Aurora (MO)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Hound Dawgs Colors: Black/Red Coach: Rick Scholten League: Big 8 Playoff Division: 3 Playoff Division Rank: #13 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 9 Returning Defensive Starters: 7 2010 JV Record: 5-3 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: no TOP PLAYERS Lucas Guthrie 6'1" 220 Senior OL/DE Everett Basham 5'10" 170 Junior RB/LB Zack Keckler 6'2" 220 Senior DE/FB STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Running Game, Experience, Team Speed Team Weaknesses: Passing Game RATINGS 2010 Final Power Rating: 1 2010 National Rank: #7679 2010 State Rank: #144 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +6.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.3 2011 Starting Power Rating: 6.2 2011 National Rank: #5948 2011 State Rank: #106 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2010 Rating): -4 Dynasty National Rank: #9323 2011 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 11.5 Dynasty Record: 16-35 (9-26 in league) HISTORICAL 2010 Overall Record: 6-4 2010 League Record/Finish: 4-3 (tied for 3rd) 2010 Points For Average: 20 2010 Points Against Average: 20 2010 Differential: 0 2010 Wins: #5340 Lamar (12-9), #9231 Monett (28-20), #9930 Warsaw (34-0), #12083 Carl Junction (35-14), #12437 Reeds Spring (26-19), #12872 East Newton (Granby) (32-20) 2010 Losses: #1742 Cassville (34-6), #4574 Springfield Catholic (Springfield) (42-7), #5259 Seneca (27-6), #7432 Mt. Vernon (15-14) 2010 Opponents W-L: 60-54 Winning Streak Entering 2011 Season: none SCHEDULE 2011 Schedule: 8/26 at Warsaw, 9/2 at Lamar, 9/9 Carl Junction, 9/16 at Cassville, 9/16 East Newton (Granby), 9/30 Monett, 10/7 Seneca, 10/13 Reeds Spring, 10/21 at Springfield Catholic (Springfield), 10/27 Mt. Vernon Highest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Cassville (28.8), Springfield Catholic (Springfield) (13.7), Seneca (10.8) Lowest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Reeds Spring (-28.5), East Newton (Granby) (-24.1), Carl Junction (-18.5) 2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -1 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -1.7 2011 vs. 2010 Schedule Strength Comparison: -0.7 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #144 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #9003 2011 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-4 2011 Projected League Finish: 4th 2011 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% Opener: 8/26 at Warsaw [projection: 35-21 win]