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GENERAL
Nickname: Titans
Coach: Rory Rosenbach
League: 4A Greater St. Helens
Playoff Division: 4A
Playoff Division Rank: #2

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 3
Returning Defensive Starters: 6
2018 JV Record: 9-0
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Rocky Mataia 6'3" 295 Senior OL/DL 5.3
Tyler Summers 6'1" 205 Senior RB/LB 4.8
Tobias Merriweather 6'4" 175 Sophomore WR/DB

ADDITIONAL D1 PROSPECTS
Caleb Jordan 6'3" 190 Senior QB
Isaiah Jones 5'10" 195 Senior CB
Daron Ulrich 6'0" 170 Senior S

COLLEGE PROSPECTS LOST TO GRADUATION
Darien Chase 6'1" 185 Senior WR
Lincoln Victor 5'10" 165 Senior WR
JoJo Siofele 5'10" 200 Senior RB
Dumitru Salagor 6'6" 250 Senior OT
Alishawuan Taylor 6'4" 225 Senior WR

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: OL, Defensive Speed
Team Weaknesses: DL/Skill Position Inexperience

RATINGS
2018 Final Power Rating: 57.8
2018 National Rank: #82
2018 State Rank: #2
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -5.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.5
2019 Starting Power Rating: 35.4
2019 National Rank: #277
2019 State Rank: #3
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2018 Rating): 33
Dynasty National Rank: #1078
2019 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 2.4
Dynasty Record: 101-33 (41-16 in league)

HISTORICAL
2018 Overall Record: 14-0
2018 League Record/Finish: 4-0 (1st)
2018 Points For Average: 38
2018 Points Against Average: 18.6
2018 Differential: +19.4
2018 Wins: #198 Puyallup (35-28), #198 Puyallup (38-31), #425 Lake Stevens (52-20), #551 Mountain View (Vancouver) (17-14), #591 Bothell (49-35), #1245 Eastlake (Sammamish) (43-18), #1527 Camas (14-7), #1551 Chiawana (Pasco) (41-9), #1854 Skyview (Vancouver) (21-15), #2005 Skyline (Sammamish) (50-10), #2046 El Cerrito (CA) (34-29), #2856 Enumclaw (55-37), #4955 Battle Ground (49-7), #8558 Heritage (Vancouver) (34-0)
2018 Losses: none
2018 Opponents W-L: 109-51
Recent State Championships: 2018
Recent League Championships: 2018, 2017, 2009 (3A Greater St. Helens), 2008 (3A Greater St. Helens)
Winning Streak Entering 2019 Season: 14
Streak List: 8/31/18 Mountain View (Vancouver) (17-14), 9/7/18 El Cerrito (CA) (34-29), 9/14/18 Eastlake (Sammamish) (43-18), 9/21/18 Chiawana (Pasco) (41-9), 9/28/18 Puyallup (38-31), 10/5/18 Skyview (Vancouver) (21-15), 10/11/18 Heritage (Vancouver) (34-0), 10/19/18 Battle Ground (49-7), 10/26/18 Camas (14-7), 11/2/18 Enumclaw (55-37), 11/9/18 Skyline (Sammamish) (50-10), 11/17/18 Bothell (49-35), 11/24/18 Puyallup (35-28), 12/1/18 Lake Stevens (52-20)

SCHEDULE
2019 Schedule: 9/6 Mountain View (Vancouver), 9/12 at Steilacoom, 9/20 at Eastlake (Sammamish), 9/27 Chiawana (Pasco), 10/5 at Puyallup, 10/11 Skyview (Vancouver), 10/18 Heritage (Vancouver), 10/25 at Battle Ground, 11/1 at Camas
Highest-Rated 2019 Regular Season Opponents: Puyallup (25.1), Mountain View (Vancouver) (23.2), Skyview (Vancouver) (20.6)
Lowest-Rated 2019 Regular Season Opponents: Heritage (Vancouver) (-23.3), Battle Ground (-12.2), Eastlake (Sammamish) (12.7)
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 25.2 (30.8 overall)
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 10.5
2019 vs. 2018 Schedule Strength Comparison: -14.7
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #5
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #646
2019 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-1
2019 Projected League Finish: 1st
2019 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 57%