Lawndale (CA) GENERAL Nickname: Cardinals Colors: White/Red Coach: Mark Gomez League: Pioneer Section: Southern Playoff Division: Northwest (X) Playoff Division Rank: #17 CA Bowl Division: South 2 CA Bowl Division Rank: #129 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 6 Returning Defensive Starters: 3 2008 JV Record: 6-3 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: no Top Defender Returning: no TOP PLAYERS Jamal Fleming Senior RB Aaron Belton Senior QB Marco Ramirez Senior OL STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Talent at Skill Positions, Three-year starters at key positions, Experience Team Weaknesses: Depth on the lines RATINGS 2008 Final Power Rating: 7 2008 National Rank: #6107 2008 State Rank: #502 Off-Season Rating Adjustment: +0.5 2009 Starting Power Rating: 7.5 2009 National Rank: #5936 2009 State Rank: #485 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2008 Rating): -11.4 Dynasty National Rank: #10989 2009 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 18.9 Dynasty Record: 18-32 (5-20 in league) HISTORICAL 2008 Overall Record: 5-5 2008 League Record/Finish: 1-4 (5th) 2008 Points For Average: 29.9 2008 Points Against Average: 31 2008 Differential: -1.1 2008 Wins: #4943 Verbum Dei (Los Angeles) (28-22), #8225 Centennial (Compton) (28-26), #10675 Hawthorne (36-12), #11693 Sierra Vista (Baldwin Park) (74-21), #13663 Firebaugh (Lynwood) (55-6) 2008 Losses: #1166 El Segundo (42-6), #1591 Lynwood (49-13), #2205 North (Torrance) (41-14), #2530 Torrance (42-32), #3124 South (Torrance) (49-13) 2008 Opponents W-L: 51-57-1 Winning Streak Entering 2009 Season: 1 Streak List: 11/14/08 Centennial (Compton) (28-26) SCHEDULE 2009 Schedule: 9/11 Hawthorne, 9/18 Morningside (Inglewood), 9/24 vs Firebaugh (Lynwood), 10/3 vs Verbum Dei (Los Angeles), 10/9 Lynwood, 10/16 South (Torrance), 10/23 at North (Torrance), 10/30 vs Torrance, 11/6 El Segundo, 11/13 at Centennial (Compton) Highest-Rated 2009 Regular Season Opponents: Lynwood (28.2), El Segundo (24.7), North (Torrance) (24.6) Lowest-Rated 2009 Regular Season Opponents: Firebaugh (Lynwood) (-20.3), Hawthorne (-10.2), Centennial (Compton) (0.5) 2008 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 7.9 2009 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 9.2 2009 vs. 2008 Schedule Strength Comparison: +1.3 2009 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #438 2009 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #4682 2009 Projected Regular Season Record: 4-6 2009 Projected League Finish: 5th 2009 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% Opener: 9/11 Hawthorne [projection: 40-21 win]