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GENERAL
Nickname: Loggers
Colors: Blue/Gold
Coach: Thor Ware
League: 2A Northwest
Playoff Division: 2A
Playoff Division Rank: #8

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 7
Returning Defensive Starters: 8
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Steele Ware 5'8" 170 Senior QB/FS 4.7
Cody Nelson 5'8" 200 Senior OL/DL 4.9
Alex West 5'9" 180 RB/LB 4.6

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: All-State Dual-Threat QB Returns
Team Weaknesses: Depth

RATINGS
2015 Final Power Rating: -10.9
2015 National Rank: #10334
2015 State Rank: #121
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +5.5
2016 Starting Power Rating: -5.4
2016 National Rank: #9081
2016 State Rank: #97
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2015 Rating): -21
Dynasty National Rank: #13316
2016 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 15.6
Dynasty Record: 52-71 [53-70 on the field] (29-37 in league)

HISTORICAL
2015 Overall Record: 9-1
2015 League Record/Finish: 3-0 (1st)
2015 Points For Average: 50.2
2015 Points Against Average: 19.2
2015 Differential: +31
2015 Wins: #11860 Monroe (60-44), #12296 Knappa (Astoria) (34-22), #12813 Culver (72-0), #12924 Warrenton/Jewell (Warrenton) (58-0), #13167 Nestucca (Cloverdale) (56-34), #14191 Gaston (36-10), #14239 Gold Beach (26-14), #14289 Portland Christian/Columbia Christian (Portland) (74-12), #14407 Chemawa Indian (Salem) (60-0)
2015 Losses: #6358 Stanfield (56-26)
2015 Opponents W-L: 31-57
Recent League Championships: 2015, 2004
Winning Streak Entering 2016 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2016 Schedule: 9/2 Mt. Douglas (Victoria, British Columbia), 9/9 at Warrenton, 9/16 Oakridge, 9/23 at Culver, 9/30 at St. Mary's (Medford), 10/7 Gaston, 10/14 at Nestucca (Cloverdale), 10/21 Knappa (Astoria), 10/28 at Neah-Kah-Nie (Rockaway Beach)
Highest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: St. Mary's (Medford) (-15.5), Knappa (Astoria) (-22.5), Culver (-26.3)
Lowest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Neah-Kah-Nie (Rockaway Beach) (-48.2), Gaston (-39.4), Nestucca (Cloverdale) (-33.5)
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -35.9 (-26.5 overall)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -23.5
2016 vs. 2015 Schedule Strength Comparison: +12.4
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #161
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #13345
2016 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-2
2016 Projected League Finish: 1st
2016 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 4%