Mt. Baker (Deming, WA)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Mountaineers Colors: Red/Black Coach: Ron Lepper League: 1A/2A/3A Northwest Playoff Division: 2A Playoff Division Rank: #23 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 5 Returning Defensive Starters: 5 2010 JV Record: 3-6 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Levi Wigg 5'10" 185 Senior RB/DB Alec Postlewait 6'2" 235 Senior OL/DL STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Running Game, OL, LBs Team Weaknesses: Depth, Inexperienced QB, DL RATINGS 2010 Final Power Rating: 13.3 2010 National Rank: #4691 2010 State Rank: #105 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.3 2011 Starting Power Rating: 10.5 2011 National Rank: #4913 2011 State Rank: #111 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2010 Rating): 16.8 Dynasty National Rank: #3278 2011 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 5 Dynasty Record: 23-27 (17-26 in league) HISTORICAL 2010 Overall Record: 3-7 2010 League Record/Finish: 2-7 (13th) 2010 Points For Average: 27 2010 Points Against Average: 29.5 2010 Differential: -2.5 2010 Wins: #5168 Sedro-Woolley (34-19), #5417 Blaine (45-15), #8314 Sehome (Bellingham) (57-21) 2010 Losses: #761 Lynden (35-21), #1063 Meridian (Bellingham) (42-12), #1666 Burlington-Edison (Burlington) (13-10), #1744 Ferndale (41-7), #3135 Anacortes (26-14), #3629 Squalicum (Bellingham) (41-34), #4486 Bellingham (42-36) 2010 Opponents W-L: 67-43 Recent League Championships: 2005 (tied for 1st; Whatcom County) Winning Streak Entering 2011 Season: 1 Streak List: 9/9/11 Anacortes (14-13) SCHEDULE 2011 Schedule: 9/2 at Meridian (Bellingham), 9/9 Anacortes, 9/16 Bellingham, 9/23 at Burlington-Edison (Burlington), 9/30 Blaine, 10/7 Ferndale, 10/14 at Lynden, 10/21 at Sehome (Bellingham), 10/27 Squalicum (Bellingham) Highest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Lynden (38.4), Meridian (Bellingham) (35.2), Ferndale (28.8) Lowest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Sehome (Bellingham) (-0.8), Blaine (11), Bellingham (14.1) 2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 14.3 (20.5 overall) 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 21.3 2011 vs. 2010 Schedule Strength Comparison: +7 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #26 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1432 2011 Projected Regular Season Record: 3-6 2011 Projected League Finish: 9th 2011 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% Opener: 9/2 at Meridian (Bellingham) [projection: 42-17 loss]