Bend (OR)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Lava Bears Colors: Midnight Blue/Vegas Gold Coach: Craig Walker League: 5A Intermountain Playoff Division: 5A Playoff Division Rank: #8 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 6 Returning Defensive Starters: 6 2010 JV Record: 3-5 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: no Top Defender Returning: no TOP PLAYERS Duke DeGaetano 5'8" 185 Senior RB/DB 4.80 Kyle Lammers 5'10" 180 Senior RB/LB 4.90 Gavin Gerdes 6'0" 185 Senior RB/DB 4.80 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Athletic, Physical Size/Strength, Attitude Team Weaknesses: Size Up Front, Line Play RATINGS 2010 Final Power Rating: 10.4 2010 National Rank: #5338 2010 State Rank: #52 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +2.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.3 2011 Starting Power Rating: 11.5 2011 National Rank: #4687 2011 State Rank: #39 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2010 Rating): 14.3 Dynasty National Rank: #3907 2011 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 1.4 Dynasty Record: 35-21 (20-7 in league) HISTORICAL 2010 Overall Record: 5-5 2010 League Record/Finish: 1-1 (2nd) 2010 Points For Average: 23.7 2010 Points Against Average: 31.6 2010 Differential: -7.9 2010 Wins: #5798 West Albany (Albany) (34-28), #5975 The Dalles-Wahtonka (The Dalles) (34-33), #6695 Sprague (Salem) (21-14), #8547 Redmond (34-32), #13595 Summit (Bend) (42-14) 2010 Losses: #1427 Mountain View (Bend) (45-14), #1911 Jefferson [Thomas] (Portland) (33-0), #2567 Lincoln (Portland) (55-21), #3224 Corvallis (27-10), #3798 Lebanon (35-27) 2010 Opponents W-L: 61-43 Recent League Championships: 2009 (tied for 1st), 2003 (4A Intermountain) Winning Streak Entering 2011 Season: 4 Streak List: 9/2/11 Lebanon (34-21), 9/9/11 Jefferson [Thomas] (Portland) (50-22), 9/16/11 Sprague (Salem) (48-27), 9/23/11 Sandy (24-14) SCHEDULE 2011 Schedule: 9/2 at Lebanon, 9/9 Jefferson [Thomas] (Portland), 9/16 Sprague (Salem), 9/23 Sandy, 9/30 at Redmond, 10/7 at Summit (Bend), 10/14 at Lincoln (Portland), 10/21 Mountain View (Bend) Highest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Mountain View (Bend) (33.6), Jefferson [Thomas] (Portland) (23.9), Lincoln (Portland) (21.9) Lowest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Summit (Bend) (-31.1), Redmond (-5.2), Sandy (-3.8) 2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 8.3 (11.5 overall) 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 7.5 2011 vs. 2010 Schedule Strength Comparison: -0.8 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #39 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #5361 2011 Projected Regular Season Record: 4-4 2011 Projected League Finish: 2nd 2011 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% Opener: 9/2 at Lebanon [projection: 31-27 loss]