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GENERAL
Nickname: Falcons
Colors: Black/Red
Coach: Rick Wheeler
League: Greater Wichita City
Playoff Division: 6A
Playoff Division Rank: #1

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 6
Returning Defensive Starters: 5
2010 JV Record: 7-1
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Matt Reed 5'11" 190 QB 4.60
Trevor Wessel 5'11" 200 LB 4.75
Skylar Gatson 6'0" 185 SS 4.40

D1 PLAYER LOST TO GRADUATION
Dreamius Smith 6'0" 205 Senior RB [Kansas]

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Experience, Team Speed
Team Weaknesses: Run Game, Line Experience/Depth

RATINGS
2010 Final Power Rating: 55.7
2010 National Rank: #94
2010 State Rank: #1
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.5
Senior D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -2.3
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -5.2
2011 Starting Power Rating: 46.8
2011 National Rank: #204
2011 State Rank: #1
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2010 Rating): 36.7
Dynasty National Rank: #433
2011 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 15.3
Dynasty Record: 44-13 (27-6 in league)

HISTORICAL
2010 Overall Record: 13-0
2010 League Record/Finish: 7-0 (1st)
2010 Points For Average: 50.1
2010 Points Against Average: 11.8
2010 Differential: +38.3
2010 Wins: #341 Carroll (Wichita) (21-0), #363 Dodge City (42-38), #947 Junction City/St. Xavier (Junction City) (18-15), #1251 North (Olathe) (48-14), #1984 Great Bend (45-14), #2575 Garden City (49-7), #3196 Derby (63-31), #4285 Northwest (Wichita) (56-14), #6519 East (Wichita) (72-21), #8270 Southeast (Wichita) (56-0), #9452 West (Wichita) (69-0), #10792 South (Wichita) (77-0), #11588 North (Wichita) (35-0)
2010 Losses: none
2010 Opponents W-L: 67-65
Recent State Championships: 2010
Recent League Championships: 2010, 2008, 2006
Winning Streak Entering 2011 Season: 16
Streak List: 9/3/10 Carroll (Wichita) (21-0), 9/10/10 North (Wichita) (35-0), 9/17/10 West (Wichita) (69-0), 9/24/10 Great Bend (45-14), 9/30/10 Northwest (Wichita) (56-14), 10/8/10 South (Wichita) (77-0), 10/14/10 East (Wichita) (72-21), 10/22/10 Southeast (Wichita) (56-0), 10/29/10 Derby (63-31), 11/5/10 Garden City (49-7), 11/12/10 Junction City/St. Xavier (Junction City) (18-15), 11/19/10 Dodge City (42-38), 11/27/10 North (Olathe) (48-14), 9/2/11 Carroll (Wichita) (45-14), 9/9/11 North (Wichita) (63-0), 9/16/11 West (Wichita) (66-0)

SCHEDULE
2011 Schedule: 9/2 at Carroll (Wichita), 9/9 North (Wichita), 9/16 West (Wichita), 9/23 Great Bend, 9/30 Northwest (Wichita), 10/6 at South (Wichita), 10/13 East (Wichita), 10/21 at Southeast (Wichita), 10/28 at Derby
Highest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Carroll (Wichita) (44.7), Great Bend (27.5), East (Wichita) (17.1)
Lowest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: North (Wichita) (-13.1), West (Wichita) (-7.1), South (Wichita) (-0.7)
2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 6 (22 overall)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 11
2011 vs. 2010 Schedule Strength Comparison: +5
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #47
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #4168
2011 Projected Regular Season Record: 9-0
2011 Projected League Finish: 1st
2011 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 73%
Opener: 9/2 at Carroll (Wichita) [projection: 31-24 win]