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GENERAL
Nickname: Thunderbirds
Colors: Green/White
Coach: Sid Otton
League: 2A Evergreen
Playoff Division: 2A
Playoff Division Rank: #2

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 8
Returning Defensive Starters: 3
2014 JV Record: 8-0
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Easton Trakel 5'9" 175 Senior FL/CB 4.58
Griffin Shea 6'1.5" 185 Senior SE/CB 4.7
Cade Otton 6'5" 195 Junior TE/LB 4.95

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Tradition, Experience On Offense
Team Weaknesses: Must Replace 8 Defensive Starters, Lost Record-Setting P/K

RATINGS
2014 Final Power Rating: 49.8
2014 National Rank: #312
2014 State Rank: #6
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +2.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +1.2
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -2.4
2015 Starting Power Rating: 53.5
2015 National Rank: #197
2015 State Rank: #6
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2014 Rating): 29.9
Dynasty National Rank: #842
2015 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 23.6
Dynasty Record: 109-30 (61-16 in league)

HISTORICAL
2014 Overall Record: 12-1
2014 League Record/Finish: 3-0 (1st)
2014 Points For Average: 44.4
2014 Points Against Average: 14.5
2014 Differential: +29.9
2014 Wins: #450 Lake City (Coeur d'Alene, ID) (49-24), #1152 Squalicum (Bellingham) (59-33), #2394 Columbia River (Vancouver) (62-6), #2548 Capital (Olympia) (14-3), #2830 West [W. F.] (Chehalis) (56-21), #3412 Timberline (Lacey) (35-33), #3473 Fife (Tacoma) (42-24), #4105 Black Hills (Tumwater) (48-7), #5118 Centralia (61-7), #5557 Long [R. A.] (Longview) (28-0), #5963 West Valley (Yakima) (55-3), #7405 La Center (41-0)
2014 Losses: #119 Sedro-Woolley (28-27)
2014 Opponents W-L: 91-48
Recent State Championships: 2010
Recent League Championships: 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2007, 2006
Winning Streak Entering 2015 Season: 3
Streak List: 9/4/15 Capital (Olympia) (42-9), 9/11/15 Timberline (Lacey) (48-10), 9/18/15 La Center (49-6)

SCHEDULE
2015 Schedule: 9/4 at Capital (Olympia), 9/11 Timberline (Lacey), 9/18 at La Center, 9/25 at Lake City (Coeur d'Alene, ID), 10/2 Columbia River (Vancouver), 10/9 at Centralia, 10/16 West Valley (Yakima), 10/23 Black Hills (Tumwater), 10/30 West [W. F.] (Chehalis)
Highest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Lake City (Coeur d'Alene, ID) (36.9), West [W. F.] (Chehalis) (30.9), Capital (Olympia) (26.7)
Lowest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: La Center (2.1), West Valley (Yakima) (8.1), Centralia (10.7)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 18.6 (25.6 overall)
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 19.4
2015 vs. 2014 Schedule Strength Comparison: +0.8
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #36
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #2050
2015 Projected Regular Season Record: 9-0
2015 Projected League Finish: 1st
2015 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 84%