Bend (OR) previews home 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% |