Delano (CA) GENERAL Nickname: Tigers Colors: Navy/Gold Coach: Steve Brown/Mario Millan League: East Yosemite Section: Central Playoff Division: 3 Playoff Division Rank: #6 CA Bowl Division: South 2 CA Bowl Division Rank: #105 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 2 Returning Defensive Starters: 3 2008 JV Record: 9-1 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: no Top Defender Returning: no TOP PLAYERS Marcus Avellanoza 5'8" 175 Senior RB/LB Irvin Pollorena 6'1" 250 Senior OL/DL Jose Rivera 5'9" 205 Senior NG/FB STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Second year in offensive system, Team Speed, JV Talent Moving Up Team Weaknesses: Inexperience, Size, Replacing Starters RATINGS 2008 Final Power Rating: 16 2008 National Rank: #3852 2008 State Rank: #329 Off-Season Rating Adjustment: -4 2009 Starting Power Rating: 12 2009 National Rank: #4733 2009 State Rank: #397 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2008 Rating): 4.3 Dynasty National Rank: #6217 2009 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 7.7 Dynasty Record: 36-32 (19-16 in league) HISTORICAL 2008 Overall Record: 8-4 2008 League Record/Finish: 4-2 (3rd) 2008 Points For Average: 29.3 2008 Points Against Average: 20.9 2008 Differential: +8.4 2008 Wins: #4162 North (Bakersfield) (31-14), #4864 Golden West (Visalia) (35-0), #6073 South (Bakersfield) (42-0), #6629 Monache (Porterville) (20-13), #9325 Chavez (Delano) (26-23), #10225 Shafter (36-0), #10922 Granite Hills (Porterville) (42-6), #11653 Tulare Western (Tulare) (27-6) 2008 Losses: #396 Tulare Union (Tulare) (54-16), #1418 Hanford (48-6), #6122 Porterville (34-21), #8536 Hanford West (Hanford) (53-50) 2008 Opponents W-L: 62-68 Recent League Championships: 2003 Winning Streak Entering 2009 Season: none SCHEDULE 2009 Schedule: 9/11 Shafter, 9/18 at North (Bakersfield), 9/25 vs Hanford West (Hanford), 10/2 Golden West (Visalia), 10/9 Monache (Porterville), 10/16 vs Porterville, 10/23 at Granite Hills (Porterville), 10/30 Tulare Union (Tulare), 11/6 Tulare Western (Tulare), 11/13 at Chavez (Delano) Highest-Rated 2009 Regular Season Opponents: Tulare Union (Tulare) (45.2), Porterville (11.9), North (Bakersfield) (10.1) Lowest-Rated 2009 Regular Season Opponents: Shafter (-11.5), Granite Hills (Porterville) (-10.7), Hanford West (Hanford) (-4.6) 2008 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 2.7 (8.2 overall) 2009 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 4.2 2009 vs. 2008 Schedule Strength Comparison: +1.5 2009 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #585 2009 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #6723 2009 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-3 2009 Projected League Finish: 2nd 2009 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% Opener: 9/11 Shafter [projection: 35-10 win]