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GENERAL
Nickname: Thunderbirds
Colors: Green/White
Coach: Sid Otton
League: 2A Evergreen
Playoff Division: 2A
Playoff Division Rank: #1

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 7
Returning Defensive Starters: 5
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Daniel Hinkle 5'10" 170 Senior QB
Ronnie Hastie 5'11" 185 Senior HB/LB
Jamie Bryant 6'5" 270 Junior DT

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Large Senior Class
Team Weaknesses: Depth

RATINGS
2010 Final Power Rating: 50.7
2010 National Rank: #184
2010 State Rank: #4
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +5.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -6.5
2011 Starting Power Rating: 49.6
2011 National Rank: #138
2011 State Rank: #4
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2010 Rating): 31.1
Dynasty National Rank: #880
2011 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 25.1
Dynasty Record: 49-10 (31-3 in league)

HISTORICAL
2010 Overall Record: 12-1
2010 League Record/Finish: 6-0 (1st)
2010 Points For Average: 41.4
2010 Points Against Average: 13.3
2010 Differential: +28.1
2010 Wins: #552 Archbishop Murphy (Everett) (34-14), #761 Lynden (21-10), #1191 West [W. F.] (Chehalis) (15-12), #1666 Burlington-Edison (Burlington) (49-8), #2464 East Valley (Spokane) (63-27), #2678 Centralia (40-7), #2954 North Thurston (Lacey) (46-14), #4642 River Ridge (Lacey) (49-6), #7171 Black Hills (Olympia) (54-7), #8876 Aberdeen (49-7), #9336 Yelm (42-21), #10834 Hockinson (Brush Prairie) (55-13)
2010 Losses: #804 Olympia (27-21)
2010 Opponents W-L: 80-58
Recent State Championships: 2010
Recent League Championships: 2010, 2007, 2006
Winning Streak Entering 2011 Season: 3
Streak List: 9/9/11 Yelm (57-7), 9/16/11 West [W. F.] (Chehalis) (42-7), 9/23/11 North Thurston (Lacey) (43-36)

SCHEDULE
2011 Schedule: 9/2 Olympia, 9/9 at Yelm, 9/16 West [W. F.] (Chehalis), 9/23 at North Thurston (Lacey), 9/30 Centennial (Coquitlam, British Columbia), 10/7 Centralia, 10/14 at River Ridge (Lacey), 10/21 at Black Hills (Olympia), 10/28 Aberdeen
Highest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Olympia (36.8), West [W. F.] (Chehalis) (33.8), North Thurston (Lacey) (25.2)
Lowest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Yelm (-5), Aberdeen (-3.1), Black Hills (Olympia) (3.1)
2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 9.3 (23.4 overall)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 13.9
2011 vs. 2010 Schedule Strength Comparison: +4.6
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #81
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #3230
2011 Projected Regular Season Record: 9-0
2011 Projected League Finish: 1st
2011 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 89%
Opener: 9/2 Olympia [projection: 42-21 win]