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GENERAL
Nickname: Tornadoes
Colors: Red/Black
Coach: Jason Ronquillo
League: 3A South Sound (moving from 4A Narrows)
Playoff Division: 3A
Playoff Division Rank: #27

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 6
Returning Defensive Starters: 8
2015 JV Record: 5-3
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Brandon Thompson 5'9" 180 Senior RB/DB 4.45
Kaleb Lunderville 6'2" 190 Senior WR 4.6
Joey Hawks 6'3" 195 Senior TE 4.7

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Experience
Team Weaknesses: Have Not Won League Title In Over 30 Years

RATINGS
2015 Final Power Rating: 12.6
2015 National Rank: #5000
2015 State Rank: #102
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +3.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2016 Starting Power Rating: 16.1
2016 National Rank: #4054
2016 State Rank: #87
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2015 Rating): 1
Dynasty National Rank: #7897
2016 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 15.1
Dynasty Record: 45-83 [44-84 on the field] (24-60 in league)

HISTORICAL
2015 Overall Record: 5-5
2015 League Record/Finish: 2-4 (tied for 5th)
2015 Points For Average: 30.9
2015 Points Against Average: 31.9
2015 Differential: -1
2015 Wins: #1339 Bellarmine Prep (Tacoma) (42-35), #6335 Evergreen (Vancouver) (25-18), #6680 Steilacoom (44-14), #7344 South Kitsap (Port Orchard) (49-39), #11856 Foss [Henry] (Tacoma) (41-8)
2015 Losses: #438 Gig Harbor (51-14), #1421 Olympia (35-9), #3968 Timberline (Lacey) (35-21), #5975 Stadium (Tacoma) (40-37), #6227 Shelton (44-27)
2015 Opponents W-L: 46-56
Winning Streak Entering 2016 Season: 1
Streak List: 9/1/16 Bethel (Spanaway) (34-31)

SCHEDULE
2016 Schedule: 9/1 at Bethel (Spanaway), 9/9 vs Jefferson [Thomas] (Auburn), 9/16 vs Shelton, 9/23 vs Gig Harbor, 9/30 at North Thurston (Lacey), 10/7 vs Timberline (Lacey), 10/14 vs Capital (Olympia), 10/21 vs Peninsula (Gig Harbor), 10/28 at Central Kitsap (Silverdale)
Highest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Gig Harbor (36.7), Peninsula (Gig Harbor) (24.4), Bethel (Spanaway) (19.7)
Lowest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Central Kitsap (Silverdale) (-1.8), North Thurston (Lacey) (-1.7), Capital (Olympia) (4)
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 15.6 (14.3 overall)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 13.1
2016 vs. 2015 Schedule Strength Comparison: -2.5
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #88
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #3784
2016 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-4
2016 Projected League Finish: 4th
2016 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%