Hamilton (Hamilton City, CA) GENERAL Nickname: Braves Colors: Blue/Gold Coach: Mark Cooley League: Mid-Valley Section: Northern Playoff Division: IV Playoff Division Rank: #2 CA Bowl Division: North Small CA Bowl Division Rank: #4 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 9 Returning Defensive Starters: 8 2008 JV Record: 4-6 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: no TOP PLAYERS Omar Diaz 5'9" 160 Senior RB/DB Colby Anderson 6'0" 200 Senior OL/DL Johnathan Jacobo 6'3" 200 Senior OL/DL STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Winning Tradition, Experience, Motivated by State Playoff Experience Team Weaknesses: Target on Back, Reclassification to Smaller Division RATINGS 2008 Final Power Rating: 11.6 2008 National Rank: #4883 2008 State Rank: #415 Off-Season Rating Adjustment: +5.5 2009 Starting Power Rating: 17.1 2009 National Rank: #3533 2009 State Rank: #315 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2008 Rating): -1.4 Dynasty National Rank: #8086 2009 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 18.5 Dynasty Record: 55-18 (31-6 in league) HISTORICAL 2008 Overall Record: 10-3 2008 League Record/Finish: 6-1 (1st) 2008 Points For Average: 29.4 2008 Points Against Average: 11.8 2008 Differential: +17.6 2008 Wins: #5454 Portola (40-0), #7109 Willows (21-14), #7328 Rio Vista (18-15), #9201 East Nicolaus (Nicolaus) (34-8), #11064 Esparto (38-7), #11289 Colusa (34-12), #11558 Mt. Shasta (30-3), #13039 Durham (38-0), #13315 Williams (44-0), #13906 Biggs (55-7) 2008 Losses: #1124 St. Margaret's (San Juan Capistrano) (59-7), #4496 Menlo (Atherton) (21-17), #9734 Quincy (8-6) 2008 Opponents W-L: 87-61 Recent Section Championships: 2008 (III), 2007 (III) Recent League Championships: 2008, 2007, 2006, 2003 Winning Streak Entering 2009 Season: none SCHEDULE 2009 Schedule: 9/4 vs Menlo (Atherton), 9/11 Mt. Shasta, 9/18 at Durham, 9/25 at Esparto, 10/2 Quincy, 10/9 Colusa, 10/16 at Portola, 10/23 Biggs, 10/30 at Williams, 11/6 East Nicolaus (Nicolaus) Highest-Rated 2009 Regular Season Opponents: Menlo (Atherton) (11.7), Portola (8), Colusa (-3.4) Lowest-Rated 2009 Regular Season Opponents: Biggs (-39.5), Williams (-29.7), Durham (-25.1) 2008 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -11.5 (-1.7 overall) 2009 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -12.1 2009 vs. 2008 Schedule Strength Comparison: -0.6 2009 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #911 2009 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #12060 2009 Projected Regular Season Record: 9-1 2009 Projected League Finish: 1st 2009 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 57% Opener: 9/4 vs Menlo (Atherton) [projection: 24-20 win]