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GENERAL
Nickname: Lava Bears
Colors: Midnight Blue/Vegas Gold
Coach: Matt Craven
League: 5A Intermountain
Playoff Division: 5A
Playoff Division Rank: #4

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 3
Returning Defensive Starters: 7
2011 JV Record: 4-4
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Jonah Koski 6'2" 185 Senior 4.90
Lucas DeGaetano 5'8" 190 Senior 4.90
Logan Powers 6'0" 235 Senior 5.30

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Strong QB, RB Speed, OLB
Team Weaknesses: Inexperience At OL, ILB

RATINGS
2011 Final Power Rating: 20.3
2011 National Rank: #3241
2011 State Rank: #34
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +0.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2012 Starting Power Rating: 19.6
2012 National Rank: #3048
2012 State Rank: #25
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): 11.7
Dynasty National Rank: #4268
2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 9.1
Dynasty Record: 62-36 (36-16 in league)

HISTORICAL
2011 Overall Record: 8-3
2011 League Record/Finish: 1-1 (2nd)
2011 Points For Average: 32.6
2011 Points Against Average: 20.5
2011 Differential: +12.1
2011 Wins: #2667 Lebanon (34-21), #5325 Sprague (Salem) (48-27), #7033 Woodburn (33-22), #7039 Redmond (24-13), #7530 Liberty (Hillsboro) (48-8), #8085 Summit (Bend) (38-0), #8134 Sandy (24-14), #9291 Jefferson [Thomas] (Portland) (50-22)
2011 Losses: #656 Mountain View (Bend) (35-13), #3022 West Albany (Albany) (28-21), #3048 Lincoln (Portland) (35-26)
2011 Opponents W-L: 71-52
Recent League Championships: 2009 (tied for 1st), 2003 (4A Intermountain)
Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2012 Schedule: 8/31 Marist (Eugene), 9/7 at Silverton, 9/14 West Salem (Salem), 9/21 Franklin (Portland), 9/28 at Hermiston, 10/5 Summit (Bend), 10/12 at Redmond, 10/26 at Mountain View (Bend)
Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Mountain View (Bend) (29.8), Marist (Eugene) (29.7), West Salem (Salem) (24.2)
Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Franklin (Portland) (-25), Summit (Bend) (-2.3), Redmond (3.6)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 5.2 (10.5 overall)
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 9.7
2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: +4.5
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #30
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #4267
2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-3
2012 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 1%