Palos Verdes Peninsula (Rolling Hills Estates, CA) GENERAL Nickname: Panthers Colors: Black/Gold/White Coach: Adam Boyd/Kevin Moen League: Bay Section: Southern Playoff Division: Western (III) Playoff Division Rank: #15 CA Bowl Division: South 1 CA Bowl Division Rank: #103 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 6 Returning Defensive Starters: 4 2008 JV Record: 7-3 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Ryan Pierson 6'0" 200 Junior RB Ridge Abraham 6'1" 190 Junior DB Robby Alhumada 6'3" 275 Junior OL/DL STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Running Game, Short yardage defense Team Weaknesses: Passing RATINGS 2008 Final Power Rating: 16 2008 National Rank: #3839 2008 State Rank: #328 Off-Season Rating Adjustment: +1.5 2009 Starting Power Rating: 17.5 2009 National Rank: #3437 2009 State Rank: #306 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2008 Rating): 19.5 Dynasty National Rank: #2096 2009 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 2 Dynasty Record: 39-25-4 [38-26-4 on the field] (16-11-2 in league) HISTORICAL 2008 Overall Record: 5-6 2008 League Record/Finish: 3-2 (2nd) 2008 Points For Average: 13.1 2008 Points Against Average: 21.8 2008 Differential: -8.7 2008 Wins: #96 Lakewood (forfeit), #2273 Redondo (Redondo Beach) (17-15), #4375 Palos Verdes (Palos Verdes Estates) (7-0), #5084 West (Torrance) (10-6), #7008 Palisades (Pacific Palisades) (22-21) 2008 Losses: #557 Vista Murrieta (Murrieta) (42-13), #629 Mira Costa (Manhattan Beach) (28-6), #1591 Lynwood (15-14), #1991 Culver City (33-14), #2862 Leuzinger (Lawndale) (31-21), #3124 South (Torrance) (27-7) 2008 Opponents W-L: 66-58-1 Recent League Championships: 2005, 2004 Winning Streak Entering 2009 Season: none SCHEDULE 2009 Schedule: 9/11 at Lakewood, 9/18 Culver City, 9/25 at Serra (Gardena), 10/2 Vista Murrieta (Murrieta), 10/9 South (Torrance), 10/16 at Redondo (Redondo Beach), 10/23 at Leuzinger (Lawndale), 10/30 Mira Costa (Manhattan Beach), 11/6 West (Torrance), 11/13 at Palos Verdes (Palos Verdes Estates) Highest-Rated 2009 Regular Season Opponents: Lakewood (65.8), Serra (Gardena) (51.9), Mira Costa (Manhattan Beach) (46.2) Lowest-Rated 2009 Regular Season Opponents: Palos Verdes (Palos Verdes Estates) (10.7), South (Torrance) (13.2), West (Torrance) (15.4) 2008 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 19.8 (25.2 overall) 2009 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 32.6 2009 vs. 2008 Schedule Strength Comparison: +12.8 2009 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #24 2009 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #108 2009 Projected Regular Season Record: 3-7 2009 Projected League Finish: 4th 2009 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% Opener: 9/11 at Lakewood [projection: 49-0 loss]