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GENERAL
Nickname: Spartans
Colors: Purple/Gold
Coach: Keith Ross
League: 4A South Puget Sound - South (moving from 3A South Puget Sound)
Playoff Division: 4A
Playoff Division Rank: #2

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 8
Returning Defensive Starters: 6
2015 JV Record: 5-3
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Connor Wedington 5'11" 190 Senior RB/DB 4.5
Ben Wilson 6'0" 215 Junior FB/LB 4.75
Tre Weed 6'0" 190 Junior DB/WR 4.6

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Running Game, Most Of OL Returns
Team Weaknesses: Lost 3 LBs To Graduation

RATINGS
2015 Final Power Rating: 38.2
2015 National Rank: #975
2015 State Rank: #18
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +7.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +3
Non-Senior D1 Talent Rating Bonus: +2.4
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -2.4
2016 Starting Power Rating: 51.1
2016 National Rank: #282
2016 State Rank: #3
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2015 Rating): 9.8
Dynasty National Rank: #5007
2016 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 41.3
Dynasty Record: 75-62 (50-46 in league)

HISTORICAL
2015 Overall Record: 10-1
2015 League Record/Finish: 7-0 (1st)
2015 Points For Average: 34.4
2015 Points Against Average: 13.6
2015 Differential: +20.8
2015 Wins: #684 Lakes (Lakewood) (31-24), #1845 Auburn Mountainview (Auburn) (31-12), #1955 Bonney Lake (24-7), #3636 Peninsula (Gig Harbor) (21-20), #4417 Auburn (42-21), #5528 Enumclaw (35-7), #5951 Pierce [Franklin] (Tacoma) (58-13), #6227 Shelton (34-3), #7365 Cleveland (Seattle) (41-8), #8656 Auburn Riverside (Auburn) (40-7)
2015 Losses: #754 Bishop Blanchet (Seattle) (28-21)
2015 Opponents W-L: 65-55
Recent League Championships: 2015 (3A South Puget Sound), 2013 (2A South Puget Sound), 2012 (2A SPSL), 2010 (tied for 1st; 2A SPSL)
Winning Streak Entering 2016 Season: 1
Streak List: 9/2/16 Bonney Lake (41-14)

SCHEDULE
2016 Schedule: 9/2 Bonney Lake, 9/9 vs South Kitsap (Port Orchard), 9/16 at Curtis (University Place), 9/23 vs Graham-Kapowsin (Graham), 10/1 vs Puyallup, 10/7 vs Olympia, 10/14 vs Bellarmine Prep (Tacoma), 10/21 vs Rogers [Governor John R.] (Puyallup), 10/28 Emerald Ridge (South Hill)
Highest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Graham-Kapowsin (Graham) (45.9), Bellarmine Prep (Tacoma) (37.4), Olympia (34)
Lowest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Rogers [Governor John R.] (Puyallup) (-4.9), South Kitsap (Port Orchard) (-1.4), Emerald Ridge (South Hill) (16.5)
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 11.3 (19 overall)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 24.1
2016 vs. 2015 Schedule Strength Comparison: +12.8
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #29
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1274
2016 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-1
2016 Projected League Finish: 1st
2016 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 56%