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GENERAL
Nickname: Mariners
Colors: Blue/Vegas Gold
Coach: Walter Love
League: Peninsula
Playoff Division: III
Playoff Division Rank: #3

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 2
Returning Defensive Starters: 3
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Noah Fisk 5'11" Junior RB/DE 4.49
Jaden Mann 6'3" 315 Senior OL/DT
Finn Heimbold 6'4" 325 Senior OL/DT

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: OL Size/Quickness, Fast/Strong RBs
Team Weaknesses: Youth, Inexperience

RATINGS
2017 Final Power Rating: -29.3
2017 National Rank: #12492
2017 State Rank: #19
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -8.5
2018 Starting Power Rating: -53.3
2018 National Rank: #13217
2018 State Rank: #20
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): -13.8
Dynasty National Rank: #12562
2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 39.5
Dynasty Record: 67-62 (31-35 in league)

HISTORICAL
2017 Overall Record: 8-2
2017 League Record/Finish: 4-0 (1st)
2017 Points For Average: 39.7
2017 Points Against Average: 9.7
2017 Differential: +30
2017 Wins: #12142 Barrow (26-14), #12887 Eielson [Ben] (Eielson AFB) (33-21), #14045 Nikiski (38-0), #14369 Redington (Wasilla) (55-0), #14390 Ketchikan (59-21), #14507 Seward (45-0), #14531 Voznesenka (Fritz Creek) (53-0), #14546 Valdez (66-0)
2017 Losses: #12142 Barrow (20-14), #12441 Kodiak (21-8)
2017 Opponents W-L: 34-47
Recent League Championships: 2017
Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2018 Schedule: 8/10 at Kodiak, 8/17 Kenai Central (Kenai), 8/25 Monroe Catholic (Fairbanks), 8/31 at Houston (Big Lake), 9/8 at Eielson [Ben] (Eielson AFB), 9/15 Ketchikan, 9/21 Seward, 9/29 at Nikiski
Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Kenai Central (Kenai) (-43.8), Kodiak (-45.4), Eielson [Ben] (Eielson AFB) (-45.7)
Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Seward (-76.8), Monroe Catholic (Fairbanks) (-68.5), Ketchikan (-68.5)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -53.1 (-42.6 overall)
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -58
2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -4.9
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #18
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #14088
2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-3
2018 Projected League Finish: 1st
2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%