Corning (CA) GENERAL Nickname: Cardinals Colors: Red/White/Black Coach: John Studer League: Northern Section: Northern Playoff Division: I Playoff Division Rank: #9 CA Bowl Division: North 3 CA Bowl Division Rank: #68 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 4 Returning Defensive Starters: 7 2008 JV Record: 1-9 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: no Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Fontaine Richardson 6'0" 180 Senior HB/OLB Casey Cleland 5'10" 180 Senior FB/ILB Cameron Nye 5'11" 160 Junior HB/S STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Experienced Defense, Returning Key Starters, Improved Team Speed Team Weaknesses: Replacing OL RATINGS 2008 Final Power Rating: -4.4 2008 National Rank: #9238 2008 State Rank: #709 Off-Season Rating Adjustment: -1 2009 Starting Power Rating: -5.3 2009 National Rank: #9468 2009 State Rank: #734 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2008 Rating): 3.8 Dynasty National Rank: #6378 2009 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 9.1 Dynasty Record: 25-38 [24-39 on the field] (7-22 in league) HISTORICAL 2008 Overall Record: 3-7 2008 League Record/Finish: 0-5 (6th) 2008 Points For Average: 18.5 2008 Points Against Average: 28 2008 Differential: -9.5 2008 Wins: #7109 Willows (54-21), #11308 Orland (41-21), #13264 Las Plumas (Oroville) (35-0) 2008 Losses: #1248 Enterprise (Redding) (41-13), #1698 West Valley (Cottonwood) (41-7), #2581 Red Bluff (47-7), #2623 Lassen (Susanville) (28-0), #4323 Anderson (27-0), #7687 Central Valley (Shasta Lake) (27-21), #8947 Yreka (27-7) 2008 Opponents W-L: 60-51 Winning Streak Entering 2009 Season: none SCHEDULE 2009 Schedule: 9/4 at Enterprise (Redding), 9/11 at Orland, 9/18 Red Bluff, 9/25 at Willows, 10/2 Las Plumas (Oroville), 10/9 West Valley (Cottonwood), 10/16 at Central Valley (Shasta Lake), 10/23 Yreka, 10/30 at Lassen (Susanville), 11/6 Anderson Highest-Rated 2009 Regular Season Opponents: Enterprise (Redding) (36.9), West Valley (Cottonwood) (27.4), Red Bluff (21) Lowest-Rated 2009 Regular Season Opponents: Orland (-18), Las Plumas (Oroville) (-15.6), Yreka (-8.7) 2008 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 7.6 2009 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 7.8 2009 vs. 2008 Schedule Strength Comparison: +0.2 2009 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #479 2009 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #5262 2009 Projected Regular Season Record: 3-7 2009 Projected League Finish: 5th 2009 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% Opener: 9/4 at Enterprise (Redding) [projection: 48-6 loss]