Foothill (Palo Cedro, CA) GENERAL Nickname: Cougars Colors: Red/Silver/Black Coach: Bryon Hamilton League: Eastern Section: Northern Playoff Division: I Playoff Division Rank: #3 CA Bowl Division: North 2 CA Bowl Division Rank: #5 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 8 Returning Defensive Starters: 8 2008 JV Record: 4-4-2 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Mike Farris 6'3" 180 Senior QB/FS Aaron Boals 6'2" 315 Senior T/DT Marcial Lawson 5'10" 165 Senior WR/RB STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Returning Starters, Leadership, Size in the trenches Team Weaknesses: Depth of Running Backs RATINGS 2008 Final Power Rating: 26.7 2008 National Rank: #1817 2008 State Rank: #174 Off-Season Rating Adjustment: +9.5 2009 Starting Power Rating: 36.2 2009 National Rank: #678 2009 State Rank: #76 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2008 Rating): 24.6 Dynasty National Rank: #1212 2009 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 11.6 Dynasty Record: 40-27 (23-17-3 in league) HISTORICAL 2008 Overall Record: 6-5 2008 League Record/Finish: 3-4 (tied for 4th) 2008 Points For Average: 26.5 2008 Points Against Average: 20.9 2008 Differential: +5.6 2008 Wins: #736 South Medford (Medford, OR) (15-13), #2581 Red Bluff (40-20), #2623 Lassen (Susanville) (38-14), #2883 Pleasant Valley (Chico) (29-21), #4424 Eureka (28-7), #8443 Oroville (54-6) 2008 Losses: #241 Paradise (28-27), #904 Shasta (Redding) (35-14), #1248 Enterprise (Redding) (24-6), #1248 Enterprise (Redding) (41-40), #3906 Chico (21-0) 2008 Opponents W-L: 76-48 Recent Section Championships: 2007 Recent League Championships: 2007, 2006 Winning Streak Entering 2009 Season: none SCHEDULE 2009 Schedule: 9/5 Novato, 9/11 at Lassen (Susanville), 9/19 at Union (Vancouver, WA), 9/25 Enterprise (Redding), 10/2 Chico, 10/9 at Paradise, 10/16 Oroville, 10/23 at Shasta (Redding), 10/30 at Pleasant Valley (Chico), 11/6 Red Bluff Highest-Rated 2009 Regular Season Opponents: Paradise (44.7), Union (Vancouver, WA) (44.6), Enterprise (Redding) (36.9) Lowest-Rated 2009 Regular Season Opponents: Oroville (-2.2), Chico (11.2), Pleasant Valley (Chico) (15.1) 2008 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 21.7 (25.2 overall) 2009 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 26 2009 vs. 2008 Schedule Strength Comparison: +4.3 2009 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #71 2009 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #506 2009 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-3 2009 Projected League Finish: 3rd 2009 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% Opener: 9/5 Novato [projection: 28-24 win]