Bartlett (Anchorage, AK)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Golden Bears Colors: Blue/Gold Coach: John Jessen/Daniel Esparza League: Cook Inlet Playoff Division: I Playoff Division Rank: #3 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 6 Returning Defensive Starters: 5 2016 JV Record: 8-0 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: no TOP PLAYERS Thomas Sio 6'4" 335 Junior G 5.4 Jontay Edwards 5'9" 235 Senior TB 4.9 Hunter Cargill 5'8" 170 Junior HB 4.6 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Roster Size, Very Talented Junior Class, Strength/Speed Team Weaknesses: Young Defensively RATINGS 2016 Final Power Rating: 17.1 2016 National Rank: #3658 2016 State Rank: #4 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -2.5 2017 Starting Power Rating: 14.6 2017 National Rank: #4089 2017 State Rank: #4 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 18.8 Dynasty National Rank: #2633 2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 4.2 Dynasty Record: 65-56 (46-46 in league) HISTORICAL 2016 Overall Record: 8-2 2016 League Record/Finish: 5-0 (1st) 2016 Points For Average: 38 2016 Points Against Average: 21.4 2016 Differential: +16.6 2016 Wins: #2681 East (Anchorage) (21-14), #3116 West (Anchorage) (28-10), #5746 Service (Anchorage) (21-17), #6650 Dimond [A. J.] (Anchorage) (54-40), #8237 Palmer (56-9), #10087 South (Anchorage) (56-30), #10230 Wasilla (62-12), #10759 North Pole (49-7) 2016 Losses: #3116 West (Anchorage) (28-27), #3795 Colony (Palmer) (47-6) 2016 Opponents W-L: 48-48 Recent State Championships: 2009 (Large) Recent League Championships: 2016, 2015 (tied for 1st) Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none SCHEDULE 2017 Schedule: 8/12 Wasilla, 8/18 at Colony (Palmer), 8/25 at West (Anchorage), 9/1 at Pleasant Valley (Chico, CA), 9/8 South (Anchorage), 9/16 East (Anchorage), 9/23 at Service (Anchorage), 9/29 Dimond [A. J.] (Anchorage) Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Pleasant Valley (Chico, CA) (33.9), West (Anchorage) (22.1), Colony (Palmer) (18.7) Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Wasilla (-16.8), South (Anchorage) (-14.3), Dimond [A. J.] (Anchorage) (3.9) 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 3.4 (6.4 overall) 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 8.9 2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: +5.5 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #3 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #4550 2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-3 2017 Projected League Finish: 2nd 2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%