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GENERAL
Nickname: Bengals
Colors: Purple/Gold
Coach: Mathew Pancheri
League: 5A Inland Empire
Playoff Division: 5A
Playoff Division Rank*: #14

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 8
Returning Defensive Starters: 5
2019 JV Record: 3-4
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Cruz Hepburn 6'1" 195 Junior RB/DB 4.53
Kash Lang 6'3" 190 Senior QB/DB 4.65
Alec Eckert 6'3" 240 Senior DE/OL 4.85

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Offensive Experience, Running Game
Team Weaknesses: Entire Secondary Lost To Graduation

RATINGS
2019 Final Power Rating: 3
2019 National Rank: #5838
2019 State Rank: #40
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment*: +4.5
2020 Starting Power Rating*: -3.1
2020 National Rank*: #4860
2020 State Rank*: #35
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2019 Rating): 21.6
Dynasty National Rank: #2826
2020 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison*: worse by 24.7
Dynasty Record: 85-74 (15-36 in league)

HISTORICAL
2019 Overall Record: 3-6
2019 League Record/Finish: 0-3 (4th)
2019 Points For Average: 24.9
2019 Points Against Average: 32.7
2019 Differential: -7.8
2019 Wins: #4378 Clarkston (WA) (41-21), #4605 Moscow (28-24), #6423 Idaho Falls (33-14)
2019 Losses: #754 Coeur d'Alene (28-12), #2942 Wenatchee (WA) (56-21), #3520 Sandpoint (30-0), #4047 Post Falls (41-40), #5261 Shadle Park (Spokane, WA) (28-21), #5313 Lake City (Coeur d'Alene) (52-28)
2019 Opponents W-L: 54-38
Recent League Championships: 2016, 2015 (tied for 1st), 2008, 2007 (tied for 1st)
Winning Streak Entering 2020 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2020 Schedule: 8/28 at Kuna, 9/4 at Lake City (Coeur d'Alene), 9/11 Post Falls, 9/18 vs Lakeland (Rathdrum), 9/25 Sandpoint, 10/2 at Moscow, 10/9 vs Coeur d'Alene, 10/16 vs Post Falls, 10/24 vs Lake City (Coeur d'Alene)
Highest-Rated 2020 Regular Season Opponents*: Kuna (32.8), Coeur d'Alene (30.8), Moscow (0.1)
Lowest-Rated 2020 Regular Season Opponents*: Lakeland (Rathdrum) (-18.2), Post Falls (-9.4), Sandpoint (-5.5)
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 12.5
2020 Regular Season Schedule Strength*: 1.9
2020 vs. 2019 Schedule Strength Comparison*: -10.6
2020 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank*: #16
2020 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank*: #2636
2020 Projected Regular Season Record*: 4-5
2020 Projected League Finish*: 3rd
2020 Undefeated Regular Season Probability*: less than 1%




*temporary; not finalized until August 6th






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