La Costa Canyon (Carlsbad, CA) GENERAL Nickname: Mavericks Colors: Green/Gold/Navy Coach: Darrin Brown League: Avocado Section: San Diego Playoff Division: I Playoff Division Rank: #1 CA Bowl Division: South 1 CA Bowl Division Rank: #3 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 8 Returning Defensive Starters: 5 2008 JV Record: 5-5 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: no TOP PLAYERS Kenny Stills Senior WR/DB Cory Lamb Senior C Ian Seau Junior DE STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Offensive production, Size of the OL, Returning Star Player Team Weaknesses: Replacing Key Defenders RATINGS 2008 Final Power Rating: 49.2 2008 National Rank: #145 2008 State Rank: #18 Off-Season Rating Adjustment: +7 2009 Starting Power Rating: 56.2 2009 National Rank: #40 2009 State Rank: #7 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2008 Rating): 36.8 Dynasty National Rank: #226 2009 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 19.4 Dynasty Record: 50-22 (25-4 in league) HISTORICAL 2008 Overall Record: 11-2 2008 League Record/Finish: 5-0 (1st) 2008 Points For Average: 33.5 2008 Points Against Average: 16.2 2008 Differential: +17.3 2008 Wins: #422 Escondido (21-17), #422 Escondido (45-28), #1018 Vista (38-18), #1036 Mission Hills (San Marcos) (21-14), #1149 Carlsbad (52-3), #1149 Carlsbad (33-14), #1357 Fallbrook (33-14), #1605 Dixie (St. George, UT) (42-27), #2712 Torrey Pines (San Diego) (41-10), #4518 San Pasqual (Escondido) (34-7), #5710 Rancho Buena Vista (Vista) (47-3) 2008 Losses: #85 Mission Viejo (38-14), #1111 Santa Margarita (Rancho Santa Margarita) (18-14) 2008 Opponents W-L: 80-71-2 Recent Section Championships: 2008 Recent League Championships: 2008, 2007 (tied for 1st; Palomar), 2006 (Palomar), 2003 (tied for 1st) Winning Streak Entering 2009 Season: 9 Streak List: 10/3/08 Rancho Buena Vista (Vista) (47-3), 10/17/08 Mission Hills (San Marcos) (21-14), 10/24/08 San Pasqual (Escondido) (34-7), 10/31/08 Escondido (21-17), 11/7/08 Fallbrook (33-14), 11/14/08 Torrey Pines (San Diego) (41-10), 11/28/08 Vista (38-18), 12/5/08 Carlsbad (33-14), 12/12/08 Escondido (45-28) SCHEDULE 2009 Schedule: 9/4 Salinas, 9/11 vs Carlsbad, 9/18 Chula Vista, 9/25 vs Santa Margarita (Rancho Santa Margarita), 10/2 Rancho Buena Vista (Vista), 10/16 Mission Hills (San Marcos), 10/23 at San Pasqual (Escondido), 10/30 at Escondido, 11/6 Fallbrook, 11/13 Torrey Pines (San Diego) Highest-Rated 2009 Regular Season Opponents: Escondido (44.2), Mission Hills (San Marcos) (31.8), Carlsbad (30.4) Lowest-Rated 2009 Regular Season Opponents: Rancho Buena Vista (Vista) (2.5), San Pasqual (Escondido) (5.1), Torrey Pines (San Diego) (19.1) 2008 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 23.9 (32 overall) 2009 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 22.5 2009 vs. 2008 Schedule Strength Comparison: -1.4 2009 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #113 2009 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #950 2009 Projected Regular Season Record: 10-0 2009 Projected League Finish: 1st 2009 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 79% Opener: 9/4 Salinas [projection: 42-7 win] |