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GENERAL
Nickname: Spartans
Colors: Purple/Gold
Coach: Keith Ross
League: 4A South Puget Sound
Playoff Division: 4A
Playoff Division Rank: #6

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 6
Returning Defensive Starters: 5
2017 JV Record: 6-3
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Blake Tannihill 5'10" 190 RB/FS 4.7
Tyler Ruch 5'10" 220 Senior LB 4.8
Alex Beringer 6'1" 295 Senior OL 5.4

ADDITIONAL D1 PROSPECT
Donovan Clark 6-2 180 Junior CB

COLLEGE PROSPECTS LOST TO GRADUATION
Ben Wilson 6'2" 220 Senior ILB
Tre Weed 6'0" 190 Senior WR
Luke Ross 6'2" 175 Senior QB

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: OL, DBs
Team Weaknesses: WR

RATINGS
2017 Final Power Rating: 44.5
2017 National Rank: #459
2017 State Rank: #7
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -4.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.5
Non-Senior D1 Talent Rating Bonus: +2.6
2018 Starting Power Rating: 25.4
2018 National Rank: #697
2018 State Rank: #12
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): 14.8
Dynasty National Rank: #4867
2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 10.6
Dynasty Record: 97-66 (64-48 in league)

HISTORICAL
2017 Overall Record: 10-3
2017 League Record/Finish: 6-2 (3rd)
2017 Points For Average: 39.9
2017 Points Against Average: 16.1
2017 Differential: +23.8
2017 Wins: #1078 Union (Vancouver) (42-14), #1237 Monroe (56-14), #2865 Bellarmine Prep (Tacoma) (45-14), #3141 Olympia (28-0), #3597 Curtis (University Place) (52-18), #3832 Hazen (Renton) (42-7), #4674 Rogers [Governor John R.] (Puyallup) (42-21), #7328 Bonney Lake (49-13), #8696 Emerald Ridge (South Hill) (56-13), #9805 South Kitsap (Port Orchard) (55-6)
2017 Losses: #206 Woodinville (10-0), #929 Graham-Kapowsin (Graham) (34-28), #1403 Puyallup (45-24)
2017 Opponents W-L: 83-56
Recent League Championships: 2016, 2015 (3A South Puget Sound), 2013 (2A South Puget Sound), 2012 (2A SPSL), 2010 (tied for 1st; 2A SPSL)
Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2018 Schedule: 8/31 South Kitsap (Port Orchard), 9/7 at Olympia, 9/14 at Puyallup, 9/21 Curtis (University Place), 9/28 Rogers [Governor John R.] (Puyallup), 10/4 at Camas, 10/12 at Emerald Ridge (South Hill), 10/19 Bellarmine Prep (Tacoma), 10/26 at Graham-Kapowsin (Graham)
Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Graham-Kapowsin (Graham) (34.3), Puyallup (17.6), Camas (16.3)
Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: South Kitsap (Port Orchard) (-39.2), Emerald Ridge (South Hill) (-21.4), Rogers [Governor John R.] (Puyallup) (-7.5)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 13.9 (26.8 overall)
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 1.2
2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -12.7
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #30
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #2229
2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-1
2018 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 8%