Sprague (Salem, OR)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Olympians
Colors: Gold/Orange
Coach: Jay Minyard
League: 6A Special District 6 (moving from 6A Greater Valley)
Playoff Division: 6A
Playoff Division Rank: #21

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 2
Returning Defensive Starters: 2
2017 JV Record: 7-1
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Eli Larsen 5'10" 225 OL
Jacob Luna 5'10" 230 Senior OL
Landon Davis 5'8" 190 Senior LB

ADDITIONAL D1 PROSPECT
Jailen Hammer 6'1" 190 Senior WR

COLLEGE PROSPECT LOST TO GRADUATION
Teagan Quitoriano 6'7" 250 Senior WR

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Excellent JV Team Moving Up, Line Experience
Team Weaknesses: Extremely Young At Most Positions

RATINGS
2017 Final Power Rating: 18.7
2017 National Rank: #3042
2017 State Rank: #20
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -12
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +0.5
2018 Starting Power Rating: -8.3
2018 National Rank: #5132
2018 State Rank: #37
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): 22.6
Dynasty National Rank: #2875
2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 30.9
Dynasty Record: 117-51 (84-19 in league)

HISTORICAL
2017 Overall Record: 9-2
2017 League Record/Finish: 7-1 (2nd)
2017 Points For Average: 44.9
2017 Points Against Average: 19.9
2017 Differential: +25
2017 Wins: #5524 McNary (Keizer) (62-6), #6102 Grants Pass (56-27), #7182 South Salem (Salem) (58-12), #7172 Southridge (Beaverton) (57-14), #7822 McMinnville (47-7), #8040 West Albany (Albany) (42-14), #9016 North Salem (Salem) (49-21), #10458 McKay (Salem) (47-6), #10775 Forest Grove (69-21)
2017 Losses: #1676 Jesuit (Portland) (56-7), #2268 West Salem (Salem) (35-0)
2017 Opponents W-L: 56-56
Recent State Championships: 2004 (4A)
Recent League Championships: 2016 (tied for 1st; 6A Greater Valley), 2013 (6A Central Valley), 2011 (tied for 1st; 6A Central Valley), 2006 (6A Central Valley), 2005 (tied for 1st; 4A Valley), 2004 (4A Valley), 2003 (4A Valley)
Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2018 Schedule: 8/31 Liberty (Hillsboro), 9/7 at Lakeridge (Lake Oswego), 9/14 Central Catholic (Portland), 9/21 at South Salem (Salem), 9/28 Tigard, 10/5 at McNary (Keizer), 10/12 at Summit (Bend), 10/19 Mountain View (Bend), 10/26 West Salem (Salem)
Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: West Salem (Salem) (20.2), Central Catholic (Portland) (17.9), Tigard (16.6)
Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: South Salem (Salem) (-13.4), McNary (Keizer) (-4.6), Liberty (Hillsboro) (-2.2)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 1.4 (7.1 overall)
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 5.3
2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: +3.9
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #5
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1522
2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 2-7
2018 Projected League Finish: 6th
2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%