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GENERAL
Nickname: Thunderhawks
Colors: Orange/Black
Coach: Timothy Botsford
League: Freelance (moving from North Country)
Playoff Division: AAAA
Playoff Division Rank: #23

RATINGS
2010 Final Power Rating: 8
2010 National Rank: #5936
2010 State Rank: #99
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.3
2011 Starting Power Rating: 6.7
2011 National Rank: #5828
2011 State Rank: #94
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2010 Rating): -1.2
Dynasty National Rank: #8501
2011 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 9.2
Dynasty Record: 25-27 (11-13 in league)

HISTORICAL
2010 Overall Record: 7-3
2010 League Record/Finish: 2-1 (2nd)
2010 Points For Average: 27.4
2010 Points Against Average: 17.8
2010 Differential: +9.6
2010 Wins: #8009 Duluth Central (Duluth) (21-2), #8009 Duluth Central (Duluth) (16-12), #9846 Deer River (21-6), #10702 Ashland (WI) (39-21), #11234 Two Harbors (42-14), #11928 Greenway/Nashwauk-Keewatin (Coleraine) (50-0), #12499 Duluth East (Duluth) (40-0)
2010 Losses: #2250 Bemidji (33-18), #2841 DeLaSalle (Minneapolis) (62-21), #5138 Detroit Lakes (28-6)
2010 Opponents W-L: 51-47
Winning Streak Entering 2011 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2011 Schedule: 9/1 Delano, 9/9 at Dassel-Cokato (Cokato), 9/16 Annandale, 9/23 at Glencoe-Silver Lake (Glencoe), 9/30 Duluth East (Duluth), 10/7 at Orono (Long Lake), 10/14 Waconia, 10/19 at Hutchinson
Highest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Glencoe-Silver Lake (Glencoe) (29.5), Dassel-Cokato (Cokato) (26.7), Delano (22.1)
Lowest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Duluth East (Duluth) (-21.4), Annandale (4.9), Hutchinson (6)
2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -5.8 (1.4 overall)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 12.2
2011 vs. 2010 Schedule Strength Comparison: +18
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #50
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #3780
2011 Projected Regular Season Record: 3-5
2011 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%
Opener: 9/1 Delano [projection: 28-17 loss]



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