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Corona del Mar (Newport Beach, CA) GENERAL Nickname: Sea Kings Colors: Blue/Silver/White Coach: Jason Hitchens League: Pacific Coast Section: Southern Playoff Division: Southern (IX) Playoff Division Rank: #11 CA Bowl Division: South 2 (not yet official) CA Bowl Division Rank: #157 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 2 Returning Defensive Starters: 4 RATINGS 2007 Final Power Rating: 3.5 2007 National Rank: #7019 2007 State Rank: #518 Off-Season Rating Adjustment: -7 2008 Starting Power Rating: -3.4 2008 National Rank: #8840 2008 State Rank: #627 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2007 Rating): 6.9 Dynasty National Rank: #5309 2008 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 10.3 Dynasty Record: 28-25-1 (11-11-1 in league) HISTORICAL 2007 Overall Record: 4-5 2007 League Record/Finish: 1-2 (tied for 3rd) 2007 Points For Average: 15 2007 Points Against Average: 19 2007 Differential: -4 2007 Wins: #2007 Troy (Fullerton) (forfeit), #5823 South El Monte (22-14), #8579 Beckman (Irvine) (22-3), #13020 Laguna Beach (26-6) 2007 Losses: #466 Newport Harbor (Newport Beach) (41-7), #2842 El Toro (Lake Forest) (20-17), #3853 Laguna Hills (20-0), #4281 University (Irvine) (27-20), #6594 Villa Park (21-6) 2007 Opponents W-L: 47-48 Winning Streak Entering 2008 Season: none SCHEDULE 2008 Schedule: 9/5 vs Costa Mesa, 9/12 vs Laguna Beach, 9/19 vs Troy (Fullerton), 9/26 at Newport Harbor (Newport Beach), 10/2 vs Magnolia (Anaheim), 10/10 vs Villa Park, 10/17 at Laguna Hills, 10/24 vs Irvine, 10/31 vs University (Irvine), 11/14 vs Beckman (Irvine) Highest-Rated 2008 Regular Season Opponents: Newport Harbor (Newport Beach) (47.8), Troy (Fullerton) (18.4), Laguna Hills (18.2) Lowest-Rated 2008 Regular Season Opponents: Laguna Beach (-27.1), Costa Mesa (-18.8), Beckman (Irvine) (-5) 2007 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 11.4 2008 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 6.1 2008 vs. 2007 Schedule Strength Comparison: -5.3 2008 Projected Regular Season Record: 3-7 2008 Projected League Finish: 4th 2008 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% Opener: 9/5 vs Costa Mesa [projection: 21-12 win] Outlook: Corona del Mar was a very senior-laden team in '07, but finished 4-5 and in a tie for 3rd in the Pacific Coast League. They also lost the tie-breaker for the league's 3rd automatic playoff bid. Although only 6 starters return (only 2 on offense), several players who were reserves did see an appreciable amount of playing time. QB Mitch Sands, RB J.D. Abbott, WR Max Hasse, and WR Noah Molnar will try to help the offense improve on the 15 points per game they scored last year. Ben Noe and Will Ham will see significant action on both lines. Along with NG Daniel Dichiro and LB Dutch Lamons, and newcomer LB Justin Tam, many of the offensive stars listed above will responsible for trying to keep opponents below 20 points per game, as the D did last year. Although this team will be athletic, the youth could prevent them from being as physically strong as some more experienced teams. Another factor for the Sea Kings is that they are welcoming a new Head Coach to the program, Jason Hitchens, which could mean a learning curve while new systems are implemented.