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GENERAL
Nickname: Black Tornado
Colors: Black/Red
Coach: Mike Mitchell
League: 6A Southwest
Playoff Division: 6A
Playoff Division Rank: #14

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 2
Returning Defensive Starters: 4
2014 JV Record: 6-3
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Trey Holmes 6'0" 265 Junior DL/OL 4.83
Tucker Barry 6'2" 180 Senior WR/DB 4.71
Will Spence 5'11" 180 Senior HB/OLB 4.7

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Won 12 Of Last 14 Conference Games
Team Weaknesses: Lost 30 Seniors

RATINGS
2014 Final Power Rating: 31.5
2014 National Rank: #1659
2014 State Rank: #16
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -8.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2015 Starting Power Rating: 23
2015 National Rank: #2786
2015 State Rank: #23
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2014 Rating): 18.6
Dynasty National Rank: #2624
2015 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 4.4
Dynasty Record: 69-58 [68-59 on the field] (38-35 in league)

HISTORICAL
2014 Overall Record: 8-3
2014 League Record/Finish: 5-2 (3rd)
2014 Points For Average: 40.7
2014 Points Against Average: 19.2
2014 Differential: +21.5
2014 Wins: #2609 South Medford (Medford) (49-22), #3162 Canby (35-21), #5499 Roseburg (56-7), #6549 Thurston (Springfield) (57-7), #7197 Fortuna (CA) (41-31), #8195 Wilson [Woodrow] (Portland) (41-7), #8505 Willamette (Eugene) (44-16), #11544 South Eugene (Eugene) (69-6)
2014 Losses: #562 Sheldon [Henry D.] (Eugene) (21-14), #656 Grants Pass (38-21), #804 Jesuit (Portland) (35-21)
2014 Opponents W-L: 60-57
Recent League Championships: 2013 (6A Special District 1), 2005 (tied for 1st; 4A Southern Oregon), 2003 (4A Southern Oregon)
Winning Streak Entering 2015 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2015 Schedule: 9/4 at Fortuna (CA), 9/11 Canby, 9/18 at Roseburg, 9/25 South Eugene (Eugene), 10/2 at Thurston (Springfield), 10/9 Grants Pass, 10/16 Willamette (Eugene), 10/23 at South Medford (Medford), 10/30 at Sheldon [Henry D.] (Eugene)
Highest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Sheldon [Henry D.] (Eugene) (46.8), Grants Pass (42.2), South Medford (Medford) (17.8)
Lowest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Willamette (Eugene) (-12.3), South Eugene (Eugene) (-8), Roseburg (2.9)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 14.4 (16.4 overall)
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 13.5
2015 vs. 2014 Schedule Strength Comparison: -0.9
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #27
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #3541
2015 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-3
2015 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2015 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%