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GENERAL
Nickname: Stars
Colors: Navy/White
Coach: Galen Brantley Jr
League: Northern Lights
Playoff Division: II
Playoff Division Rank: #1

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 4
Returning Defensive Starters: 4
2016 JV Record: 7-1
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Brenner Furlong 5'11" 185 Senior 4.7
Brandon Crowder 6'2" 200 Senior QB 4.9
Wendell Tuisaula 5'10" 220 Senior 4.9

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Return State Offensive/Defensive Players Of Year
Team Weaknesses: 3 Starting OL Graduated, Lost All 4 DL

RATINGS
2016 Final Power Rating: 22.9
2016 National Rank: #2661
2016 State Rank: #1
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -0.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -5.2
2017 Starting Power Rating: 22.4
2017 National Rank: #2673
2017 State Rank: #1
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 27.7
Dynasty National Rank: #1133
2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 5.3
Dynasty Record: 120-18 (59-4 in league)

HISTORICAL
2016 Overall Record: 10-0
2016 League Record/Finish: 4-0 (1st)
2016 Points For Average: 43.1
2016 Points Against Average: 14.6
2016 Differential: +28.5
2016 Wins: #2681 East (Anchorage) (22-21), #3116 West (Anchorage) (49-30), #8237 Palmer (49-13), #8237 Palmer (42-21), #10230 Wasilla (44-0), #10488 Kenai Central (Kenai) (54-27), #10759 North Pole (57-13), #10759 North Pole (25-21), #11723 Kodiak (42-0), #13147 Eagle River (47-0)
2016 Losses: none
2016 Opponents W-L: 43-50
Recent State Championships: 2016 (Medium), 2015 (Medium), 2014 (Medium), 2013 (Medium), 2012 (Medium), 2010 (Small), 2008 (Small), 2007 (Small), 2006 (Small)
Recent League Championships: 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006
Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: 49
Streak List: 8/18/12 Ketchikan (70-0), 8/24/12 Skyview (Soldotna) (73-7), 9/1/12 Homer (38-8), 9/7/12 Houston (Big Lake) (60-0), 9/15/12 Kodiak (41-7), 9/21/12 Wasilla (68-48), 9/29/12 Kenai Central (Kenai) (35-13), 10/6/12 Kodiak (62-7), 10/13/12 Homer (62-20), 8/17/13 Eielson [Ben] (Eielson AFB) (55-19), 8/23/13 Colony (Palmer) (47-24), 8/30/13 Houston (Big Lake) (76-28), 9/6/13 Thunder Mountain (Juneau) (62-6), 9/14/13 Kodiak (63-0), 9/21/13 Homer (59-0), 9/28/13 Skyview (Soldotna) (54-0), 10/5/13 Kenai Central (Kenai) (58-10), 10/12/13 Houston (Big Lake) (69-13), 10/19/13 North Pole (63-33), 10/26/13 Juneau-Douglas (Juneau) (56-49), 8/16/14 Eagle River (53-6), 8/22/14 Palmer (33-0), 8/30/14 Thunder Mountain (Juneau) (62-0), 9/13/14 Kodiak (48-0), 9/20/14 Homer (51-6), 9/27/14 West Valley (Fairbanks) (67-30), 10/4/14 Kenai Central (Kenai) (21-14), 10/11/14 Juneau-Douglas (Juneau) (44-6), 10/18/14 North Pole (57-28), 8/14/15 South (Anchorage) (21-17), 8/21/15 Colony (Palmer) (45-20), 8/29/15 Service (Anchorage) (72-29), 9/5/15 Kodiak (49-14), 9/11/15 Palmer (42-7), 9/19/15 Eagle River (62-6), 9/26/15 Lathrop (Fairbanks) (55-14), 10/3/15 Kenai Central (Kenai) (23-0), 10/10/15 Thunder Mountain (Juneau) (49-13), 10/17/15 Kenai Central (Kenai) (33-18), 8/12/16 West (Anchorage) (49-30), 8/19/16 North Pole (57-13), 8/26/16 Wasilla (44-0), 9/3/16 East (Anchorage) (22-21), 9/9/16 Palmer (42-21), 9/17/16 Kodiak (42-0), 9/24/16 Eagle River (47-0), 10/1/16 Kenai Central (Kenai) (54-27), 10/8/16 North Pole (25-21), 10/15/16 Palmer (49-13)

SCHEDULE
2017 Schedule: 8/11 at West (Anchorage), 8/18 Dimond [A. J.] (Anchorage), 8/25 South (Anchorage), 9/1 vs Crater (Central Point, OR), 9/8 at Palmer, 9/16 Kodiak, 9/23 Eagle River, 9/30 at Kenai Central (Kenai)
Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: West (Anchorage) (22.1), Dimond [A. J.] (Anchorage) (3.9), Crater (Central Point, OR) (-1.2)
Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Eagle River (-34.4), Kodiak (-21.1), South (Anchorage) (-14.3)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -8.2 (-5.6 overall)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -7.2
2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: +1
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #13
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #9745
2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-1
2017 Projected League Finish: 1st
2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 41%