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GENERAL
Nickname: Loggers
Colors: Red/Kelly Green
Coach: Mike McGuire
League: Humboldt-Del Norte - Big 5
Section: North Coast
Playoff Division: III
Playoff Division Rank: #5

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 6
Returning Defensive Starters: 4
2011 JV Record: 7-3
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Nathan Madsen 6'4" 260 Senior TE/DE 4.70
Josh Hanson 6'2" 250 Senior OL/DE 4.82
Codi McGuire 6'3" 280 Sophomore OL/DL 5.00

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Talent At Skill Positions, OL, LB
Team Weaknesses: Experience

RATINGS
2011 Final Power Rating: 18.1
2011 National Rank: #3655
2011 State Rank: #306
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +0.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2012 Starting Power Rating: 17.4
2012 National Rank: #3479
2012 State Rank: #289
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): 19.7
Dynasty National Rank: #2262
2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 1.1
Dynasty Record: 67-32-1 [66-33-1 on the field] (35-5 in league)

HISTORICAL
2011 Overall Record: 8-4
2011 League Record/Finish: 3-1 (2nd)
2011 Points For Average: 30.4
2011 Points Against Average: 18.2
2011 Differential: +12.2
2011 Wins: #3589 Shasta (Redding) (18-13), #5547 El Cerrito (29-28), #6168 Del Norte (Crescent City) (35-12), #8219 Ukiah (41-13), #9680 Arcata (36-7), #10948 Piner (Santa Rosa) (48-7), #11719 McKinleyville (69-20), #13439 Oakland (62-20)
2011 Losses: #591 Marin Catholic (Kentfield) (42-7), #2535 Sutter (14-7), #2595 Novato (28-7), #3297 Fortuna (14-6)
2011 Opponents W-L: 77-58-1
Recent Section Championships: 2009 (II), 2003 (3A Redwood Empire)
Recent League Championships: 2010 (Humboldt-Del Norte - Big 3), 2009 (Humboldt-Del Norte - Big 4), 2008 (Humboldt-Del Norte - Big 4), 2004 (Humboldt-Del Norte Big 5), 2003 (Humboldt-Del Norte Big 5)
Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2012 Schedule: 8/24 Casa Grande (Petaluma), 9/1 Miramonte (Orinda), 9/7 at Shasta (Redding), 9/14 at Ukiah, 9/22 Ferndale, 9/28 at Oakland, 10/5 at McKinleyville, 10/13 Del Norte (Crescent City), 10/19 vs Arcata, 11/2 Fortuna
Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Ferndale (27.1), Casa Grande (Petaluma) (25.4), Shasta (Redding) (18.5)
Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Oakland (-29.6), McKinleyville (-17), Ukiah (-11.1)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 3.1 (9.6 overall)
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 6.4
2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: +3.3
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #486
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #5347
2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-3
2012 Projected League Finish: 1st
2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 1%