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GENERAL
Nickname: Eagles
Colors: Red/Blue
Coach: Clint Merritt
League: Great West (moving from Hi-Plains Division I)
Playoff Division: 4A
Playoff Division Rank: #17

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 3
Returning Defensive Starters: 3
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Coltin Lissolo 6'3" 215 Junior OL/DL
Cody Frederick 5'9" 160 Junior WR/OLB
Colby Mann 5'9" 235 Senior OL

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Opportunity For Growth, Willingness To Learn
Team Weaknesses: New Conference, Lost Several Starters, Young

RATINGS
2009 Final Power Rating: 16.2
2009 National Rank: #3963
2009 State Rank: #54
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -8.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -0.9
2010 Starting Power Rating: 6.8
2010 National Rank: #5980
2010 State Rank: #82
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2009 Rating): 2
Dynasty National Rank: #7076
2010 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 5.7
Dynasty Record: 37-29 (21-9 in league)

HISTORICAL
2009 Overall Record: 10-1
2009 League Record/Finish: 5-0 (1st)
2009 Points For Average: 43.2
2009 Points Against Average: 11.9
2009 Differential: +31.3
2009 Wins: #6595 Pratt/Walden Center Charter (Pratt) (21-0), #7124 Ulysses (20-19), #8385 Lakin (47-7), #8842 Clearwater (35-12), #9693 Holcomb (62-6), #9861 Guymon (OK) (24-3), #11433 Southwestern Heights (Kismet) (66-14), #12519 Kingman (65-0), #12833 Stanton County (Johnson) (48-6), #13788 Cimarron (61-0)
2009 Losses: #1049 Buhler (64-26)
2009 Opponents W-L: 43-65
Recent League Championships: 2009 (Hi-Plains Division I), 2005 (Hi-Plains Division I)
Winning Streak Entering 2010 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2010 Schedule: 9/3 Goodland, 9/10 at Colby, 9/17 Guymon (OK), 9/24 Oakley, 10/1 at Scott (Scott City), 10/8 at Southwestern Heights (Kismet), 10/15 Larned, 10/22 at Holcomb, 10/28 Ulysses, 11/2 at Buhler
Highest-Rated 2010 Regular Season Opponents: Scott (Scott City) (30.1), Buhler (25.2), Colby (16.5)
Lowest-Rated 2010 Regular Season Opponents: Larned (-20), Southwestern Heights (Kismet) (-14.7), Goodland (-3.2)
2009 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -13.4 (-2.3 overall)
2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 4.4
2010 vs. 2009 Schedule Strength Comparison: +17.8
2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #110
2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #7772
2010 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-4
2010 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2010 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%
Opener: 9/3 Goodland [projection: 28-14 win]







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