Merced (CA) GENERAL Nickname: Bears Colors: Black/Orange Coach: Rob Scheidt League: Central California Section: Sac-Joaquin Playoff Division: I/II Playoff Division Rank: #6 CA Bowl Division: North 1 CA Bowl Division Rank: #27 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 5 Returning Defensive Starters: 7 2008 JV Record: 7-3 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: no TOP PLAYERS Marques Barron 6'2" 245 Senior DL/TE Bobby Porter 5'11" 170 Senior DB Taj Brown 6'3" 310 Senior OL STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Defensive Front, Size on the Line, Team Speed Team Weaknesses: Returning Skill Players, Scoring RATINGS 2008 Final Power Rating: 32.1 2008 National Rank: #1126 2008 State Rank: #115 Off-Season Rating Adjustment: -9.5 2009 Starting Power Rating: 22.6 2009 National Rank: #2371 2009 State Rank: #209 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2008 Rating): 21.2 Dynasty National Rank: #1773 2009 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 1.4 Dynasty Record: 50-19 (26-11 in league) HISTORICAL 2008 Overall Record: 11-2 2008 League Record/Finish: 6-0 (1st) 2008 Points For Average: 33.1 2008 Points Against Average: 20.9 2008 Differential: +12.2 2008 Wins: #1698 Napa (31-17), #1715 Pitman (Turlock) (26-21), #2530 Turlock (15-10), #3018 Del Oro (Loomis) (21-14), #3018 Johansen (Modesto) (22-14), #3276 Los Banos (35-28), #3551 Tracy (30-14), #5454 Atwater (54-20), #7687 Madera (61-22), #8467 Buhach Colony (Atwater) (56-18), #9257 Golden Valley (Merced) (41-16) 2008 Losses: #321 St. Mary's (Stockton) (35-24), #1078 Edison (Fresno) (43-14) 2008 Opponents W-L: 79-64 Recent League Championships: 2008, 2007, 2006 Winning Streak Entering 2009 Season: none SCHEDULE 2009 Schedule: 9/4 vs Bullard (Fresno), 9/18 vs Napa, 9/25 vs Edison (Fresno), 10/2 at Del Oro (Loomis), 10/9 vs Los Banos, 10/16 vs Buhach Colony (Atwater), 10/23 vs Golden Valley (Merced), 10/30 vs Atwater, 11/6 vs Turlock, 11/13 vs Pitman (Turlock) Highest-Rated 2009 Regular Season Opponents: Bullard (Fresno) (45.7), Pitman (Turlock) (27.3), Del Oro (Loomis) (21.3) Lowest-Rated 2009 Regular Season Opponents: Golden Valley (Merced) (-15.9), Buhach Colony (Atwater) (-1.8), Napa (10.4) 2008 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 13.4 (19.8 overall) 2009 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 14.9 2009 vs. 2008 Schedule Strength Comparison: +1.5 2009 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #257 2009 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #2600 2009 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-3 2009 Projected League Finish: 2nd 2009 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% Opener: 9/4 vs Bullard (Fresno) [projection: 35-14 loss]