North (Torrance, CA) GENERAL Nickname: Saxons Colors: Blue/White Coach: Todd Croce League: Pioneer Section: Southern Playoff Division: Northwest (X) Playoff Division Rank: #6 CA Bowl Division: South 2 CA Bowl Division Rank: #55 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 6 Returning Defensive Starters: 6 2008 JV Record: 8-2 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: no Top Defender Returning: no TOP PLAYERS Brandon Tobias 6'2" 190 Senior TE/DE Bren Yamaguchi 5'7" 150 Senior WR/DB Sean Gords 5'10" 175 Senior WR/DB STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Skill positions, Experienced skill positions Team Weaknesses: Size on the Line, Depth RATINGS 2008 Final Power Rating: 24.1 2008 National Rank: #2213 2008 State Rank: #204 Off-Season Rating Adjustment: +0.5 2009 Starting Power Rating: 24.6 2009 National Rank: #2034 2009 State Rank: #189 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2008 Rating): 8.1 Dynasty National Rank: #4997 2009 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 16.5 Dynasty Record: 36-33 (21-8 in league) HISTORICAL 2008 Overall Record: 9-2 2008 League Record/Finish: 4-1 (1st) 2008 Points For Average: 32.9 2008 Points Against Average: 21.8 2008 Differential: +11.1 2008 Wins: #1166 El Segundo (21-17), #2273 Redondo (Redondo Beach) (30-7), #3124 South (Torrance) (47-42), #4943 Verbum Dei (Los Angeles) (28-19), #5084 West (Torrance) (28-21), #6096 Lawndale (41-14), #6408 Bishop Montgomery (Torrance) (24-13), #8225 Centennial (Compton) (35-14), #10675 Hawthorne (50-14) 2008 Losses: #2132 Morro Bay (48-37), #2530 Torrance (31-21) 2008 Opponents W-L: 52-69 Recent League Championships: 2008, 2005, 2004 Winning Streak Entering 2009 Season: none SCHEDULE 2009 Schedule: 9/11 Verbum Dei (Los Angeles), 9/18 at Hawthorne, 9/25 at Redondo (Redondo Beach), 10/2 Bishop Montgomery (Torrance), 10/9 at West (Torrance), 10/16 at Centennial (Compton), 10/23 Lawndale, 10/30 El Segundo, 11/6 at South (Torrance), 11/13 Torrance Highest-Rated 2009 Regular Season Opponents: Redondo (Redondo Beach) (25.2), El Segundo (24.7), Torrance (17.3) Lowest-Rated 2009 Regular Season Opponents: Hawthorne (-10.2), Centennial (Compton) (0.5), Lawndale (7.5) 2008 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 8.3 (14.3 overall) 2009 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 11.4 2009 vs. 2008 Schedule Strength Comparison: +3.1 2009 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #361 2009 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #3765 2009 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-2 2009 Projected League Finish: 2nd 2009 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 11% Opener: 9/11 Verbum Dei (Los Angeles) [projection: 35-19 win]