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GENERAL
Nickname: Lava Bears
Colors: Midnight Blue/Vegas Gold
Coach: Matt Craven
League: 5A Special District 1 (moving from 5A Intermountain)
Playoff Division: 5A
Playoff Division Rank: #12

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 4
Returning Defensive Starters: 5
2015 JV Record: 5-4
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Chase Lettenmaier 6'0" 190 Senior QB
Ryan Stanley 5'10" 170 Senior FS/FB
Brock Metternich 5'10" 190 Senior G/DT

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Experienced QB, 2 Returning Gs, Experienced Secondary
Team Weaknesses: Inexperienced RBs/DTs

RATINGS
2015 Final Power Rating: 16.4
2015 National Rank: #4171
2015 State Rank: #35
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -3.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2016 Starting Power Rating: 12.9
2016 National Rank: #4777
2016 State Rank: #39
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2015 Rating): 9.1
Dynasty National Rank: #5219
2016 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 3.8
Dynasty Record: 76-59 (42-24 in league)

HISTORICAL
2015 Overall Record: 6-4
2015 League Record/Finish: 2-2 (3rd)
2015 Points For Average: 23.3
2015 Points Against Average: 24.6
2015 Differential: -1.3
2015 Wins: #4093 Central (Independence) (10-0), #5759 Ridgeview (Redmond) (28-21), #6883 Mountain View (Bend) (27-6), #8537 Pendleton (26-23), #8963 Eagle Point (34-16), #11015 Klamath Union (Klamath Falls) (52-7)
2015 Losses: #362 Summit (Bend) (49-7), #1020 Ashland (39-21), #2315 Redmond (40-7), #2566 Liberty (Hillsboro) (45-21)
2015 Opponents W-L: 60-44
Recent League Championships: 2009 (tied for 1st; 5A Intermountain), 2003 (4A Intermountain)
Winning Streak Entering 2016 Season: 1
Streak List: 9/2/16 Central (Independence) (26-24)

SCHEDULE
2016 Schedule: 9/2 at Central (Independence), 9/9 Corvallis, 9/16 Redmond, 9/23 at Hood River Valley (Hood River), 9/30 Ridgeview (Redmond), 10/7 at Summit (Bend), 10/14 Hermiston, 10/21 at Pendleton, 10/28 Mountain View (Bend)
Highest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Summit (Bend) (51.4), Central (Independence) (26.5), Redmond (24.5)
Lowest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Pendleton (-6.2), Hood River Valley (Hood River) (-5.7), Corvallis (-5.5)
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 7.8 (17.2 overall)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 13
2016 vs. 2015 Schedule Strength Comparison: +5.2
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #30
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #3820
2016 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-4
2016 Projected League Finish: 4th
2016 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%