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GENERAL
Nickname: Cougars
Colors: Blue/White
Coach: Tom Bainter
League: 4A KingCo (moving from 4A KingCo - Crest)
Playoff Division: 4A
Playoff Division Rank: #2

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 8
Returning Defensive Starters: 8
2013 JV Record: 4-4
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Sam McPherson 5'10.5" 195 Junior RB/FS 4.53
Ross Bowers 6'3" 190 Junior QB 4.97 [California]
Dayzell Wilson 6'2" 175 Junior WR/CB 4.48

ADDITIONAL SENIOR D1 PROSPECTS
Cole Ford 6'5" 240 Senior TE
Jackson Keimig 6'3.5" 205 Senior WR [Yale]

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Experience, Quickness, RB
Team Weaknesses: Depth On OL, Depth In Secondary

RATINGS
2013 Final Power Rating: 50.2
2013 National Rank: #288
2013 State Rank: #5
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +9.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +3.2
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -5.1
2014 Starting Power Rating: 61.6
2014 National Rank: #61
2014 State Rank: #2
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2013 Rating): 41
Dynasty National Rank: #180
2014 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 21.9
Dynasty Record: 98-30 (64-6 in league)

HISTORICAL
2013 Overall Record: 9-3
2013 League Record/Finish: 4-0 (1st)
2013 Points For Average: 37.3
2013 Points Against Average: 21.4
2013 Differential: +15.9
2013 Wins: #246 Coeur d'Alene (ID) (44-43), #486 Eastlake (Sammamish) (45-18), #767 Graham-Kapowsin (Graham) (52-28), #1618 Glacier Peak (Snohomish) (42-23), #1869 Woodinville (35-0), #3307 Puyallup (54-14), #3590 Redmond (49-14), #3629 Capital (Olympia) (42-14), #6043 Inglemoor (Kenmore) (47-6)
2013 Losses: #29 Bellevue (49-6), #409 Bellarmine Prep (Tacoma) (20-17), #416 Skyline (Sammamish) (28-14)
2013 Opponents W-L: 91-42
Recent League Championships: 2013 (4A KingCo - Crest), 2012 (4A KingCo - Crest), 2010 (4A KingCo - Crown), 2009 (4A KingCo - Crown), 2008 (4A KingCo - Crown), 2007, 2006, 2003 (KingCo 4A)
Winning Streak Entering 2014 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2014 Schedule: 9/5 at Eastlake (Sammamish), 9/12 Issaquah, 9/19 at Newport (Bellevue), 9/26 Mount Si (Snoqualmie), 10/3 at Woodinville, 10/9 Redmond, 10/17 at Skyline (Sammamish), 10/24 at Mercer Island, 10/31 Inglemoor (Kenmore)
Highest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Skyline (Sammamish) (45.7), Eastlake (Sammamish) (43.4), Newport (Bellevue) (40.8)
Lowest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Inglemoor (Kenmore) (4.3), Mercer Island (14.3), Issaquah (15.5)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 32.8 (35.4 overall)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 27.1
2014 vs. 2013 Schedule Strength Comparison: -5.7
2014 Projected Regular Season Record: 9-0
2014 Projected League Finish: 1st
2014 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 78%