Meridian (Bellingham, WA)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Trojans
Colors: Black/White/Gold
League: 1A Northwest
Playoff Division: 1A
Playoff Division Rank: #5

RATINGS
2018 Final Power Rating: 17.2
2018 National Rank: #2949
2018 State Rank: #61
Roster-Based (Players Back/Lost) Rough Rating Adjustment: -0.5
Season Scaling/Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -4
2019 Starting Power Rating: 1.3
2019 National Rank: #2982
2019 State Rank: #53
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2018 Rating): 19
Dynasty National Rank: #3543
2019 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 17.7
Dynasty Record: 140-53 (79-25 in league)

HISTORICAL
2018 Overall Record: 8-4
2018 League Record/Finish: 4-2 (tied for 1st)
2018 Points For Average: 28.8
2018 Points Against Average: 18.9
2018 Differential: +9.9
2018 Wins: #741 Colville (27-14), #2701 Lynden Christian (Lynden) (35-20), #2788 Mt. Baker (Deming) (13-9), Okanagan Mission (Kelowna, British Columbia) (49-0), #5218 Nooksack Valley (Everson) (40-27), #5218 Nooksack Valley (Everson) (21-14), #6626 Elma (40-21), #10896 South Whidbey (Langley) (59-8)
2018 Losses: #741 Colville (42-22), #2701 Lynden Christian (Lynden) (21-12), #2788 Mt. Baker (Deming) (41-20), #5376 Sedro-Woolley (10-7)
2018 Opponents W-L: 85-43
Recent State Championships: 2006, 2003 (2A)
Recent League Championships: 2018 (tied for 1st), 2017, 2006, 2005 (tied for 1st; Whatcom County), 2004 (Whatcom County), 2003 (North Cascades 2A)
Winning Streak Entering 2019 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2019 Schedule: 9/6 at Sedro-Woolley, 9/14 at Colville, 9/21 Amador (Sutter Creek, CA), 9/27 Nooksack Valley (Everson), 10/4 at Mt. Baker (Deming), 10/11 Lynden Christian (Lynden), 10/18 at Nooksack Valley (Everson), 10/25 Mt. Baker (Deming), 11/1 at Lynden Christian (Lynden)
Highest-Rated 2019 Regular Season Opponents: Colville (12.2), Lynden Christian (Lynden) (8.8), Mt. Baker (Deming) (-1.1)
Lowest-Rated 2019 Regular Season Opponents: Sedro-Woolley (-19.8), Amador (Sutter Creek, CA) (-3.8), Nooksack Valley (Everson) (-1.4)
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 12.8 (10.9 overall)
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 0.1
2019 vs. 2018 Schedule Strength Comparison: -12.7
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #30
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1966
2019 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-4
2019 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2019 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%



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