Murrieta Valley (Murrieta, CA) GENERAL Nickname: Nighthawks Colors: Red/Black Coach: Greg Ireland League: Southwestern Section: Southern Playoff Division: Inland (II) Playoff Division Rank: #9 CA Bowl Division: South 1 CA Bowl Division Rank: #34 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 5 Returning Defensive Starters: 5 2008 JV Record: 2-8 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: no Top Defender Returning: no TOP PLAYERS A.J. Moore 5'10" 180 Senior RB/OLB Justin Sexton 6'0" 190 Senior ILB Ben Ijah 6'2" 185 Senior WR/S STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Experienced Defensive Front, Returning Star RB, Returning K Team Weaknesses: Replacing QB/WR, Inexperience RATINGS 2008 Final Power Rating: 43.9 2008 National Rank: #289 2008 State Rank: #32 Off-Season Rating Adjustment: -5.5 2009 Starting Power Rating: 38.4 2009 National Rank: #551 2009 State Rank: #65 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2008 Rating): 26.3 Dynasty National Rank: #1008 2009 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 12.1 Dynasty Record: 39-27-2 (18-11 in league) HISTORICAL 2008 Overall Record: 9-4 2008 League Record/Finish: 4-1 (2nd) 2008 Points For Average: 28.3 2008 Points Against Average: 14.9 2008 Differential: +13.4 2008 Wins: #432 Miller (Fontana) (27-6), #557 Vista Murrieta (Murrieta) (10-3), #1357 Fallbrook (25-13), #3018 Arlington (Riverside) (43-6), #3446 Temescal Canyon (Lake Elsinore) (42-14), #3471 Great Oak (Temecula) (34-7), #3653 La Quinta (35-7), #5944 Temecula Valley (Temecula) (56-12), #6356 Hemet (32-14) 2008 Losses: #6 Centennial (Corona) (38-17), #85 Mission Viejo (42-21), #129 Chaparral (Temecula) (19-14), #557 Rancho Verde (Moreno Valley) (13-12) 2008 Opponents W-L: 91-59 Recent League Championships: 2005 Winning Streak Entering 2009 Season: none SCHEDULE 2009 Schedule: 9/4 Fallbrook, 9/18 at Rancho Verde (Moreno Valley), 9/25 Hemet, 10/2 Mission Viejo, 10/9 at La Quinta, 10/16 Chaparral (Temecula), 10/23 at Temecula Valley (Temecula), 10/30 Great Oak (Temecula), 11/6 at Temescal Canyon (Lake Elsinore), 11/13 at Vista Murrieta (Murrieta) Highest-Rated 2009 Regular Season Opponents: Chaparral (Temecula) (55.6), Mission Viejo (51.6), Vista Murrieta (Murrieta) (44.7) Lowest-Rated 2009 Regular Season Opponents: Hemet (1), Temecula Valley (Temecula) (5.1), Fallbrook (22.5) 2008 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 23 (33.2 overall) 2009 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 30.1 2009 vs. 2008 Schedule Strength Comparison: +7.1 2009 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #38 2009 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #198 2009 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-4 2009 Projected League Finish: 3rd 2009 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% Opener: 9/4 Fallbrook [projection: 28-10 win]