Newport Harbor (Newport Beach, CA) GENERAL Nickname: Sailors Colors: Blue/Gray/White Coach: Jeff Brinkley League: Sunset Section: Southern Playoff Division: Pac-5 (I) Playoff Division Rank: #11 CA Bowl Division: South 1 CA Bowl Division Rank: #19 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 4 Returning Defensive Starters: 4 2008 JV Record: 5-5 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: no Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Cecil Whiteside 6'3" 225 Senior WR/ILB Ryan Andrews 6'2" 225 Junior FB/ILB J.B. Salem 6'4" 260 Junior DL STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Strength, Size/strength of defensive front seven, Kicking Game Team Weaknesses: Young Backfield, Young secondary RATINGS 2008 Final Power Rating: 47.2 2008 National Rank: #201 2008 State Rank: #23 Off-Season Rating Adjustment: -4 2009 Starting Power Rating: 43.2 2009 National Rank: #303 2009 State Rank: #40 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2008 Rating): 32.9 Dynasty National Rank: #435 2009 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 10.3 Dynasty Record: 51-19-1 (19-10-1 in league) HISTORICAL 2008 Overall Record: 7-3 2008 League Record/Finish: 3-2 (tied for 1st) 2008 Points For Average: 30.5 2008 Points Against Average: 15.6 2008 Differential: +14.9 2008 Wins: #241 Los Alamitos (24-23), #371 Esperanza (Anaheim) (35-6), #629 Mira Costa (Manhattan Beach) (42-14), #950 Dana Hills (Dana Point) (25-24), #2777 Corona del Mar (Newport Beach) (42-13), #5288 Marina (Huntington Beach) (49-7), #5973 Aliso Niguel (Aliso Viejo) (58-7) 2008 Losses: #15 Poly (Long Beach) (26-2), #245 Edison (Huntington Beach) (14-7), #727 Fountain Valley (22-21) 2008 Opponents W-L: 71-45 Recent Section Championships: 2005 (VI) Recent League Championships: 2008 (tied for 1st), 2005 (tied for 1st; Sea View), 2004 (Sea View) Winning Streak Entering 2009 Season: 3 Streak List: 10/31/08 Esperanza (Anaheim) (35-6), 11/7/08 Marina (Huntington Beach) (49-7), 11/13/08 Los Alamitos (24-23) SCHEDULE 2009 Schedule: 9/11 at Aliso Niguel (Aliso Viejo), 9/17 Loyola (Los Angeles), 9/24 vs Corona del Mar (Newport Beach), 10/2 at Dana Hills (Dana Point), 10/9 Mira Costa (Manhattan Beach), 10/16 Los Alamitos, 10/23 Edison (Huntington Beach), 10/29 Fountain Valley, 11/6 vs Marina (Huntington Beach), 11/13 vs Esperanza (Anaheim) Highest-Rated 2009 Regular Season Opponents: Edison (Huntington Beach) (55.6), Mira Costa (Manhattan Beach) (46.2), Loyola (Los Angeles) (42.5) Lowest-Rated 2009 Regular Season Opponents: Marina (Huntington Beach) (6.6), Aliso Niguel (Aliso Viejo) (14), Corona del Mar (Newport Beach) (16.5) 2008 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 34.1 2009 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 32.5 2009 vs. 2008 Schedule Strength Comparison: -1.6 2009 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #25 2009 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #113 2009 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-3 2009 Projected League Finish: 2nd 2009 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 1% Opener: 9/11 at Aliso Niguel (Aliso Viejo) [projection: 41-13 win]