Paloma Valley (Menifee, CA) GENERAL Nickname: Wildcats Colors: Silver/Maroon/Black Coach: Bert Esposito League: Sunbelt Section: Southern Playoff Division: Central (V) Playoff Division Rank: #12 CA Bowl Division: South 1 CA Bowl Division Rank: #111 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 6 Returning Defensive Starters: 7 2008 JV Record: 8-2 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Zack Dilley 6'5" 280 Senior T David Tavita 6'2" 210 Senior RB Joe Kirschman 6'0" 170 Senior WR/DB STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Offensive Balance, Skill Position Talent, Defensive experience and talent Team Weaknesses: Replacing Punter, Replacing special teams star RATINGS 2008 Final Power Rating: 20.1 2008 National Rank: #2977 2008 State Rank: #262 Off-Season Rating Adjustment: -4 2009 Starting Power Rating: 16.1 2009 National Rank: #3745 2009 State Rank: #328 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2008 Rating): 7.7 Dynasty National Rank: #5130 2009 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 8.4 Dynasty Record: 31-34 (19-10 in league) HISTORICAL 2008 Overall Record: 8-4 2008 League Record/Finish: 4-1 (2nd) 2008 Points For Average: 28.3 2008 Points Against Average: 21.6 2008 Differential: +6.7 2008 Wins: #4565 Elsinore (Wildomar) (17-14), #5944 Temecula Valley (Temecula) (21-20), #6356 Hemet (24-21), #7358 Bloomington (29-14), #7638 Ontario (42-21), #7930 Lakeside (Lake Elsinore) (35-14), #9653 Cathedral City (45-22), #10199 Perris (49-7) 2008 Losses: #129 Chaparral (Temecula) (31-7), #176 Rancho Cucamonga (28-20), #2747 West Valley (Hemet) (29-16), #3316 Mission Bay (San Diego) (38-35) 2008 Opponents W-L: 61-70-2 Recent League Championships: 2006 (tied for 1st), 2005 Winning Streak Entering 2009 Season: none SCHEDULE 2009 Schedule: 9/11 at Mission Bay (San Diego), 9/18 Chaparral (Temecula), 9/25 Cathedral City, 10/2 at Temecula Valley (Temecula), 10/9 Bloomington, 10/16 at West Valley (Hemet), 10/23 Elsinore (Wildomar), 10/30 at Lakeside (Lake Elsinore), 11/6 Hemet, 11/13 at Perris Highest-Rated 2009 Regular Season Opponents: Chaparral (Temecula) (55.6), Mission Bay (San Diego) (17.8), Elsinore (Wildomar) (14.4) Lowest-Rated 2009 Regular Season Opponents: Bloomington (-7.1), Perris (-5.9), Hemet (1) 2008 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 7.1 (14.7 overall) 2009 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 10 2009 vs. 2008 Schedule Strength Comparison: +2.9 2009 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #408 2009 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #4326 2009 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-3 2009 Projected League Finish: 1st 2009 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% Opener: 9/11 at Mission Bay (San Diego) [projection: 28-27 loss]