Orange (CA)


GENERAL
Nickname: Panthers
Colors: Orange/White/Black
Coach: Tom Meiss
League: Golden West
Section: Southern
Playoff Division: Southern (IX)
Playoff Division Rank: #24
CA Bowl Division: South 1
CA Bowl Division Rank: #220

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 4
Returning Defensive Starters: 4
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Francis Talavou 6'1" 290 Senior OL

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: New Coach, Off-season Preparation
Team Weaknesses: Replacing Starters

RATINGS
2008 Final Power Rating: -16.5
2008 National Rank: #11878
2008 State Rank: #884
Off-Season Rating Adjustment: -2.5
2009 Starting Power Rating: -18.9
2009 National Rank: #12277
2009 State Rank: #904
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2008 Rating): 0.5
Dynasty National Rank: #7453
2009 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 19.4
Dynasty Record: 42-27 (23-10 in league)

HISTORICAL
2008 Overall Record: 3-7
2008 League Record/Finish: 2-3 (4th)
2008 Points For Average: 12
2008 Points Against Average: 31.9
2008 Differential: -19.9
2008 Wins: #11834 Ocean View (Huntington Beach) (10-6), #12579 Rancho Alamitos (Garden Grove) (35-21), #14224 Saddleback (Santa Ana) (34-6)
2008 Losses: #5288 Marina (Huntington Beach) (41-0), #6408 El Modena (Orange) (48-6), #6470 Westminster (45-7), #6764 Garden Grove (25-15), #7162 Santiago (Garden Grove) (33-13), #7957 Segerstrom (Santa Ana) (49-0), #10199 Santa Ana (45-0)
2008 Opponents W-L: 48-58
Recent League Championships: 2003
Winning Streak Entering 2009 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2009 Schedule: 9/11 at El Modena (Orange), 9/17 vs Santiago (Garden Grove), 9/25 at Garden Grove, 10/2 vs Santa Margarita (Rancho Santa Margarita), 10/10 vs Rancho Alamitos (Garden Grove), 10/16 vs Santa Ana, 10/24 vs Saddleback (Santa Ana), 10/30 at Segerstrom (Santa Ana), 11/6 vs Ocean View (Huntington Beach), 11/12 at Westminster
Highest-Rated 2009 Regular Season Opponents: Santa Margarita (Rancho Santa Margarita) (28.2), El Modena (Orange) (10.8), Santiago (Garden Grove) (5)
Lowest-Rated 2009 Regular Season Opponents: Saddleback (Santa Ana) (-43.9), Ocean View (Huntington Beach) (-15.3), Rancho Alamitos (Garden Grove) (-13)
2008 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -5.6
2009 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -3.3
2009 vs. 2008 Schedule Strength Comparison: +2.3
2009 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #756
2009 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #9523
2009 Projected Regular Season Record: 2-8
2009 Projected League Finish: 5th
2009 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%
Opener: 9/11 at El Modena (Orange) [projection: 42-10 loss]