Lakes (Lakewood, WA)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Lancers
Colors: Burnt Orange/Blue
Coach: Dave Miller
League: 3A Narrows (moving from 3A South Puget Sound)
Playoff Division: 3A
Playoff Division Rank: #7

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 3
Returning Defensive Starters: 5
2015 JV Record: 9-0
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Cale Lindsay 6'2" 225 Senior LB/TE 4.7
Xavier Banner 6'1" 215 Senior LB/HB 4.8
Melvin Miller 5'10" 190 Senior RB/S 4.5

ADDITIONAL SENIOR D1 PROSPECT
Dedrian Milligan 6'0" 175 Senior WR

COLLEGE PROSPECT LOST TO GRADUATION
Chris Hunter 6'2" 215 Senior OLB

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Speed, Chemistry, Athleticism
Team Weaknesses: Inexperience

RATINGS
2015 Final Power Rating: 42.3
2015 National Rank: #684
2015 State Rank: #13
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -8.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.2
2016 Starting Power Rating: 33.8
2016 National Rank: #1346
2016 State Rank: #32
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2015 Rating): 31.3
Dynasty National Rank: #721
2016 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 2.5
Dynasty Record: 116-34 (67-13 in league)

HISTORICAL
2015 Overall Record: 10-3
2015 League Record/Finish: 5-2 (tied for 2nd)
2015 Points For Average: 44.5
2015 Points Against Average: 24.2
2015 Differential: +20.3
2015 Wins: #1225 Kamiakin (Kennewick) (53-34), #1930 O'Dea (Seattle) (56-36), #1955 Bonney Lake (27-7), #2533 Kennewick (35-6), #3636 Peninsula (Gig Harbor) (33-14), #4417 Auburn (42-21), #5528 Enumclaw (42-21), #5951 Pierce [Franklin] (Tacoma) (71-28), #8656 Auburn Riverside (Auburn) (56-21), #12456 Clover Park (Lakewood) (77-0)
2015 Losses: #40 Eastside Catholic (Sammamish) (49-21), #975 Sumner (31-24), #1845 Auburn Mountainview (Auburn) (46-42)
2015 Opponents W-L: 76-64
Recent League Championships: 2011 (3A SPSL), 2010 (3A SPSL), 2009 (3A SPSL), 2008 (3A SPSL), 2007 (3A Western Cascade), 2005 (Seamount- Pierce), 2003 (tied for 1st; Seamount Pierce 3A)
Winning Streak Entering 2016 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2016 Schedule: 9/2 at Eastlake (Sammamish), 9/9 vs Bellarmine Prep (Tacoma), 9/16 vs Wilson [Woodrow] (Tacoma), 9/23 vs Lincoln (Tacoma), 9/30 vs Mount Tahoma (Tacoma), 10/7 vs Spanaway Lake (Spanaway), 10/14 Bonney Lake, 10/21 vs Stadium (Tacoma), 10/28 vs Bethel (Spanaway)
Highest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Bellarmine Prep (Tacoma) (37.4), Bonney Lake (29), Lincoln (Tacoma) (28.8)
Lowest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Mount Tahoma (Tacoma) (-9.2), Spanaway Lake (Spanaway) (-3.2), Stadium (Tacoma) (16.7)
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 9.3 (26.2 overall)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 18.7
2016 vs. 2015 Schedule Strength Comparison: +9.4
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #51
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #2252
2016 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-2
2016 Projected League Finish: 1st
2016 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 10%