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Las Plumas (Oroville, CA) GENERAL Nickname: Thunderbirds Colors: Scarlet/Navy/White Coach: Larenzo Garth League: Butte View Section: Northern Playoff Division: I Playoff Division Rank: #10 CA Bowl Division: North 2 (not yet official) CA Bowl Division Rank: #112 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 1 Returning Defensive Starters: 2 2007 JV Record: 4-6 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: no RATINGS 2007 Final Power Rating: -14.8 2007 National Rank: #11318 2007 State Rank: #806 Off-Season Rating Adjustment: -7.5 2008 Starting Power Rating: -22.2 2008 National Rank: #12441 2008 State Rank: #896 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2007 Rating): -11.6 Dynasty National Rank: #10879 2008 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 10.6 Dynasty Record: 5-45 (3-21 in league) HISTORICAL 2007 Overall Record: 2-8 2007 League Record/Finish: 2-3 (4th) 2007 Points For Average: 9.6 2007 Points Against Average: 28.5 2007 Differential: -18.9 2007 Wins: #12889 Winters (28-0), #14134 Orland (27-0) 2007 Losses: #813 Sutter (50-0), #985 Pleasant Valley (Chico) (50-0), #1972 West Valley (Cottonwood) (42-6), #3364 Paradise (53-0), #4668 Wheatland (20-16), #5642 Oroville (28-0), #9116 Central Valley (Shasta Lake) (28-7), #10376 Gridley (14-12) 2007 Opponents W-L: 56-54 Winning Streak Entering 2008 Season: none SCHEDULE 2008 Schedule: 9/5 vs Anderson, 9/12 at Pleasant Valley (Chico), 9/19 vs Oroville, 9/26 at Central Valley (Shasta Lake), 10/3 vs Corning, 10/10 at Winters, 10/17 at Gridley, 10/24 vs Wheatland, 10/31 at Sutter, 11/7 vs Orland Highest-Rated 2008 Regular Season Opponents: Sutter (35.4), Pleasant Valley (Chico) (17.8), Wheatland (12.1) Lowest-Rated 2008 Regular Season Opponents: Orland (-39.2), Winters (-23.8), Anderson (-11.6) 2007 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 5.2 2008 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -1.7 2008 vs. 2007 Schedule Strength Comparison: -6.9 2008 Projected Regular Season Record: 2-8 2008 Projected League Finish: 4th 2008 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% Opener: 9/5 vs Anderson [projection: 28-20 loss] Outlook: The Las Plumas Thunderbirds have a major challenge this year birthed through past inconsistencies. Las Plumas has had four coaches in the last four years. In addition, there are only three returning starters including Josh Brannon RT, Charlie Ciganovich LB and Cameron Hines SS. This season will be a mostly a new team because 80% of last year's team was seniors. This will be a junior heavy squad, with a new coach. First year Coach Larenzo Garth said, "This year, the emphasis in our program will be on team unity and family. We also want to demonstrate aggressiveness defensively and discipline offensively." The Thunderbirds will start the climb to a different level this year on the desire to win and the way the defense swarms the ball. After a good summer program, Coach Garth later noted that the offensive success will depend upon the play of his linemen.