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GENERAL
Nickname: Grizzlies
Colors: Navy/Columbia/White
Coach: Scott Berger
League: 4A Great Basin - East
Playoff Division: 4A
Playoff Division Rank: #1

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 6
Returning Defensive Starters: 5
2016 JV Record: 6-2
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Kyler Morgan 5'9" 200 Senior RB
Carter Josephson 6'1" 220 Senior LB
Daniel Helsley 6'1" 260 Senior OL/DL

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: OL, RB
Team Weaknesses: Inexperience At Some Key Positions

RATINGS
2016 Final Power Rating: 48.8
2016 National Rank: #307
2016 State Rank: #3
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -2.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -9.2
2017 Starting Power Rating: 46.3
2017 National Rank: #420
2017 State Rank: #4
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 22.2
Dynasty National Rank: #1972
2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 24.1
Dynasty Record: 72-62 (22-30 in league)

HISTORICAL
2016 Overall Record: 12-0
2016 League Record/Finish: 5-0 (1st)
2016 Points For Average: 46.7
2016 Points Against Average: 19.9
2016 Differential: +26.8
2016 Wins: #539 Bishop Kelly (Boise) (50-49), #1221 Madison (Rexburg) (28-10), #1347 Skyview (Nampa) (47-35), #1474 Emmett (37-20), #2696 Rigby (55-25), #3101 Blackfoot (39-20), #3718 Hillcrest (Idaho Falls) (45-20), #4894 Bonneville (Idaho Falls) (65-39), #5699 Pocatello (42-0), #6478 Idaho Falls (52-7), #7865 Preston (54-14), #10047 Century (Pocatello) (46-0)
2016 Losses: none
2016 Opponents W-L: 63-60
Recent State Championships: 2016
Recent League Championships: 2016
Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: 12
Streak List: 8/26/16 Hillcrest (Idaho Falls) (45-20), 9/2/16 Rigby (55-25), 9/9/16 Preston (54-14), 9/16/16 Bonneville (Idaho Falls) (65-39), 9/24/16 Idaho Falls (52-7), 9/30/16 Century (Pocatello) (46-0), 10/6/16 Blackfoot (39-20), 10/14/16 Pocatello (42-0), 10/21/16 Madison (Rexburg) (28-10), 11/4/16 Emmett (37-20), 11/11/16 Skyview (Nampa) (47-35), 11/19/16 Bishop Kelly (Boise) (50-49)

SCHEDULE
2017 Schedule: 8/25 at Hillcrest (Idaho Falls), 9/1 Rigby, 9/7 Preston, 9/15 Bonneville (Idaho Falls), 9/22 at Idaho Falls, 9/29 Century (Pocatello), 10/6 Blackfoot, 10/13 at Pocatello, 10/20 at Madison (Rexburg)
Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Rigby (33.3), Hillcrest (Idaho Falls) (27.4), Madison (Rexburg) (21.2)
Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Century (Pocatello) (-21.3), Pocatello (-0.2), Idaho Falls (1.7)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 10 (24.5 overall)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 10.9
2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: +0.9
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #33
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #3940
2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 9-0
2017 Projected League Finish: 1st
2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 79%