River Ridge (Lacey, WA)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Hawks Colors: Navy/Silver/White Coach: Steve Schultz League: 3A South Sound Playoff Division: 3A Playoff Division Rank: #23 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 4 Returning Defensive Starters: 4 2020 JV Record: 4-1 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Johnny Mapu 5'11" 205 Junior 4.5 Elijah Iosefo 5'9" 225 Senior 4.7 Emelio Lopez 5'10" 260 Senior 4.8 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Commitment, Athleticism, Size Team Weaknesses: Inexperience, Youth RATINGS 2020 Final Power Rating: 7 2020 National Rank: #4354 2020 State Rank: #71 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -4.5 2021 Starting Power Rating: -6.5 2021 National Rank: #4533 2021 State Rank: #76 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2020 Rating): 8.3 Dynasty National Rank: #6347 2021 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 14.8 Dynasty Record: 89-83 (59-57 in league) HISTORICAL 2020 Overall Record: 3-2 2020 League Record/Finish: 3-2 (4th) 2020 Points For Average: 34 2020 Points Against Average: 17.4 2020 Differential: +16.6 2020 Wins: #7568 Capital (Olympia) (42-21), #8810 Timberline (Lacey) (52-27), #10177 North Thurston (Lacey) (42-0) 2020 Losses: #1818 Yelm (22-21), #3924 Olympia (17-13) 2020 Opponents W-L: 13-13 Recent League Championships: 2016 (2A South Puget Sound - Sound), 2015 (2A South Puget Sound), 2014 (tied for 1st; 2A South Puget Sound) Winning Streak Entering 2021 Season: none SCHEDULE 2021 Schedule: 9/2 at Fife (Tacoma), 9/10 at North Creek (Bothell), 9/17 at North Thurston (Lacey), 9/24 Yelm, 10/1 Peninsula (Gig Harbor), 10/8 at Central Kitsap (Silverdale), 10/15 Timberline (Lacey), 10/21 at Capital (Olympia), 10/29 at Gig Harbor Highest-Rated 2021 Regular Season Opponents: Peninsula (Gig Harbor) (16.1), Yelm (11.1), North Creek (Bothell) (4.7) Lowest-Rated 2021 Regular Season Opponents: North Thurston (Lacey) (-34.2), Timberline (Lacey) (-25.3), Capital (Olympia) (-20.5) 2020 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -0.8 2021 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -7.6 2021 vs. 2020 Schedule Strength Comparison: -6.8 2021 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #56 2021 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #3921 2021 Projected Regular Season Record: 4-5 2021 Projected League Finish: 5th 2021 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%