River Ridge (Lacey, WA)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Hawks Colors: Navy/Silver/White Coach: Steve Schultz League: 2A South Puget Sound - Sound Playoff Division: 2A Playoff Division Rank: #10 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 10 Returning Defensive Starters: 10 2017 JV Record: 6-2 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Mika Faaitu 6'2" 245 Senior OL/LB 4.75 Tomasi Manu 5'10" 175 Senior DB/QB 4.6 Herbert Polu 6'3" 265 Senior OL/DL 4.85 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Very Coachable, Respectful Players, Very Experienced Team Weaknesses: League Schedule Won't Prepare Team For Deep Playoff Run RATINGS 2017 Final Power Rating: 3.2 2017 National Rank: #6138 2017 State Rank: #110 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +13.5 2018 Starting Power Rating: 1.1 2018 National Rank: #3359 2018 State Rank: #55 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): 9.6 Dynasty National Rank: #6476 2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 8.5 Dynasty Record: 76-71 (50-51 in league) HISTORICAL 2017 Overall Record: 7-4 2017 League Record/Finish: 5-2 (2nd) 2017 Points For Average: 25.5 2017 Points Against Average: 17 2017 Differential: +8.5 2017 Wins: #6789 Pierce [Franklin] (Tacoma) (35-14), #6814 White River (Buckley) (35-27), #8012 Eatonville (14-0), #10749 Orting (34-7), #12107 Highline (Burien) (48-6), #12206 Renton (14-7), #12201 Clover Park (Lakewood) (48-14) 2017 Losses: #1531 Archbishop Murphy [Thomas J.] (Everett) (47-7), #3721 Steilacoom (12-6), #6764 Capital (Olympia) (20-15), #8012 Eatonville (33-24) 2017 Opponents W-L: 60-61 Recent League Championships: 2016, 2015 (2A South Puget Sound), 2014 (tied for 1st; 2A South Puget Sound) Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: none SCHEDULE 2018 Schedule: 8/31 at West [W. F.] (Chehalis), 9/6 at Mount Tahoma (Tacoma), 9/14 Steilacoom, 9/21 Highline (Burien), 9/28 at Evergreen (Seattle), 10/5 at Eatonville, 10/11 Clover Park (Lakewood), 10/19 at Orting Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Steilacoom (8), West [W. F.] (Chehalis) (-9), Eatonville (-19.5) Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Evergreen (Seattle) (-56.7), Orting (-41.8), Highline (Burien) (-38.6) 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -11.2 (2.2 overall) 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -28.2 2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -17 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #217 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #10883 2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-1 2018 Projected League Finish: 2nd 2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 18%