Hawthorne (CA)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Cougars Colors: Scarlet/Gold Coach: Derwin Henderson League: Ocean Section: Southern Playoff Division: 12 Playoff Division Rank: #24 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 8 Returning Defensive Starters: 7 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Joseph Taylor 5'9" 175 RB 4.5 Gerae Wright 6'3" 300 Senior OL Jevon Tuua 6'2" 315 OL/DL STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Line Size, Running Game, All 4 WRs Return Team Weaknesses: Lost QB Starter RATINGS 2017 Final Power Rating: -16.3 2017 National Rank: #10431 2017 State Rank: #758 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +4.5 2018 Starting Power Rating: -27.3 2018 National Rank: #9437 2018 State Rank: #669 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): -4.9 Dynasty National Rank: #10648 2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 22.4 Dynasty Record: 38-115 [36-117 on the field] (18-56 in league) HISTORICAL 2017 Overall Record: 5-5 2017 League Record/Finish: 1-4 (5th) 2017 Points For Average: 27 2017 Points Against Average: 33.7 2017 Differential: -6.7 2017 Wins: #12522 South (Torrance) (33-14), #12917 La Canada (50-12), #13386 Bernstein [Helen] (Hollywood) (49-12), #13537 Beverly Hills (50-18), #14190 Rivera [Diego] (Los Angeles) (46-6) 2017 Losses: #1140 Lawndale (76-6), #2779 Culver City (47-0), #3467 El Segundo (55-8), #7761 Leuzinger (Lawndale) (55-14), #9382 Santa Monica (42-14) 2017 Opponents W-L: 45-62 Recent League Championships: 2004 Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: none SCHEDULE 2018 Schedule: 8/24 at Legacy (South Gate), 8/31 South (Torrance), 9/7 at Bernstein [Helen] (Hollywood), 9/14 Leuzinger (Lawndale), 9/21 Glenn [John] (Norwalk), 9/28 El Segundo, 10/5 vs Santa Monica, 10/12 at Beverly Hills, 10/19 Culver City, 10/26 at Lawndale Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Lawndale (26.1), Culver City (7.8), El Segundo (1.1) Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Beverly Hills (-64.1), Legacy (South Gate) (-56.5), Bernstein [Helen] (Hollywood) (-48.7) 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -9.5 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -23.7 2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -14.2 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #638 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #9577 2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-5 2018 Projected League Finish: 5th 2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%