Hawthorne (CA)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Cougars Colors: Scarlet/Gold Coach: Derwin Henderson League: Ocean Section: Southern Playoff Division: 12 Playoff Division Rank: #31 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 6 Returning Defensive Starters: 5 2016 JV Record: 3-5 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: no TOP PLAYERS Joseph Taylor III 5'9" 180 Junior ATH 4.4 Devonter Wartell 6'2" 175 Junior WR/CB 4.6 Freddy Williams 6'0" 200 Senior LB 4.7 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: OL Size, Running Game Team Weaknesses: QB Inexperience RATINGS 2016 Final Power Rating: -13.4 2016 National Rank: #10412 2016 State Rank: #725 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -2.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -3.8 2017 Starting Power Rating: -15.9 2017 National Rank: #10783 2017 State Rank: #759 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): -9.3 Dynasty National Rank: #10990 2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 6.6 Dynasty Record: 33-110 [31-112 on the field] (17-52 in league) HISTORICAL 2016 Overall Record: 3-7 2016 League Record/Finish: 2-3 (4th) 2016 Points For Average: 21.2 2016 Points Against Average: 33.3 2016 Differential: -12.1 2016 Wins: #9102 Santa Monica (40-28), #14178 Rivera [Diego] (Los Angeles) (42-0), #14290 Beverly Hills (41-0) 2016 Losses: #2681 Leuzinger (Lawndale) (68-7), #2710 El Segundo (35-7), #2816 Lawndale (54-6), #3718 Banning [Phineas] (Wilmington) (37-7), #4721 Culver City (62-35), #8264 La Canada (35-21), #10457 South (Torrance) (14-6) 2016 Opponents W-L: 58-52 Recent League Championships: 2004 Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none SCHEDULE 2017 Schedule: 8/25 at La Canada, 8/31 at Rivera [Diego] (Los Angeles), 9/8 at South (Torrance), 9/15 Bernstein [Helen] (Hollywood), 9/22 at Leuzinger (Lawndale), 10/6 Beverly Hills, 10/13 Santa Monica, 10/20 at Culver City, 10/27 at El Segundo, 11/3 Lawndale Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Leuzinger (Lawndale) (31.8), Lawndale (24.4), Culver City (18.4) Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Rivera [Diego] (Los Angeles) (-43.6), Beverly Hills (-40.6), Bernstein [Helen] (Hollywood) (-26.6) 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -0.5 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -4 2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: -3.5 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #608 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #8731 2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 3-7 2017 Projected League Finish: 5th 2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%