Escondido (CA) GENERAL Nickname: Cougars Colors: Orange/Black Coach: Paul Gomes League: Avocado Section: San Diego Playoff Division: I Playoff Division Rank: #3 CA Bowl Division: South 1 CA Bowl Division Rank: #17 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 6 Returning Defensive Starters: 5 2008 JV Record: 6-4 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: no TOP PLAYERS Ricky Seale 5'10" 185 Senior RB/DB Tim Zier 5'9" 195 Senior FB/OLB Larsen Romo 6'2" 235 Senior OL/LB STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: RBs, Size of the OL, Chemistry Team Weaknesses: Newcomers must contribute from beginning, Young QB, Offensive line experience RATINGS 2008 Final Power Rating: 41.2 2008 National Rank: #429 2008 State Rank: #50 Off-Season Rating Adjustment: +3 2009 Starting Power Rating: 44.2 2009 National Rank: #268 2009 State Rank: #38 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2008 Rating): 22.3 Dynasty National Rank: #1574 2009 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 21.9 Dynasty Record: 41-23-5 (24-6-3 in league) HISTORICAL 2008 Overall Record: 10-3 2008 League Record/Finish: 4-1 (2nd) 2008 Points For Average: 37.5 2008 Points Against Average: 17.7 2008 Differential: +19.8 2008 Wins: #1036 Mission Hills (San Marcos) (21-11), #1036 Mission Hills (San Marcos) (42-17), #1357 Fallbrook (14-12), #1357 Fallbrook (49-30), #2712 Torrey Pines (San Diego) (55-28), #3056 El Camino (Oceanside) (42-14), #4518 San Pasqual (Escondido) (45-14), #6147 Rancho Bernardo (San Diego) (42-10), #7811 Orange Glen (Escondido) (48-0), #8996 Calexico (70-0) 2008 Losses: #145 La Costa Canyon (Carlsbad) (45-28), #145 La Costa Canyon (Carlsbad) (21-17), #1018 Vista (28-14) 2008 Opponents W-L: 72-75-3 Recent League Championships: 2006 (Valley), 2005 (Valley), 2003 (Valley) Winning Streak Entering 2009 Season: none SCHEDULE 2009 Schedule: 9/4 at Calexico, 9/11 vs Eastside (Lancaster), 9/18 at El Camino (Oceanside), 10/2 Rancho Bernardo (San Diego), 10/9 Vista, 10/16 at Torrey Pines (San Diego), 10/23 at Fallbrook, 10/30 La Costa Canyon (Carlsbad), 11/6 at Mission Hills (San Marcos), 11/13 San Pasqual (Escondido) Highest-Rated 2009 Regular Season Opponents: La Costa Canyon (Carlsbad) (56.2), Vista (34.5), Mission Hills (San Marcos) (31.8) Lowest-Rated 2009 Regular Season Opponents: Calexico (3), San Pasqual (Escondido) (5.1), Rancho Bernardo (San Diego) (15) 2008 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 15.3 (27.1 overall) 2009 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 22.4 2009 vs. 2008 Schedule Strength Comparison: +7.1 2009 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #114 2009 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #962 2009 Projected Regular Season Record: 9-1 2009 Projected League Finish: 2nd 2009 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 9% Opener: 9/4 at Calexico [projection: 48-8 win]