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Santa Cruz (CA) GENERAL Nickname: Cardinals Colors: Cardinal/White Coach: Jesse Trumbull League: Santa Cruz Coast Section: Central Coast Playoff Division: none CA Bowl Division: North 2 (not yet official) CA Bowl Division Rank: #22 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 5 Returning Defensive Starters: 5 2007 JV Record: 2-8 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: no RATINGS 2007 Final Power Rating: 22.7 2007 National Rank: #2558 2007 State Rank: #192 Off-Season Rating Adjustment: -4 2008 Starting Power Rating: 18.7 2008 National Rank: #3189 2008 State Rank: #236 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2007 Rating): 6.1 Dynasty National Rank: #5560 2008 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 12.6 Dynasty Record: 28-27-1 (12-16-1 in league) HISTORICAL 2007 Overall Record: 10-3 2007 League Record/Finish: 4-2 (3rd) 2007 Points For Average: 29.5 2007 Points Against Average: 11.5 2007 Differential: +18 2007 Wins: #3415 Pacific Grove (21-14), #4450 Del Mar (San Jose) (42-7), #5761 San Lorenzo Valley (Felton) (28-14), #5960 Seaside (17-7), #6059 Monterey (26-14), #8251 Aptos (21-20), #10507 Watsonville (35-7), #11797 Alvarez (Salinas) (55-6), #12387 Harbor (Santa Cruz) (49-0), #13957 St. Francis (Watsonville) (56-7) 2007 Losses: #3120 Sacred Heart Cathedral (San Francisco) (18-12), #5179 Scotts Valley (17-14), #6059 Soquel (19-7) 2007 Opponents W-L: 67-73 Recent Section Championships: 2007 (Small) Winning Streak Entering 2008 Season: 3 Streak List: 11/17/07 Seaside (17-7), 11/24/07 Del Mar (San Jose) (42-7), 12/1/07 Pacific Grove (21-14) SCHEDULE 2008 Schedule: 9/5 vs Sacred Heart Cathedral (San Francisco), 9/11 Watsonville, 9/19 at Seaside, 9/27 at Alvarez (Salinas), 10/3 Scotts Valley, 10/18 at Harbor (Santa Cruz), 10/25 at San Lorenzo Valley (Felton), 10/30 St. Francis (Watsonville), 11/7 at Aptos, 11/14 Soquel Highest-Rated 2008 Regular Season Opponents: Sacred Heart Cathedral (San Francisco) (25.1), Soquel (14.1), Seaside (12) Lowest-Rated 2008 Regular Season Opponents: St. Francis (Watsonville) (-30), Harbor (Santa Cruz) (-19.3), Watsonville (-10.5) 2007 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -7.4 (3.4 overall) 2008 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 0.7 2008 vs. 2007 Schedule Strength Comparison: +8.1 2008 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-2 2008 Projected League Finish: 1st 2008 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 4% Opener: 9/5 vs Sacred Heart Cathedral (San Francisco) [projection: 27-19 loss] Outlook: The defending Central Coast Section, Small School Division Champion Santa Cruz Cardinals may be playing off-campus for their home games as construction continues on their facilities this year. The Cardinals will have good team speed and excellent leadership, but they may struggle with inexperience. Outstanding players include Zeke Sanders RB/DB, Gino Delucchi QB (1336 passing yards last year), Tyler Miller OL/LB, Peter Miller RB/ DL and Trevor Ross K (scored 34 points in 2007). Coach Jesse Trumbull remarked, "Our goal will be to make a run at a league title and compete in the playoffs again; anything can happen there."