Mt. Baker (Deming, WA)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Mountaineers
Colors: Red/Black
Coach: Ron Lepper
League: 1A Northwest
Playoff Division: 1A
Playoff Division Rank: #4

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 2
Returning Defensive Starters: 2
2013 JV Record: 6-2
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Liam Short 5'11" 195 RB/LB
Paul Lebedev 6'0" 215 OL/DL
Chad Cohn 5'10" 235 OL/DL

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Lines, Running Game
Team Weaknesses: Experience

RATINGS
2013 Final Power Rating: 40.7
2013 National Rank: #723
2013 State Rank: #20
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -11.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.3
2014 Starting Power Rating: 27.9
2014 National Rank: #1853
2014 State Rank: #43
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2013 Rating): 21.7
Dynasty National Rank: #1964
2014 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 7.5
Dynasty Record: 77-43 (54-34 in league)

HISTORICAL
2013 Overall Record: 11-2
2013 League Record/Finish: 5-0 (1st)
2013 Points For Average: 40.8
2013 Points Against Average: 16.8
2013 Differential: +24
2013 Wins: #1373 Cascade Christian (Puyallup) (31-28), #2606 LaCenter (63-33), #3336 Meridian (Bellingham) (24-17), #3676 Woodland (42-7), #4957 Sultan (41-14), #5130 Blaine (52-19), #6482 Lynden Christian (Lynden) (49-14), #6727 Nooksack Valley (Everson) (42-21), #7698 Friday Harbor (50-7), #8055 Cedarcrest (Duvall) (56-0), #11053 Bellingham (47-0)
2013 Losses: #215 Lynden (27-20), #501 Freeman (Rockford) (31-13)
2013 Opponents W-L: 92-55
Recent League Championships: 2013, 2005 (tied for 1st; Whatcom County)
Winning Streak Entering 2014 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2014 Schedule: 9/5 Sedro-Woolley, 9/13 at Orcas Island (Eastsound), 9/19 at Cascade (Leavenworth), 9/26 at Nooksack Valley (Everson), 10/3 Meridian (Bellingham), 10/10 at Lynden Christian (Lynden), 10/17 Nooksack Valley (Everson), 10/24 at Meridian (Bellingham), 10/30 Lynden Christian (Lynden)
Highest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Sedro-Woolley (35.2), Meridian (Bellingham) (20.5), Nooksack Valley (Everson) (12.3)
Lowest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Orcas Island (Eastsound) (-33.4), Lynden Christian (Lynden) (6), Cascade (Leavenworth) (9)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 7 (20.3 overall)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 9.8
2014 vs. 2013 Schedule Strength Comparison: +2.8
2014 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-1
2014 Projected League Finish: 1st
2014 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 16%