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GENERAL
Nickname: Thunderbirds
Colors: Green/White
Coach: Sid Otton
League: 2A Evergreen
Playoff Division: 2A
Playoff Division Rank: #10

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 3
Returning Defensive Starters: 1
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Jaimie Bryant 6'5" 260 Senior DT [Washington]
Andrew Brown 6'1" 275 Senior HB
Hunter Saner 6'1" 240 Senior C

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Team Speed, Off-Season Work Ethic
Team Weaknesses: Experience

RATINGS
2011 Final Power Rating: 30.9
2011 National Rank: #1593
2011 State Rank: #34
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -10.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +2
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.2
2012 Starting Power Rating: 21.2
2012 National Rank: #2770
2012 State Rank: #62
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): 24.9
Dynasty National Rank: #1374
2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 2.5
Dynasty Record: 72-26 (48-16 in league)

HISTORICAL
2011 Overall Record: 7-2
2011 League Record/Finish: 6-0 (1st)
2011 Points For Average: 36.6
2011 Points Against Average: 16.1
2011 Differential: +20.5
2011 Wins: #1132 North Thurston (Lacey) (43-36), #1303 West [W. F.] (Chehalis) (42-7), #5306 Centralia (33-0), #6279 Black Hills (Olympia) (41-13), #6980 River Ridge (Lacey) (52-7), #10054 Aberdeen (48-0), #10155 Yelm (57-7)
2011 Losses: #356 Archbishop Murphy [Thomas J.] (Everett) (41-6), #863 Olympia (34-7)
2011 Opponents W-L: 55-40
Recent State Championships: 2010
Recent League Championships: 2011, 2010, 2007, 2006
Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2012 Schedule: 8/31 at Shelton, 9/7 Timberline (Lacey), 9/14 Inglemoor (Kenmore), 9/22 vs Capital (Olympia), 9/28 West [W. F.] (Chehalis), 10/5 at North Thurston (Lacey), 10/12 Centralia, 10/18 vs River Ridge (Lacey), 10/26 Black Hills (Olympia)
Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Capital (Olympia) (36.7), North Thurston (Lacey) (31.3), Inglemoor (Kenmore) (31.1)
Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Shelton (1.8), River Ridge (Lacey) (4.5), Black Hills (Olympia) (6.6)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 11.4 (20.8 overall)
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 19.3
2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: +7.9
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #44
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1793
2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-4
2012 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%