Mt. Baker (Deming, WA)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Mountaineers
Colors: Red/Black
Coach: Ron Lepper
League: 1A Northwest
Playoff Division: 1A
Playoff Division Rank: #5

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 6
Returning Defensive Starters: 5
2014 JV Record: 3-6
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Paul Lebedev 6'1" 215 OL/DL
J.T. Keeney 5'11" 210 OL/LB
Kolten Zender 5'10" 205 OL/LB

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: OL, Defensive Front 7
Team Weaknesses: WR, Secondary

RATINGS
2014 Final Power Rating: 22.7
2014 National Rank: #2970
2014 State Rank: #64
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +1.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2015 Starting Power Rating: 24.2
2015 National Rank: #2572
2015 State Rank: #57
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2014 Rating): 21.8
Dynasty National Rank: #1977
2015 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 2.4
Dynasty Record: 86-46 (59-35 in league)

HISTORICAL
2014 Overall Record: 9-3
2014 League Record/Finish: 5-1 (1st)
2014 Points For Average: 31.7
2014 Points Against Average: 16.4
2014 Differential: +15.3
2014 Wins: #4281 Cascade (Leavenworth) (42-6), #4316 Meridian (Bellingham) (33-25), #4746 Lynden Christian (Lynden) (31-20), #4746 Lynden Christian (Lynden) (20-0), #4940 Nooksack Valley (Everson) (21-11), #4940 Nooksack Valley (Everson) (24-14), #5624 Montesano (41-28), #10710 Cedar Park Christian (Bothell) (70-13), #12785 Oroville (54-6)
2014 Losses: #119 Sedro-Woolley (35-7), #2733 Eatonville (29-28), #4316 Meridian (Bellingham) (10-9)
2014 Opponents W-L: 76-53
Recent League Championships: 2014, 2013, 2005 (tied for 1st; Whatcom County)
Winning Streak Entering 2015 Season: 2
Streak List: 9/11/15 Oroville (69-14), 9/18/15 Cascade (Leavenworth) (52-0)

SCHEDULE
2015 Schedule: 9/4 at Sedro-Woolley, 9/11 Oroville, 9/18 Cascade (Leavenworth), 9/25 Nooksack Valley (Everson), 10/2 at Meridian (Bellingham), 10/9 Lynden Christian (Lynden), 10/16 at Nooksack Valley (Everson), 10/23 Meridian (Bellingham), 10/30 at Lynden Christian (Lynden)
Highest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Sedro-Woolley (60.8), Meridian (Bellingham) (14.3), Lynden Christian (Lynden) (13.8)
Lowest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Oroville (-27.2), Nooksack Valley (Everson) (0.3), Cascade (Leavenworth) (11.1)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 13.4 (11.6 overall)
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 11.3
2015 vs. 2014 Schedule Strength Comparison: -2.1
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #79
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #4187
2015 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-2
2015 Projected League Finish: 1st
2015 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%