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GENERAL
Nickname: Cavemen
Colors: Blue/White
Coach: John Musser
League: 6A Southwest
Playoff Division: 6A
Playoff Division Rank: #15

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 4
Returning Defensive Starters: 3
2015 JV Record: 7-2

TOP PLAYERS
Jake Kasiah 6'2" 220 Senior LB/TE
Jerin Appling 6'2" 195 Senior CB/TB
Cameron Castle 5'8" 165 Senior SB/CB

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Athleticism At Skill Positions, Have 2 Returning All-League CBs
Team Weaknesses: Biggest Question Marks Are QB/DL, Almost Entirely New Lines

RATINGS
2015 Final Power Rating: 22.1
2015 National Rank: #3081
2015 State Rank: #26
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -4.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2016 Starting Power Rating: 17.6
2016 National Rank: #3748
2016 State Rank: #29
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2015 Rating): 17.8
Dynasty National Rank: #2848
2016 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 0.2
Dynasty Record: 73-64 (42-38 in league)

HISTORICAL
2015 Overall Record: 8-3
2015 League Record/Finish: 6-1 (2nd)
2015 Points For Average: 34
2015 Points Against Average: 23.5
2015 Differential: +10.5
2015 Wins: #4603 South Medford (Medford) (42-21), #5217 Newberg (25-19), #5500 North Medford (Medford) (21-7), #6300 Willamette (Eugene) (35-7), #7885 Forest Grove (63-7), #8620 South Eugene (Eugene) (33-14), #9052 Thurston (Springfield) (52-7), #9701 Roseburg (44-43)
2015 Losses: #646 Sheldon [Henry D.] (Eugene) (38-24), #701 Sherwood (53-21), #1248 Lincoln (Portland) (42-14)
2015 Opponents W-L: 60-53
Recent League Championships: 2014
Winning Streak Entering 2016 Season: 1
Streak List: 9/2/16 Century (Hillsboro) (34-27)

SCHEDULE
2016 Schedule: 9/2 Century (Hillsboro), 9/9 at Aloha (Beaverton), 9/16 at Roseburg, 9/23 Willamette (Eugene), 9/30 at Sprague (Salem), 10/7 South Medford (Medford), 10/14 North Medford (Medford), 10/21 at South Eugene (Eugene)
Highest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Sprague (Salem) (17.5), South Medford (Medford) (13.2), Willamette (Eugene) (11.5)
Lowest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Roseburg (-7.7), Aloha (Beaverton) (-2.1), Century (Hillsboro) (1.2)
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 13.9 (14.2 overall)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 5.6
2016 vs. 2015 Schedule Strength Comparison: -8.3
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #53
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #6105
2016 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-1
2016 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2016 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 19%