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GENERAL
Nickname: Golden Gators
Colors: Navy/Gold
Coach: Matthew Vaeena
League: 3A North Puget Sound (moving from 4A North Puget Sound)
Playoff Division: 3A
Playoff Division Rank*: #21

RATINGS
2023 Final Power Rating: 6.2
2023 National Rank: #4381
2023 State Rank: #61
Roster-Based (Players Back/Lost) Rough Rating Adjustment*: -1.7
2024 Starting Power Rating*: -9.3
2024 National Rank*: #4675
2024 State Rank*: #73
5-Year Dynasty Rating (Average 2018-2023 Rating): -14.9
5-Year Dynasty National Rank: #9124
2024 Rating vs. 5-Year Dynasty Rating Comparison*: better by 5.6
5-Year Dynasty Record: 18-27 (9-15 in league)
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2023 Rating): -10.6
Dynasty National Rank: #11158
2024 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison*: better by 1.3
Dynasty Record: 52-151 (26-100 in league)

HISTORICAL
2023 Overall Record: 8-2
2023 League Record/Finish: 5-1 (2nd)
2023 Points For Average: 32.8
2023 Points Against Average: 14.3
2023 Differential: +18.5
2023 Wins: #6011 Tahoma (Maple Valley) (33-30), #7356 Federal Way (16-14), #7646 Kentwood (Covington) (30-14), #8471 Kent-Meridian (Kent) (42-14), #10872 Jefferson [Thomas] (Auburn) (46-0), #11499 Mt. Rainier (Des Moines) (41-7), #11914 Kentlake (Kent) (48-7), #12762 Kentridge (Kent) (60-14)
2023 Losses: #1402 Kennedy [John F.] (Burien) (30-6), #2048 Woodinville (13-6)
2023 Opponents W-L: 36-65
Winning Streak Entering 2024 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2024 Schedule: 9/6 at Enumclaw, 9/13 Federal Way, 9/20 at Jefferson [Thomas] (Auburn), 9/26 at Kent-Meridian (Kent), 10/4 Skyview (Vancouver), 10/11 at Auburn Mountainview (Auburn), 10/17 at Kentlake (Kent), 10/24 White River (Buckley), 10/31 Beamer [Todd] (Federal Way)
Highest-Rated 2024 Regular Season Opponents*: Skyview (Vancouver) (19.2), Enumclaw (13.5), Federal Way (-25.2)
Lowest-Rated 2024 Regular Season Opponents*: Kentlake (Kent) (-58.5), Jefferson [Thomas] (Auburn) (-52.2), Beamer [Todd] (Federal Way) (-45.2)
2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -15.5 (-9.2 overall)
2024 Regular Season Schedule Strength*: -26.2
2024 vs. 2023 Schedule Strength Comparison*: -10.7
2024 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank*: #137
2024 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank*: #4722
2024 Projected Regular Season Record*: 7-2
2024 Projected League Finish*: 2nd
2024 Undefeated Regular Season Probability*: less than 1%



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