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GENERAL
Nickname: Lancers
Colors: Blue/Black
Coach: Chip Sherman
League: Sunflower
Playoff Division: 6A
Playoff Division Rank: #13

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 5
Returning Defensive Starters: 4
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Dylan Brett 6'2" 265 Senior G
Elliott Faerber 6'4" 215 Senior WR [Illinois]
Jeff Cole 5'11" 220 Senior FB

D1 PLAYER LOST TO GRADUATION
John Schrock 6'4" 210 Senior QB 5.0

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Coming Off Winning Season, Hungry To Return To Playoffs
Team Weaknesses: Staying Healthy, Must Be Tougher/More Physical

RATINGS
2010 Final Power Rating: 19.8
2010 National Rank: #3291
2010 State Rank: #50
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -4.5
Senior D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +0.7
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.3
2011 Starting Power Rating: 14.7
2011 National Rank: #3942
2011 State Rank: #61
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2010 Rating): 9.9
Dynasty National Rank: #5099
2011 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 6.1
Dynasty Record: 23-25 (22-20 in league)

HISTORICAL
2010 Overall Record: 8-2
2010 League Record/Finish: 7-1 (2nd)
2010 Points For Average: 28.6
2010 Points Against Average: 17.9
2010 Differential: +10.7
2010 Wins: #3725 West (Shawnee Mission) (21-10), #4451 Lawrence Free State (Lawrence) (28-21), #4591 Shawnee Mission Northwest (Shawnee Mission) (24-0), #5845 Blue Valley North (Overland Park) (55-34), #6061 Northwest (Olathe) (18-13), #7414 Lawrence (35-16), #9972 South (Shawnee Mission) (28-12), #10122 North (Shawnee Mission) (40-21)
2010 Losses: #1251 North (Olathe) (24-13), #3232 South (Olathe) (28-24)
2010 Opponents W-L: 49-52
Winning Streak Entering 2011 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2011 Schedule: 9/1 at Shawnee Mission Northwest (Shawnee Mission), 9/9 Olathe East (Olathe), 9/16 at North (Shawnee Mission), 9/24 South (Olathe), 9/30 at Lawrence, 10/6 Lawrence Free State (Lawrence), 10/14 at Blue Valley North (Overland Park), 10/21 West (Shawnee Mission), 10/28 at South (Shawnee Mission)
Highest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: South (Olathe) (20.8), Olathe East (Olathe) (20.3), West (Shawnee Mission) (14.1)
Lowest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: South (Shawnee Mission) (-8.4), North (Shawnee Mission) (-0.1), Shawnee Mission Northwest (Shawnee Mission) (2.4)
2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 7.4 (11.1 overall)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 7.4
2011 vs. 2010 Schedule Strength Comparison: 0
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #67
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #5390
2011 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-2
2011 Projected League Finish: 4th
2011 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 4%
Opener: 9/1 at Shawnee Mission Northwest (Shawnee Mission) [projection: 27-14 win]