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GENERAL
Nickname: Bulldogs
Colors: Green/White
Coach: Jaxon Schweikert
League: 4A Wesco - North (moving from 1A/2A/3A Northwest)
Playoff Division: 4A
Playoff Division Rank: #29

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 7
Returning Defensive Starters: 6
2011 JV Record: 9-1
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Bennett Gibson 6'3" 220 QB
Justin Marshall 6'3" 260 DT/G 4.88
Matt Bennett 6'3" 195 WR 4.69

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Strength/Conditioning, Athleticism
Team Weaknesses: Inexperience At LB

RATINGS
2011 Final Power Rating: 19.4
2011 National Rank: #3411
2011 State Rank: #72
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +1.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2012 Starting Power Rating: 19.7
2012 National Rank: #3035
2012 State Rank: #67
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): 4
Dynasty National Rank: #6812
2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 16.9
Dynasty Record: 29-61 (15-42 in league)

HISTORICAL
2011 Overall Record: 7-4
2011 League Record/Finish: 4-1 (5th)
2011 Points For Average: 30.4
2011 Points Against Average: 23.4
2011 Differential: +7
2011 Wins: #2693 Glacier Peak (Snohomish) (27-20), #5537 Sedro-Woolley (16-0), #6188 Shorecrest (Seattle) (28-14), #6546 Burlington-Edison (Burlington) (41-3), #6895 Anacortes (28-18), #8744 Lynnwood (Bothell) (52-34), #9958 Sehome (Bellingham) (47-7)
2011 Losses: #338 O'Dea (Seattle) (50-25), #2251 Ferndale (30-13), #2541 Oak Harbor (53-33), #4479 Mariner (Everett) (28-24)
2011 Opponents W-L: 63-51
Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2012 Schedule: 8/31 Sedro-Woolley, 9/7 at Stanwood, 9/14 at Burlington-Edison (Burlington), 9/21 Arlington, 9/28 at Lake Stevens, 10/5 Oak Harbor, 10/12 Snohomish, 10/19 at Monroe
Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Lake Stevens (34.7), Oak Harbor (25.6), Monroe (25)
Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Stanwood (-0.2), Sedro-Woolley (9.7), Burlington-Edison (Burlington) (10.1)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 9.5 (16 overall)
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 18.1
2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: +8.6
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #50
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #2025
2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-3
2012 Projected League Finish: 4th
2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%