Mercer Island (WA)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Islanders Colors: Maroon/White Coach: Ed Slezinger League: 2A/3A KingCo Playoff Division: 3A Playoff Division Rank: #31 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 4 Returning Defensive Starters: 5 2018 JV Record: 6-4 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: no Top Defender Returning: no TOP PLAYERS Bryce Fitzwilson 6'3" 220 Senior DE/OL 5.05 Derek Osman 6'3" 245 Junior OL/DL 5.35 Will Wheeler 6'2" 170 Senior WR/FS 4.53 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Speed, Determination Team Weaknesses: Size, Youth RATINGS 2018 Final Power Rating: 10.2 2018 National Rank: #4200 2018 State Rank: #85 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -3.5 Season Scaling/Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -4 2019 Starting Power Rating: -8.6 2019 National Rank: #4839 2019 State Rank: #105 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2018 Rating): 15.1 Dynasty National Rank: #4594 2019 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 23.7 Dynasty Record: 75-84 (46-60 in league) HISTORICAL 2018 Overall Record: 6-3 2018 League Record/Finish: 2-3 (4th) 2018 Points For Average: 18.1 2018 Points Against Average: 16.9 2018 Differential: +1.2 2018 Wins: #4760 Burlington-Edison (Burlington) (20-17), #5531 Issaquah (13-0), #5521 Juanita (Kirkland) (23-0), #7302 Newport (Bellevue) (33-20), #8278 Mountlake Terrace (28-6), #11059 Interlake (Bellevue) (44-14) 2018 Losses: #756 Bellevue (47-0), #1909 Liberty (Renton) (27-0), #4814 Lake Washington (Kirkland) (21-2) 2018 Opponents W-L: 45-48 Winning Streak Entering 2019 Season: none SCHEDULE 2019 Schedule: 9/6 Mountlake Terrace, 9/13 Issaquah, 9/20 at Newport (Bellevue), 9/27 Sehome (Bellingham), 10/4 at Interlake (Bellevue), 10/11 at Juanita (Kirkland), 10/18 Lake Washington (Kirkland), 10/25 at Liberty (Renton), 11/1 at Bellevue Highest-Rated 2019 Regular Season Opponents: Bellevue (15.2), Liberty (Renton) (14), Lake Washington (Kirkland) (-8.2) Lowest-Rated 2019 Regular Season Opponents: Interlake (Bellevue) (-32.7), Mountlake Terrace (-31.4), Issaquah (-19.8) 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 5.4 2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -11.7 2019 vs. 2018 Schedule Strength Comparison: -17.1 2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #114 2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #4864 2019 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-3 2019 Projected League Finish: 4th 2019 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%