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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: 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: yes
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Aaron Falatoi 6'0" 220 Junior HB/DE
Jersey Truesdell 6'0" 180 Junior QB/FS
Galen Brantley III 6'0" 195 Junior TE/LB

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Tradition, Experience
Team Weaknesses: Offensive/Defensive State Players Of Year Graduated, Depth

RATINGS
2017 Final Power Rating: 12.7
2017 National Rank: #4148
2017 State Rank: #3
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -4.5
2018 Starting Power Rating: -7.3
2018 National Rank: #4943
2018 State Rank: #3
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): 19.7
Dynasty National Rank: #3539
2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 27
Dynasty Record: 130-18 (63-4 in league)

HISTORICAL
2017 Overall Record: 10-0
2017 League Record/Finish: 4-0 (1st)
2017 Points For Average: 37
2017 Points Against Average: 7.1
2017 Differential: +29.9
2017 Wins: #4851 West (Anchorage) (21-0), #7093 Crater (Central Point, OR) (20-7), #9088 Palmer (21-0), #9088 Palmer (28-10), #9886 North Pole (35-12), #10410 South (Anchorage) (52-7), #11446 Dimond [A. J.] (Anchorage) (64-6), #12092 Kenai Central (Kenai) (43-14), #12441 Kodiak (44-7), #12638 Eagle River (42-8)
2017 Losses: none
2017 Opponents W-L: 38-51
Recent State Championships: 2017, 2016 (Medium), 2015 (Medium), 2014 (Medium), 2013 (Medium), 2012 (Medium), 2010 (Small), 2008 (Small), 2007 (Small), 2006 (Small)
Recent League Championships: 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006
Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: 50
Streak List: 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), 8/11/17 West (Anchorage) (21-0), 8/18/17 Dimond [A. J.] (Anchorage) (64-6), 8/25/17 South (Anchorage) (52-7), 9/1/17 Crater (Central Point, OR) (20-7), 9/8/17 Palmer (28-10), 9/16/17 Kodiak (44-7), 9/23/17 Eagle River (42-8), 9/30/17 Kenai Central (Kenai) (43-14), 10/7/17 North Pole (35-12), 10/14/17 Palmer (21-0)

SCHEDULE
2018 Schedule: 8/10 West (Anchorage), 8/17 North Pole, 8/24 at Lathrop (Fairbanks), 8/31 West Valley (Fairbanks), 9/8 at Eagle River, 9/15 at Kodiak, 9/22 Service (Anchorage), 9/29 Kenai Central (Kenai)
Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: West (Anchorage) (-11.2), Service (Anchorage) (-18.5), Lathrop (Fairbanks) (-29.1)
Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Kodiak (-45.4), Kenai Central (Kenai) (-43.8), West Valley (Fairbanks) (-40.4)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -13.5 (-9.8 overall)
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -32.2
2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -18.7
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #13
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #11832
2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-0
2018 Projected League Finish: 1st
2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 62%