Los Gatos (CA) GENERAL Nickname: Wildcats Colors: Orange/Black Coach: Butch Cattollico League: De Anza Section: Central Coast Playoff Division: none CA Bowl Division: North 2 CA Bowl Division Rank: #2 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 6 Returning Defensive Starters: 7 2008 JV Record: 8-2 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: no Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Nick Hirschman 6'4" 225 Senior QB Andrew Berg 6'1" 185 Senior WR/DB Alex Gletzer 6'3" 230 Senior LB/TE STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Experienced Skill Position Talent, Passing Game, Winning Tradition Team Weaknesses: Replacing Linemen RATINGS 2008 Final Power Rating: 31.2 2008 National Rank: #1224 2008 State Rank: #123 Off-Season Rating Adjustment: +12 2009 Starting Power Rating: 43.2 2009 National Rank: #303 2009 State Rank: #40 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2008 Rating): 34.5 Dynasty National Rank: #338 2009 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 8.7 Dynasty Record: 60-14-2 (30-5-1 in league) HISTORICAL 2008 Overall Record: 10-3 2008 League Record/Finish: 4-2 (4th) 2008 Points For Average: 30.8 2008 Points Against Average: 12.4 2008 Differential: +18.4 2008 Wins: #1505 Pioneer (San Jose) (24-20), #1730 Palo Alto (29-23), #2817 Wilcox (Santa Clara) (24-7), #3857 Aragon (San Mateo) (34-6), #5084 Seaside (21-16), #5998 Saratoga (10-7), #6248 Monta Vista (Cupertino) (48-0), #9273 Independence (San Jose) (42-3), #9301 Mountain View (55-0), #11633 Los Altos (58-0) 2008 Losses: #1157 Milpitas (42-35), #1730 Palo Alto (17-14), #2353 St. Francis (Mountain View) (20-7) 2008 Opponents W-L: 79-64-2 Recent Section Championships: 2008 (Medium), 2005 (Medium) Recent League Championships: 2007, 2005 (tied for 1st), 2004, 2003 Winning Streak Entering 2009 Season: 3 Streak List: 11/22/08 Seaside (21-16), 11/28/08 Pioneer (San Jose) (24-20), 12/6/08 Palo Alto (29-23) SCHEDULE 2009 Schedule: 9/11 Menlo-Atherton (Atherton), 9/18 St. Francis (Mountain View), 9/25 at Salinas, 10/2 Mountain View, 10/9 vs Homestead (Cupertino), 10/17 vs Lynbrook (San Jose), 10/23 Saratoga, 10/30 at Palo Alto, 11/6 Wilcox (Santa Clara), 11/13 at Milpitas Highest-Rated 2009 Regular Season Opponents: St. Francis (Mountain View) (34.8), Milpitas (27.8), Wilcox (Santa Clara) (26.3) Lowest-Rated 2009 Regular Season Opponents: Lynbrook (San Jose) (-25.5), Mountain View (0.4), Saratoga (6.4) 2008 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 5.2 (15.8 overall) 2009 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 15 2009 vs. 2008 Schedule Strength Comparison: +9.8 2009 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #253 2009 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #2568 2009 Projected Regular Season Record: 10-0 2009 Projected League Finish: 1st 2009 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 61% Opener: 9/11 Menlo-Atherton (Atherton) [projection: 38-14 win]