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Carson (CA) GENERAL Nickname: Colts Colors: Powder Blue/Black Coach: Michael Christensen League: Marine Section: Los Angeles Playoff Division: City Championship Playoff Division Rank: #3 CA Bowl Division: South 1 (not yet official) CA Bowl Division Rank: #28 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 4 Returning Defensive Starters: 4 2007 JV Record: 8-0-2 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: no RATINGS 2007 Final Power Rating: 42.7 2007 National Rank: #413 2007 State Rank: #40 Off-Season Rating Adjustment: -4.5 2008 Starting Power Rating: 38.2 2008 National Rank: #623 2008 State Rank: #60 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2007 Rating): 26.9 Dynasty National Rank: #901 2008 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 11.3 Dynasty Record: 41-23 (21-4 in league) HISTORICAL 2007 Overall Record: 11-3 2007 League Record/Finish: 5-0 (1st) 2007 Points For Average: 23.2 2007 Points Against Average: 15.4 2007 Differential: +7.8 2007 Wins: #745 Dorsey (Los Angeles) (6-0), #1151 Banning (Wilmington) (27-12), #1151 Banning (Wilmington) (21-0), #1410 Narbonne (Harbor City) (35-31), #1534 Bishop Amat (La Puente) (21-0), #1941 San Pedro (18-16), #3459 Harvard-Westlake (North Hollywood) (31-15), #3904 Redlands (19-6), #5089 Westchester (Los Angeles) (28-8), #6277 Washington (Los Angeles) (56-28), #11679 Gardena (48-7) 2007 Losses: #13 Poly (Long Beach) (38-9), #19 Birmingham (Van Nuys) (41-6), #124 Grandview (Aurora, CO) (14-0) 2007 Opponents W-L: 104-61 Recent Section Championships: 2003 (City Championship Division) Recent League Championships: 2007, 2006 (tied for 1st), 2004, 2003 Winning Streak Entering 2008 Season: none SCHEDULE 2008 Schedule: 9/3 vs Mater Dei (Santa Ana), 9/12 at Serra (Gardena), 9/19 Redlands, 9/26 Poly (Long Beach), 10/3 at West Adams (Los Angeles), 10/17 at San Pedro, 10/24 Washington (Los Angeles), 10/31 at Gardena, 11/7 at Banning (Wilmington), 11/14 Narbonne (Harbor City) Highest-Rated 2008 Regular Season Opponents: Poly (Long Beach) (74.7), Mater Dei (Santa Ana) (50.7), Serra (Gardena) (44.3) Lowest-Rated 2008 Regular Season Opponents: West Adams (Los Angeles) (-38.9), Gardena (-9.2), Washington (Los Angeles) (14.7) 2007 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 21.8 (30.8 overall) 2008 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 26.6 2008 vs. 2007 Schedule Strength Comparison: +4.8 2008 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-4 2008 Projected League Finish: 2nd 2008 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% Opener: 9/3 vs Mater Dei (Santa Ana) [projection: 34-21 loss] Outlook: Last year's LA City Section runner-up Carson High School are once again believing they have a shot at the title. That remains to be seen, but the reason for Coach Christensen's optimism is that this is to be the third year of the program and he believes his players have totally bought into it. Although not many starters return, others who played significant roles do. For instance, Daniel Torres wasn't the leading QB for the Colts last year, but he did start 3 games. Another reason for optimism is that the incoming JV team went undefeated. "A great group of young players combined with solid seniors should prove to be a winning combo," say the coach.