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GENERAL
League: 3A/4A Mid Columbia (moving from 5A Special District 1)
State (Plays In): Washington
Playoff Division: 3A
Playoff Division Rank: #13

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 3
Returning Defensive Starters: 3
2017 JV Record: 9-0
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Andrew James 5'10" 200 Senior QB/DB 4.73
Jacob Liebe 6'1" 265 Senior C/DT 4.97
Cody Wizner 6'3" 255 DT/G 4.9

RATINGS
2017 Final Power Rating: 27.4
2017 National Rank: #1804
2017 State Rank: #9 (in OR)
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -6.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -0.5
2018 Starting Power Rating: 4.8
2018 National Rank: #2766
2018 State Rank: #20 (in OR)
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): 12.3
Dynasty National Rank: #5620
2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 7.5
Dynasty Record: 91-69 (55-25 in league)

HISTORICAL
2017 Overall Record: 11-2
2017 League Record/Finish: 6-1 (2nd)
2017 Points For Average: 36.5
2017 Points Against Average: 21.8
2017 Differential: +14.7
2017 Wins: #2114 Churchill (Eugene) (38-35), #2479 Wilsonville (35-27), #3799 Lewiston (ID) (26-0), #4701 South Albany (Albany) (40-22), #5608 Summit (Bend) (34-14), #5857 Pendleton (42-15), #6369 Bend (35-32), #8495 La Salle (Milwaukie) (47-21), #9866 Hood River Valley (Hood River) (40-14), #11031 Redmond (62-14), #11447 Ridgeview (Redmond) (48-26)
2017 Losses: #1078 Union (Vancouver, WA) (35-21), #2654 Mountain View (Bend) (28-7)
2017 Opponents W-L: 77-56
Recent State Championships: 2017 (5A), 2014 (5A)
Recent League Championships: 2015 (5A Columbia River), 2014 (5A Columbia River), 2013 (5A Columbia River), 2008 (tied for 1st; 5A Intermountain), 2004 (4A Intermountain)
Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: 10
Streak List: 9/22/17 Summit (Bend) (34-14), 9/29/17 Hood River Valley (Hood River) (40-14), 10/6/17 Ridgeview (Redmond) (48-26), 10/13/17 Bend (35-32), 10/20/17 Redmond (62-14), 10/27/17 Pendleton (42-15), 11/3/17 La Salle (Milwaukie) (47-21), 11/10/17 South Albany (Albany) (40-22), 11/18/17 Wilsonville (35-27), 11/25/17 Churchill (Eugene) (38-35)

SCHEDULE
2018 Schedule: 8/31 at Pasco (WA), 9/7 at Richland (WA), 9/14 Kennewick (WA), 9/21 at Walla Walla (WA), 9/28 at Southridge (Kennewick, WA), 10/5 at Chiawana (Pasco, WA), 10/12 Eisenhower (Yakima, WA), 10/19 at Hanford (Richland, WA), 10/26 Kamiakin (Kennewick, WA)
Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Richland (WA) (41.7), Chiawana (Pasco, WA) (15.3), Kamiakin (Kennewick, WA) (10.8)
Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Pasco (WA) (-32.5), Eisenhower (Yakima, WA) (-20.1), Southridge (Kennewick, WA) (-17.5)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 6.4 (12.4 overall)
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -2
2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -8.4
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #16
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #2972
2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-3
2018 Projected League Finish: 5th
2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%