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GENERAL
Nickname: Blue Demons
Colors: Royal Blue/Red/White
Coach: Jerry Staton
League: 2A District 6
Playoff Division: 2A
Playoff Division Rank: #23

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 9
Returning Defensive Starters: 8
2010 JV Record: 6-3
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Trevor Thompson 6'4" 260 Senior T 5.30
Cole Spurgin 6'3" 175 Senior TB 4.50
Aaron Henderson 6'4" 210 Senior TE

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Strength/Conditioning, Passing Game
Team Weaknesses: Experience, Depth

RATINGS
2010 Final Power Rating: -9.5
2010 National Rank: #10298
2010 State Rank: #150
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +4.5
2011 Starting Power Rating: -5
2011 National Rank: #9375
2011 State Rank: #124
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2010 Rating): -20.8
Dynasty National Rank: #12912
2011 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 15.8
Dynasty Record: 13-33 (10-25 in league)

HISTORICAL
2010 Overall Record: 6-4
2010 League Record/Finish: 4-3 (tied for 4th)
2010 Points For Average: 29.9
2010 Points Against Average: 33.3
2010 Differential: -3.4
2010 Wins: #9654 Mid-Prairie (Wellman) (49-35), #11639 Chariton (27-21), #12811 West Burlington/Notre Dame (West Burlington) (51-33), #13258 Central Lee (Donnellson) (35-0), #13746 Eddyville-Blakesburg (Eddyville) (21-6), #13889 Centerville-Moulton-Udell (Centerville) (28-18)
2010 Losses: #748 Regina (Iowa City) (53-0), #4964 Sigourney-Keota (Sigourney) (62-33), #8442 Mediapolis (61-28), #9933 Davis County (Bloomfield) (44-27)
2010 Opponents W-L: 51-50
Winning Streak Entering 2011 Season: 2
Streak List: 10/7/11 Mid-Prairie (Wellman) (24-21), 10/14/11 West Burlington/Notre Dame (West Burlington) (48-6)

SCHEDULE
2011 Schedule: 8/26 Centerville, 9/2 at Chariton, 9/9 at Central Lee (Donnellson), 9/16 Davis County (Bloomfield), 9/23 at Eddyville-Blakesburg (Eddyville), 9/30 Mediapolis, 10/7 at Mid-Prairie (Wellman), 10/14 West Burlington/Notre Dame (West Burlington), 10/21 Sigourney-Keota (Sigourney)
Highest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Sigourney-Keota (Sigourney) (12), Mediapolis (7.2), Mid-Prairie (Wellman) (-1.2)
Lowest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Eddyville-Blakesburg (Eddyville) (-32.9), Central Lee (Donnellson) (-27.5), West Burlington/Notre Dame (West Burlington) (-23.6)
2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -16.6 (-4.7 overall)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -9.8
2011 vs. 2010 Schedule Strength Comparison: +6.8
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #154
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #11610
2011 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-4
2011 Projected League Finish: 4th
2011 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%
Opener: 8/26 Centerville [projection: 31-28 loss]