GENERAL
Nickname: Knights
Colors: Black/Gold
Coach: John Larsen
League: A District 1 (moving from A District 2)
Playoff Division: A
Playoff Division Rank: #3
RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 6
Returning Defensive Starters: 5
2009 JV Record: 6-1
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: yes
TOP PLAYERS
Derrius Vick 6'3" 185 QB/DB
David Sutton 6'4" 240 TE/DE
Broderick Boehm 6'0" 200 FB/LB
D1 PLAYER LOST TO GRADUATION
Jake Cotton 6'7" 245 Senior DE [Nebraska]
STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Confidence, Playmakers, Young Talent
Team Weaknesses: Rebuilding OL
RATINGS
2009 Final Power Rating: 31.5
2009 National Rank: #1311
2009 State Rank: #13
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +1.5
Senior D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +0.1
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -0.9
2010 Starting Power Rating: 32.2
2010 National Rank: #1079
2010 State Rank: #10
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2009 Rating): 11.9
Dynasty National Rank: #3950
2010 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 21.2
Dynasty Record: 31-36 (17-18 in league)
HISTORICAL
2009 Overall Record: 9-2
2009 League Record/Finish: 4-1 (tied for 1st)
2009 Points For Average: 22.4
2009 Points Against Average: 11.5
2009 Differential: +10.9
2009 Wins: #376 Elkhorn (22-21), #394 Millard West (Omaha) (24-7), #1315 Lincoln Southwest (Lincoln) (17-12), #2662 Kearney (28-7), #4019 Papillion-LaVista South (Papillion) (31-16), #4914 Lincoln Northeast (Lincoln) (21-10), #4914 Lincoln Northeast (Lincoln) (21-7), #5610 Lincoln East (Lincoln) (17-10), #9425 Lincoln (50-7)
2009 Losses: #1315 Lincoln Southwest (Lincoln) (14-7), #1543 Norfolk (16-8)
2009 Opponents W-L: 59-57
Recent League Championships: 2009 (tied for 1st; A District 2), 2003 (Class A District 2)
Winning Streak Entering 2010 Season: none
SCHEDULE
2010 Schedule: 8/26 at Lincoln Southwest (Lincoln), 9/3 Papillion-LaVista South (Papillion), 9/9 Bellevue West (Bellevue), 9/17 at Creighton Prep (Omaha), 9/24 at Lincoln Northeast (Lincoln), 10/1 Lincoln East (Lincoln), 10/8 at Columbus, 10/15 Lincoln, 10/22 Grand Island, 10/29 Papillion-LaVista (Papillion), 11/5 vs Millard West (Omaha), 11/13 at Millard South (Omaha)
Highest-Rated 2010 Regular Season Opponents: Millard South (Omaha) (55.6), Millard West (Omaha) (43), Papillion-LaVista (Papillion) (31.7)
Lowest-Rated 2010 Regular Season Opponents: Lincoln (-5.3), Columbus (3.1), Lincoln East (Lincoln) (9.3)
2009 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 18.1 (22.2 overall)
2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 20.6
2010 vs. 2009 Schedule Strength Comparison: +2.5
2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #40
2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #3476
2010 Projected Regular Season Record: 9-3
2010 Projected League Finish: 1st
2010 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%
Opener: 8/26 at Lincoln Southwest (Lincoln) [projection: 21-12 win]