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GENERAL
Nickname: Cardinals
Colors: Red/White/Black
Coach: Tom Bannan
League: 2A South Puget Sound - Valley (moving from 2A South Puget Sound - Sound)
Playoff Division: 2A
Playoff Division Rank: #29

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 8
Returning Defensive Starters: 9
2018 JV Record: 4-3
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Ethan Hobart 5'11" 175 Senior TB/C 4.7
Daniel Hobart 5'8" 150 Senior HB/C 4.8
Dylan Spader 5'10" 170 Senior HB/OLB 4.75

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Many Returners, Athletic, Swarming Defense
Team Weaknesses: Line Size

RATINGS
2018 Final Power Rating: -13.4
2018 National Rank: #9390
2018 State Rank: #188
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +10.5
2019 Starting Power Rating: -18.2
2019 National Rank: #6990
2019 State Rank: #145
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2018 Rating): 4.9
Dynasty National Rank: #7668
2019 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 23.1
Dynasty Record: 99-71 (66-39 in league)

HISTORICAL
2018 Overall Record: 3-7
2018 League Record/Finish: 3-3 (4th)
2018 Points For Average: 21
2018 Points Against Average: 31.2
2018 Differential: -10.2
2018 Wins: #8389 Clover Park (Lakewood) (47-28), #10583 Highline (Burien) (31-7), #13819 Evergreen (Seattle) (56-6)
2018 Losses: #1990 Steilacoom (42-8), #1990 Steilacoom (44-14), #4645 Eatonville (38-21), #5363 River Ridge (Lacey) (48-0), #6227 Lakewood (Arlington) (41-6), #6991 Cascade Christian (Puyallup) (28-7), #8620 Pierce [Franklin] (Tacoma) (30-20)
2018 Opponents W-L: 60-44
Recent League Championships: 2006 (2B/1A Nisqually), 2005 (Nisqually- Cascade)
Winning Streak Entering 2019 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2019 Schedule: 9/7 at Cascade Christian (Puyallup), 9/12 at Renton, 9/20 at Eatonville, 9/27 River Ridge (Lacey), 10/4 Foster (Tukwila), 10/11 at White River (Buckley), 10/18 Clover Park (Lakewood), 10/25 at Pierce [Franklin] (Tacoma)
Highest-Rated 2019 Regular Season Opponents: River Ridge (Lacey) (-6.8), Cascade Christian (Puyallup) (-9.7), Eatonville (-12.3)
Lowest-Rated 2019 Regular Season Opponents: Renton (-37.1), Foster (Tukwila) (-28.3), Pierce [Franklin] (Tacoma) (-25.4)
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -6.2 (0 overall)
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -19.5
2019 vs. 2018 Schedule Strength Comparison: -13.3
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #165
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #7412
2019 Projected Regular Season Record: 4-4
2019 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2019 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%