| White River (Buckley, WA) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Hornets Colors: Maroon/Gold Coach: Wyatt Evenson League: 3A North Puget Sound Playoff Division: 3A Playoff Division Rank*: #42 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 6 Returning Defensive Starters: 9 2024 JV Record: 5-4 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: no Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Chaz Strickland 6'0" 180 Junior QB 4.7 Derek Gonzalez 5'11" 175 Junior OLB/WR 4.6 Ray Palmer 6'1" 190 Senior DB/WR 4.7 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: WR Depth, QB, 9 Defensive Starters Return Team Weaknesses: Line Size, RB Size/Inexperience RATINGS 2024 Final Power Rating: -15.2 2024 National Rank: #8115 2024 State Rank: #142 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment*: +0.5 Season Scaling/Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment*: -0.3 2025 Starting Power Rating*: -27.2 2025 National Rank*: #7976 2025 State Rank*: #146 5-Year Dynasty Rating (Average 2019-2024 Rating): -21.8 5-Year Dynasty National Rank: #10090 2025 Rating vs. 5-Year Dynasty Rating Comparison*: worse by 5.4 5-Year Dynasty Record: 15-30 (12-23 in league) Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2024 Rating): -4.2 Dynasty National Rank: #9225 2025 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison*: worse by 23 Dynasty Record: 94-124 [93-125 on the field] (67-83 in league) HISTORICAL 2024 Overall Record: 5-5 2024 League Record/Finish: 5-3 (4th) 2024 Points For Average: 23.2 2024 Points Against Average: 22.1 2024 Differential: +1.1 2024 Wins: #9666 Beamer [Todd] (Federal Way) (27-7), #10863 Auburn Mountainview (Auburn) (37-6), #12222 Kent-Meridian (Kent) (45-7), #12851 Jefferson [Thomas] (Auburn) (50-18), #13473 Kentlake (Kent) (54-7) 2024 Losses: #3369 Lakes (Lakewood) (52-0), #3479 Decatur (Federal Way) (20-6), #3789 Enumclaw (41-13), #4849 Federal Way (15-0), #6358 Fife (Tacoma) (48-0) 2024 Opponents W-L: 53-50 Recent League Championships: 2011 (tied for 1st; 2A SPSL), 2004 (Seamount- Pierce), 2003 (tied for 1st; Seamount Pierce 3A) Winning Streak Entering 2025 Season: none SCHEDULE 2025 Schedule: 9/5 Jefferson [Thomas] (Auburn), 9/11 Fife (Tacoma), 9/19 Auburn Mountainview (Auburn), 9/26 Beamer [Todd] (Federal Way), 10/3 Kentlake (Kent), 10/9 Federal Way, 10/17 Kent-Meridian (Kent), 10/24 Decatur (Federal Way), 10/31 Enumclaw Highest-Rated 2025 Regular Season Opponents*: Enumclaw (-2), Decatur (Federal Way) (-5.3), Federal Way (-14.9) Lowest-Rated 2025 Regular Season Opponents*: Kentlake (Kent) (-75.8), Jefferson [Thomas] (Auburn) (-68.3), Kent-Meridian (Kent) (-59.5) 2024 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -18.7 2025 Regular Season Schedule Strength*: -37 2025 vs. 2024 Schedule Strength Comparison*: -18.3 2025 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank*: #130 2025 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank*: #1904 2025 Projected Regular Season Record*: 6-3 2025 Projected League Finish*: 4th 2025 Undefeated Regular Season Probability*: less than 1% *temporary; not finalized until August 7th Late transfer? Player name spelled incorrectly? Not too late to change it-- please contact this specific preview's author (Please do not contact us about recruiting info; we do NOT originate that data, it is compiled from other sources, so we don't control it) |