La Jolla Country Day (La Jolla), 10/31 vs Tri-City Christian (Vista), 11/7 Army-Navy (Carlsbad)
Highest-Rated 2008 Regular Season Opponents: Army-Navy (Carlsbad) (-0.4), La Jolla Country Day (La Jolla) (-1.7), Desert Hot Springs (-9)
Lowest-Rated 2008 Regular Season Opponents: Desert Mirage (Thermal) (-23.9), Escondido Charter (Escondido) (-23), Calvin Christian (Escondido) (-20.6)
2007 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -17.7
2008 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -12.3
2008 vs. 2007 Schedule Strength Comparison: +5.4
2008 Projected Regular Season Record: 0-9
2008 Projected League Finish: 5th
2008 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%
Opener: 9/5 Julian [projection: 31-10 loss]



Outlook: It seems the numbers may be a bit misleading for Calipatria High School. Neither the varsity nor the JV team secured a victory on the field last year, but there might be a pretty good reason for that. A very significant percentage of the team were sophomores. QB Sylvester Flores, RB/S Daven Arredondo, WR/DB Juan Yepiz, and TE/DL Christian Gaines (among many others) all either started or saw a lot of playing time... and all are incoming juniors. Now, despite all of the on-the-field experience, it must be noted that this team will still be relatively young, especially on the O-line. That year of experience, however, should make this team clearly better in '08 and a potential threat in '09.