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GENERAL
Nickname: Buff n' Blue
Colors: Blue/Gold
Coach: Kale Ane
League: Interscholastic League [ILH] I
Playoff Division: I
Playoff Division Rank: #4

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 6
Returning Defensive Starters: 9
2010 JV Record: 3-3
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Luke Kaumatule 6'7" 265 Senior DE 4.80
DeForest Bucner 6'7" 245 Senior DE 4.85
Steven Lakalaka 5'10" 210 Senior RB 4.88 [UCLA]

ADDITIONAL SENIOR D1 PROSPECT
Matthew Sparks 6'5" 275 Senior OG

D1 PLAYER LOST TO GRADUATION
Kyle Tuumalo 6'2" 210 Senior LB 4.7 [Colorado]

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Defensive Front, Athletic, Aggressive
Team Weaknesses: Untested QBs, Depth At Most Positions

RATINGS
2010 Final Power Rating: 33.4
2010 National Rank: #1224
2010 State Rank: #7
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +4.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +7.4
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.4
2011 Starting Power Rating: 43.9
2011 National Rank: #288
2011 State Rank: #4
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2010 Rating): 40.6
Dynasty National Rank: #248
2011 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 4.7
Dynasty Record: 37-14 (19-12 in league)

HISTORICAL
2010 Overall Record: 6-3
2010 League Record/Finish: 4-3 (3rd)
2010 Points For Average: 17.4
2010 Points Against Average: 14.8
2010 Differential: +2.6
2010 Wins: #991 'Iolani (Honolulu) (24-19), #1622 Kamehameha (Honolulu) (17-14), #4196 Pac-Five (Honolulu) (17-0), #4356 Moanalua (Honolulu) (10-0), #5285 Kapolei (35-6), #7755 Damien (Honolulu) (27-8)
2010 Losses: #122 St. Louis (Honolulu) (42-7), #122 St. Louis (Honolulu) (35-17), #1622 Kamehameha (Honolulu) (9-3)
2010 Opponents W-L: 49-44
Recent State Championships: 2008
Recent League Championships: 2008, 2005 (tied for 1st)
Winning Streak Entering 2011 Season: 1
Streak List: 9/3/11 Vista (CA) (19-7)

SCHEDULE
2011 Schedule: 8/12 at Roosevelt [Theodore] (Honolulu), 8/19 at Kailua, 8/26 Campbell (Ewa Beach), 9/3 at Vista (CA), 9/9 at 'Iolani (Honolulu), 9/23 Damien (Honolulu), 10/8 Pac-Five (Honolulu), 10/15 vs Kamehameha (Honolulu), 10/27 vs St. Louis (Honolulu)
Highest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: St. Louis (Honolulu) (47.8), Vista (CA) (46), 'Iolani (Honolulu) (38.2)
Lowest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Damien (Honolulu) (0.8), Roosevelt [Theodore] (Honolulu) (12.6), Pac-Five (Honolulu) (15.4)
2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 27.2
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 28.9
2011 vs. 2010 Schedule Strength Comparison: +1.7
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #5
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #421
2011 Projected Regular Season Record: 9-2
2011 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2011 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 4%
Opener: 8/12 at Roosevelt [Theodore] (Honolulu) [projection: 31-0 win]