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GENERAL
Nickname: Diggers
Colors: Blue/White
Coach: Tyler Richins
League: 3A Mountain Rivers
Playoff Division: 3A
Playoff Division Rank: #1

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 7
Returning Defensive Starters: 5
2018 JV Record: 4-3-1
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Tanner Harris 6'2" 195 Senior QB/LB
Kenneth Copley 5'10" 275 Senior DL/OL
Browning Bennion 5'10" 200 Senior LB/RB

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Experience, Have 5 Returning All-State Players
Team Weaknesses: Lost 3 All-State Defenders To Graduation, WR Graduation Losses

RATINGS
2018 Final Power Rating: 34.5
2018 National Rank: #925
2018 State Rank: #7
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +4.5
2019 Starting Power Rating: 23.6
2019 National Rank: #702
2019 State Rank: #2
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2018 Rating): 11.5
Dynasty National Rank: #5674
2019 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 12.1
Dynasty Record: 79-66-1 (25-29 in league)

HISTORICAL
2018 Overall Record: 10-1
2018 League Record/Finish: 2-0 (1st)
2018 Points For Average: 43.7
2018 Points Against Average: 11
2018 Differential: +32.7
2018 Wins: #1846 Star Valley (Afton, WY) (36-7), #2353 Homedale (30-22), #3840 Kimberly (56-27), #4471 Marsh Valley (Arimo) (41-0), #4471 Marsh Valley (Arimo) (21-14), #6479 South Fremont (St. Anthony) (27-13), #8840 Snake River (Blackfoot) (67-0), #9697 American Falls (54-6), #9952 Teton (Driggs) (56-13), #12864 Parma (79-3)
2018 Losses: #754 Declo (16-14)
2018 Opponents W-L: 69-42
Recent State Championships: 2018
Recent League Championships: 2018, 2015, 2010
Winning Streak Entering 2019 Season: 10
Streak List: 8/31/18 Snake River (Blackfoot) (67-0), 9/7/18 Star Valley (Afton, WY) (36-7), 9/14/18 Marsh Valley (Arimo) (21-14), 9/21/18 American Falls (54-6), 10/5/18 Teton (Driggs) (56-13), 10/12/18 South Fremont (St. Anthony) (27-13), 10/19/18 Parma (79-3), 11/2/18 Marsh Valley (Arimo) (41-0), 11/10/18 Kimberly (56-27), 11/17/18 Homedale (30-22)

SCHEDULE
2019 Schedule: 8/30 Declo, 9/6 at Shelley, 9/13 at Star Valley (Afton, WY), 9/20 at Marsh Valley (Arimo), 9/27 American Falls, 10/11 at Teton (Driggs), 10/18 South Fremont (St. Anthony), 10/25 Parma
Highest-Rated 2019 Regular Season Opponents: Star Valley (Afton, WY) (15.3), Declo (0.8), South Fremont (St. Anthony) (-8.9)
Lowest-Rated 2019 Regular Season Opponents: Parma (-51.6), Teton (Driggs) (-33.9), American Falls (-30.3)
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 1.9 (6.4 overall)
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -18.2
2019 vs. 2018 Schedule Strength Comparison: -20.1
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #49
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #6977
2019 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-0
2019 Projected League Finish: 1st
2019 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 76%