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GENERAL
Nickname: Islanders
Colors: Maroon/White
Coach: Ed Slezinger
League: 2A/3A KingCo (moving from 3A KingCo)
Playoff Division: 3A
Playoff Division Rank: #22

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 5
Returning Defensive Starters: 5
2017 JV Record: 6-2
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Cole Miller 6'0" 185 Senior WR/FS 4.41
Will Mulflur 6'1" 185 Senior LB/FB 4.78
Jack Clayville 6'0" 175 Senior RB/SS 4.63

COLLEGE PROSPECT LOST TO GRADUATION
Nikhil Nayar 6'4" 210 Senior QB

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Unity, Belief In Common Goal, Fight
Team Weaknesses: Roster Size, Depth, Community/Public Fear About Concussions

RATINGS
2017 Final Power Rating: 16.1
2017 National Rank: #3488
2017 State Rank: #55
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -3.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -0.7
2018 Starting Power Rating: -3.6
2018 National Rank: #4225
2018 State Rank: #72
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): 15.5
Dynasty National Rank: #4659
2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 19.1
Dynasty Record: 69-81 (44-57 in league)

HISTORICAL
2017 Overall Record: 7-4
2017 League Record/Finish: 4-2 (2nd)
2017 Points For Average: 25
2017 Points Against Average: 24
2017 Differential: +1
2017 Wins: #3815 Lake Washington (Kirkland) (7-3), #5269 Kelso (27-26), #6118 Redmond (31-7), #8055 Eisenhower (Yakima) (45-20), #8632 Interlake (Bellevue) (30-20), #9238 Juanita (Kirkland) (24-19), #13978 Kingston (64-14)
2017 Losses: #124 O'Dea (Seattle) (55-21), #306 Bellevue (40-7), #2615 Liberty (Renton) (34-19), #3815 Lake Washington (Kirkland) (26-0)
2017 Opponents W-L: 66-53
Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2018 Schedule: 8/31 at Mountlake Terrace, 9/7 Issaquah, 9/14 Newport (Bellevue), 9/21 Burlington-Edison (Burlington), 9/28 Interlake (Bellevue), 10/5 Juanita (Kirkland), 10/12 Lake Washington (Kirkland), 10/19 Liberty (Renton), 10/26 Bellevue
Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Bellevue (27.7), Liberty (Renton) (8.4), Issaquah (-3.7)
Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Juanita (Kirkland) (-25.1), Mountlake Terrace (-20.7), Interlake (Bellevue) (-17.3)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 2.4 (17.1 overall)
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -7.2
2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -9.6
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #74
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #4273
2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-3
2018 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%