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GENERAL
Nickname: Islanders
Colors: Maroon/White
Coach: Brett Ogata
League: 2A/3A KingCo
Playoff Division: 3A
Playoff Division Rank: #9

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 7
Returning Defensive Starters: 5
2011 JV Record: 6-1
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Alex Emmanuels 6'3" 260 Senior OL/DL
Risley Lesko 5'10" 165 Senior RB/CB
Brian Rauzi 5'10" 225 Senior TE/OLB

D1 PLAYER LOST TO GRADUATION
Jeff Lindquist 6'3" 225 Senior QB 4.7 [Washington]

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Experience On OL, Running Game, Defensive Front
Team Weaknesses: Youth

RATINGS
2011 Final Power Rating: 37.3
2011 National Rank: #937
2011 State Rank: #22
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -3.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -3.3
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2012 Starting Power Rating: 29.3
2012 National Rank: #1548
2012 State Rank: #33
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): 17.1
Dynasty National Rank: #2844
2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 13.4
Dynasty Record: 40-50 (25-39 in league)

HISTORICAL
2011 Overall Record: 8-3
2011 League Record/Finish: 6-1 (2nd)
2011 Points For Average: 36
2011 Points Against Average: 18.4
2011 Differential: +17.6
2011 Wins: #1149 Mount Si (Snoqualmie) (42-14), #2176 Newport (Bellevue) (36-21), #2251 Ferndale (21-14), #2781 Interlake (Bellevue) (41-7), #3133 Liberty (Renton) (32-10), #3899 Juanita (Kirkland) (47-24), #8657 Sammamish (Bellevue) (45-6), #8872 Lake Washington (Kirkland) (52-7)
2011 Losses: #37 Bellevue (43-28), #836 Meadowdale (Lynnwood) (20-17), #1173 Seattle Prep (Seattle) (36-35)
2011 Opponents W-L: 68-50
Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2012 Schedule: 8/31 Redmond, 9/8 at Coeur d'Alene (ID), 9/14 at Lake Washington (Kirkland), 9/21 Sammamish (Bellevue), 9/28 Interlake (Bellevue), 10/5 at Juanita (Kirkland), 10/12 at Liberty (Renton), 10/19 Mount Si (Snoqualmie), 10/26 Bellevue
Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Bellevue (68.9), Coeur d'Alene (ID) (54.3), Mount Si (Snoqualmie) (35.5)
Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Redmond (-5.7), Sammamish (Bellevue) (-2.5), Lake Washington (Kirkland) (-1.8)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 21.2 (26.5 overall)
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 23.4
2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: +2.2
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #20
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1072
2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-3
2012 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%