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GENERAL
Nickname: Rams
Colors: Red/Gold
Coach: Steve Pyne
League: 6A Mt. Hood
Playoff Division: 6A
Playoff Division Rank: #1

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 6
Returning Defensive Starters: 8
2013 JV Record: 7-1
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Cameron Scarlett 6'1" 210 Senior ATH/S 4.58
Blake Brandel 6'7" 265 Senior T/DE 5.00
Riley Gallant 6'5" 280 Senior G/DT 5.42

ADDITIONAL SENIOR D1 PROSPECT
T.J. Salu 6'2" 260 Senior C

D1 PLAYERS LOST TO GRADUATION
Connor Humphreys 6'4" 275 Senior DE [Arizona State]
Ryan Nall 6'3" 220 Senior TE 4.7 [Oregon State]
Aidan Wilder 5'11" 185 Senior QB

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Experience, Team Speed, Depth
Team Weaknesses: Inexperience At QB, WR

RATINGS
2013 Final Power Rating: 61.6
2013 National Rank: #68
2013 State Rank: #1
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +0.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +1.5
Non-Senior D1 Talent Rating Bonus: +1.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -6.6
2014 Starting Power Rating: 58.5
2014 National Rank: #85
2014 State Rank: #1
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2013 Rating): 29.1
Dynasty National Rank: #896
2014 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 36
Dynasty Record: 93-33 (58-10 in league)

HISTORICAL
2013 Overall Record: 14-0
2013 League Record/Finish: 5-0 (1st)
2013 Points For Average: 54.6
2013 Points Against Average: 18.5
2013 Differential: +36.1
2013 Wins: #262 Jesuit (Portland) (45-31), #262 Jesuit (Portland) (38-28), #308 Tigard (83-49), #889 Clackamas (42-7), #1212 Sheldon [Henry D.] (Eugene) (59-49), #1762 Lake Oswego (35-14), #3485 McNary (Keizer) (62-7), #5188 Centennial (Gresham) (70-20), #5545 Reynolds (Troutdale) (41-14), #5546 Gresham (47-5), #6098 Century (Hillsboro) (55-7), #7868 Grant (Portland) (55-14), #8788 Barlow [Sam] (Gresham) (69-7), #10313 Douglas [David] (Portland) (63-7)
2013 Losses: none
2013 Opponents W-L: 83-77
Recent State Championships: 2013
Recent League Championships: 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009 (tied for 1st), 2008, 2006
Winning Streak Entering 2014 Season: 14
Streak List: 8/30/13 Grant (Portland) (55-14), 9/6/13 Sheldon [Henry D.] (Eugene) (59-49), 9/13/13 Lake Oswego (35-14), 9/20/13 Jesuit (Portland) (45-31), 9/27/13 Reynolds (Troutdale) (41-14), 10/4/13 Gresham (47-5), 10/10/13 Douglas [David] (Portland) (63-7), 10/18/13 Barlow [Sam] (Gresham) (69-7), 10/25/13 Centennial (Gresham) (70-20), 11/8/13 Century (Hillsboro) (55-7), 11/15/13 McNary (Keizer) (62-7), 11/22/13 Clackamas (42-7), 11/30/13 Tigard (83-49), 12/7/13 Jesuit (Portland) (38-28)

SCHEDULE
2014 Schedule: 9/5 Jesuit (Portland), 9/12 at St. John Bosco (Bellflower, CA), 9/19 Oregon City, 9/26 Centennial (Gresham), 10/3 at Reynolds (Troutdale), 10/9 Gresham, 10/17 at Barlow [Sam] (Gresham), 10/24 Clackamas, 10/31 at Douglas [David] (Portland)
Highest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: St. John Bosco (Bellflower, CA) (84.5), Jesuit (Portland) (45.9), Oregon City (32.6)
Lowest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Douglas [David] (Portland) (-10.3), Barlow [Sam] (Gresham) (-2.1), Centennial (Gresham) (5.1)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 12.1 (25.7 overall)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 22.9
2014 vs. 2013 Schedule Strength Comparison: +10.8
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #10
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1307
2014 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-1
2014 Projected League Finish: 1st
2014 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 3%