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GENERAL
Nickname: Greyhounds
Colors: Royal Blue/Gray
Coach: Dan Lucier
League: 2A Great Northern
Playoff Division: 2A
Playoff Division Rank: #17

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 6
Returning Defensive Starters: 6
2015 JV Record: 6-3
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Ben Moos 6'5" 250 Senior TE/DL 4.9
Jake Cillay 6'4" 215 Senior QB/DE 4.7
Jed Byers 5'9" 165 Junior SB/LB 4.7

COLLEGE PROSPECT LOST TO GRADUATION
Mason Petrino 5'11" 175 Senior QB 5.2

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Camaraderie, Athleticism, Experience

RATINGS
2015 Final Power Rating: 14.9
2015 National Rank: #4479
2015 State Rank: #93
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +1.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -0.8
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2016 Starting Power Rating: 15.6
2016 National Rank: #4155
2016 State Rank: #90
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2015 Rating): 18.7
Dynasty National Rank: #2645
2016 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 3.1
Dynasty Record: 90-50 (51-26 in league)

HISTORICAL
2015 Overall Record: 5-4
2015 League Record/Finish: 0-4 (5th)
2015 Points For Average: 39.1
2015 Points Against Average: 24.6
2015 Differential: +14.5
2015 Wins: #6907 Freeman (Rockford) (47-12), #7045 East Valley (Yakima) (60-16), #9042 Timberlake (Spirit Lake, ID) (47-20), #9420 Moscow (ID) (61-40), #10128 Lakeland (Rathdrum, ID) (42-6)
2015 Losses: #1511 Clarkston (47-27), #2189 Cheney (30-22), #4819 East Valley (Spokane) (27-26), #5520 West Valley (Spokane) (23-20)
2015 Opponents W-L: 45-44
Recent State Championships: 2005
Recent League Championships: 2012 (tied for 1st), 2008, 2007, 2005 (Great Northern), 2004 (Great Northern)
Winning Streak Entering 2016 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2016 Schedule: 9/2 at Fife (Tacoma), 9/9 at Rogers [John R.] (Spokane), 9/16 Moscow (ID), 9/23 at Bonners Ferry (ID), 9/30 Clarkston, 10/7 West Valley (Spokane), 10/14 vs West Valley (Yakima), 10/21 at Cheney, 10/28 vs East Valley (Spokane)
Highest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Clarkston (39), Cheney (18.4), West Valley (Yakima) (18)
Lowest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Bonners Ferry (ID) (-18.5), Moscow (ID) (-3.9), Fife (Tacoma) (4.6)
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 7.8
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 10
2016 vs. 2015 Schedule Strength Comparison: +2.2
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #108
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #4744
2016 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-3
2016 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2016 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%