Timberline (Lacey, WA) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Blazers Colors: Forest Green/Gold Coach: Nick Mullen League: 3A Narrows Playoff Division: 3A Playoff Division Rank: #20 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 5 Returning Defensive Starters: 8 2011 JV Record: 7-3 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: no Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Brandon Wetzel 6'1" 205 Senior MLB 4.70 Spencer Crump 5'9" 205 Senior RB/FS 4.40 Ethan Metzger 5'11" 225 Senior OL 4.90 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Talented Youth Team Weaknesses: Inexperience At Key Positions RATINGS 2011 Final Power Rating: 15.7 2011 National Rank: #4216 2011 State Rank: #89 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +4.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.2 2012 Starting Power Rating: 19 2012 National Rank: #3163 2012 State Rank: #72 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): 24.6 Dynasty National Rank: #1426 2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 4.4 Dynasty Record: 72-28 (53-7 in league) HISTORICAL 2011 Overall Record: 4-6 2011 League Record/Finish: 4-1 (2nd) 2011 Points For Average: 26.5 2011 Points Against Average: 21.9 2011 Differential: +4.6 2011 Wins: #6967 Lincoln (Tacoma) (21-13), #10155 Yelm (48-13), #10422 Wilson [Woodrow] (Tacoma) (36-14), #12516 Foss [Henry] (Tacoma) (41-0) 2011 Losses: #344 Camas (20-6), #1132 North Thurston (Lacey) (27-19), #1173 Seattle Prep (Seattle) (42-28), #1533 Peninsula (Gig Harbor) (36-25), #2049 Capital (Olympia) (21-13), #3454 Bonney Lake (33-28) 2011 Opponents W-L: 59-46 Recent League Championships: 2009 (3A Olympic/Western Cascade), 2006 (3A Western Cascade), 2005 (PAC 9), 2004 (PAC 9), 2003 (Pac 9 3A) Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: none SCHEDULE 2012 Schedule: 8/31 vs River Ridge (Lacey), 9/7 at Tumwater, 9/14 vs Olympia, 9/21 vs Wilson [Woodrow] (Tacoma), 9/27 vs Lincoln (Tacoma), 10/5 vs Foss [Henry] (Tacoma), 10/12 vs Mt. Tahoma (Tacoma), 10/19 at North Thurston (Lacey), 10/26 vs Shelton Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Olympia (38.1), North Thurston (Lacey) (31.3), Tumwater (22.4) Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Foss [Henry] (Tacoma) (-19.7), Wilson [Woodrow] (Tacoma) (-10.4), Lincoln (Tacoma) (-8) 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 11.5 (17.6 overall) 2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 7.5 2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: -4 2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #116 2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #4942 2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-3 2012 Projected League Finish: 2nd 2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% |