Half Moon Bay (CA) GENERAL Nickname: Cougars Colors: Orange/White/Black Coach: Matt Ballard League: Peninsula - Ocean (moving from Peninsula - Ocean B) Section: Central Coast Playoff Division: none CA Bowl Division: North 3 CA Bowl Division Rank: #19 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 9 Returning Defensive Starters: 8 2008 JV Record: 6-4 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Nik France 6'0" 220 Senior RB/LB Carrick Meyers 6'2" 190 Senior TE/DE Josh Dunne 5'11" 185 Senior FB/LB STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Experienced Skill Position Talent, Depth of Running Backs, OL Team Weaknesses: Size, Depth RATINGS 2008 Final Power Rating: 11.1 2008 National Rank: #5049 2008 State Rank: #425 Off-Season Rating Adjustment: +7.5 2009 Starting Power Rating: 18.6 2009 National Rank: #3186 2009 State Rank: #279 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2008 Rating): 2.1 Dynasty National Rank: #6940 2009 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 16.5 Dynasty Record: 36-25-1 (25-14-1 in league) HISTORICAL 2008 Overall Record: 7-3 2008 League Record/Finish: 4-1 (2nd) 2008 Points For Average: 34.8 2008 Points Against Average: 19.4 2008 Differential: +15.4 2008 Wins: #6521 Burlingame (26-10), #7811 Carlmont (Belmont) (47-14), #9151 San Mateo (34-27), #9858 Capuchino (San Bruno) (41-22), #10152 Prospect (Saratoga) (51-14), #11355 Mills (Millbrae) (30-6), #11834 Jefferson (Daly City) (55-8) 2008 Losses: #2075 Sacred Heart Prep (Atherton) (49-33), #4471 Monterey (13-10), #4667 Terra Nova (Pacifica) (31-21) 2008 Opponents W-L: 52-51-2 Recent Section Championships: 2005 (Small) Recent League Championships: 2005 (Peninsula Ocean) Winning Streak Entering 2009 Season: none SCHEDULE 2009 Schedule: 9/4 Homestead (Cupertino), 9/18 at Monterey, 9/25 Mills (Millbrae), 10/2 El Camino (South San Francisco), 10/9 at Carlmont (Belmont), 10/16 at Menlo (Atherton), 10/23 South San Francisco, 10/30 San Mateo, 11/6 at Burlingame, 11/13 at Terra Nova (Pacifica) Highest-Rated 2009 Regular Season Opponents: Monterey (14.3), Menlo (Atherton) (11.7), Homestead (Cupertino) (11.4) Lowest-Rated 2009 Regular Season Opponents: Mills (Millbrae) (-10.7), San Mateo (-3.5), El Camino (South San Francisco) (-3) 2008 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 0.7 2009 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 4.5 2009 vs. 2008 Schedule Strength Comparison: +3.8 2009 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #577 2009 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #6627 2009 Projected Regular Season Record: 9-1 2009 Projected League Finish: 1st 2009 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 23% Opener: 9/4 Homestead (Cupertino) [projection: 31-21 win]