Thurston (Springfield, OR) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Colts Colors: Black/Red Coach: Justin Starck League: 5A Special District 2 (moving from 5A Midwestern) Playoff Division: 5A Playoff Division Rank: #10 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 4 Returning Defensive Starters: 7 2017 JV Record: 9-0 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Grant Starck 6'5" 280 Junior OL/DL Jake Riley 6'3" 230 Junior TE/LB Wesley Kommer 5'10" Junior RB/LB STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Size, Strength Team Weaknesses: Speed RATINGS 2017 Final Power Rating: 4.8 2017 National Rank: #5772 2017 State Rank: #42 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -0.5 2018 Starting Power Rating: -11.2 2018 National Rank: #5811 2018 State Rank: #44 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): 13.8 Dynasty National Rank: #5187 2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 25 Dynasty Record: 85-70 (60-40 in league) HISTORICAL 2017 Overall Record: 7-3 2017 League Record/Finish: 6-1 (2nd) 2017 Points For Average: 43.9 2017 Points Against Average: 20.4 2017 Differential: +23.5 2017 Wins: #7093 Crater (Central Point) (63-40), #7985 Marist (Eugene) (50-14), #10925 North Eugene (Eugene) (42-8), #11079 Eagle Point (57-0), #11447 Ridgeview (Redmond) (55-20), #11757 Ashland (39-14), #12896 Springfield (70-14) 2017 Losses: #2114 Churchill (Eugene) (40-35), #4598 Silverton (31-14), #6967 Willamette (Eugene) (23-14) 2017 Opponents W-L: 41-58 Recent League Championships: 2009 (5A Midwestern), 2008 (5A Midwestern), 2007 (tied for 1st; 5A Midwestern) Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: none SCHEDULE 2018 Schedule: 8/31 at Churchill (Eugene), 9/7 Sheldon [Henry D.] (Eugene), 9/14 Crater (Central Point), 9/21 North Bend, 9/28 at Redmond, 10/5 Willamette (Eugene), 10/12 at Springfield, 10/19 Ridgeview (Redmond) Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Sheldon [Henry D.] (Eugene) (19.7), Churchill (Eugene) (11.2), Crater (Central Point) (-11.8) Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Springfield (-40.6), Ridgeview (Redmond) (-39), Redmond (-28.8) 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -6.7 (-2.7 overall) 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -17 2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -10.3 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #55 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #7432 2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-3 2018 Projected League Finish: 2nd 2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% |