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GENERAL
Nickname: Lava Bears
Colors: Midnight Blue/Vegas Gold
Coach: Matt Craven
League: 5A Intermountain (moving from 5A Special District 1)
Playoff Division: 5A
Playoff Division Rank: #17

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 8
Returning Defensive Starters: 8
2013 JV Record: 9-0
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Hunter McDonald 6'0" 200 RB/LB 4.80
Creighton Simmonds 5'10" 170 QB 4.90
Jordan Neelon 5'9" 160 RB/FS 4.60

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Experience, Talented Upperclassmen
Team Weaknesses: Inexperience On DL

RATINGS
2013 Final Power Rating: -9.5
2013 National Rank: #10133
2013 State Rank: #119
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +8.5
2014 Starting Power Rating: -1
2014 National Rank: #8176
2014 State Rank: #87
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2013 Rating): 8.7
Dynasty National Rank: #5294
2014 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 9.7
Dynasty Record: 65-51 (38-20 in league)

HISTORICAL
2013 Overall Record: 1-8
2013 League Record/Finish: 1-2 (3rd)
2013 Points For Average: 16.4
2013 Points Against Average: 35.8
2013 Differential: -19.4
2013 Wins: #12427 Redmond (34-30)
2013 Losses: #671 Silverton (42-0), #1372 Ridgeview (Redmond) (35-33), #4063 Mountain View (Bend) (37-12), #4203 West Salem (Salem) (47-7), #4946 Marist (Eugene) (55-0), #6834 Pendleton (27-21), #7575 Summit (Bend) (17-14), #7999 Eagle Point (32-27)
2013 Opponents W-L: 64-35
Recent League Championships: 2009 (tied for 1st), 2003 (4A Intermountain)
Winning Streak Entering 2014 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2014 Schedule: 9/5 at Central (Independence), 9/12 Klamath Union (Klamath Falls), 9/19 Eagle Point, 9/26 at Pendleton, 10/3 at Redmond, 10/10 at Ridgeview (Redmond), 10/17 at Liberty (Hillsboro), 10/24 Summit (Bend), 10/31 Mountain View (Bend)
Highest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Ridgeview (Redmond) (37.3), Mountain View (Bend) (17.1), Central (Independence) (12.6)
Lowest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Redmond (-22.6), Klamath Union (Klamath Falls) (-6.5), Pendleton (-4.6)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 11.5
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 3.9
2014 vs. 2013 Schedule Strength Comparison: -7.6
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #52
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #6486
2014 Projected Regular Season Record: 4-5
2014 Projected League Finish: 4th
2014 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%