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GENERAL
Nickname: Highlanders
Colors: Red/White
Coach: Dave Keel
League: North Shore
Playoff Division: none

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 6
Returning Defensive Starters: 5
2010 JV Record: 6-3
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Benji Wichman 6'3" 225 Senior DL 4.91
Cody Berger 6'0" 170 Senior QB 4.80
Xavier Crumpton 6'0" 185 Senior OLB

D1 PLAYER LOST TO GRADUATION
Donte' Phillips 6'3" 265 Senior DE [Texas Tech]

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Speed On Defense
Team Weaknesses: Inexperienced OL, WRs

RATINGS
2010 Final Power Rating: 29.7
2010 National Rank: #1632
2010 State Rank: #28
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +2.5
Senior D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.4
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.3
2011 Starting Power Rating: 29.5
2011 National Rank: #1389
2011 State Rank: #19
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2010 Rating): 42.8
Dynasty National Rank: #185
2011 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 12
Dynasty Record: 60-4 (35-0 in league)

HISTORICAL
2010 Overall Record: 10-1
2010 League Record/Finish: 7-0 (1st)
2010 Points For Average: 29.4
2010 Points Against Average: 14.1
2010 Differential: +15.3
2010 Wins: #745 Cedarburg (24-21), #1783 Lincoln (Wisconsin Rapids) (30-27), #2487 Germantown (21-20), #3105 Milwaukee Lutheran (Milwaukee) (28-7), #3639 Whitefish Bay (21-7), #5216 Everest [D. C.] (Schofield) (36-22), #7238 Port Washington (48-27), #7804 Nicolet (Glendale) (28-0), #10401 Vincent (Milwaukee) (35-0), #11014 Grafton (42-7)
2010 Losses: #2487 Germantown (17-10)
2010 Opponents W-L: 59-56
Recent State Championships: 2008 (1), 2006 (1)
Recent League Championships: 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, 2003
Winning Streak Entering 2011 Season: 3
Streak List: 9/2/11 Nicolet (Glendale) (45-7), 9/9/11 Port Washington (44-19), 9/16/11 Grafton (38-14)

SCHEDULE
2011 Schedule: 8/19 at Hartford, 8/26 Waterford, 9/2 Nicolet (Glendale), 9/9 at Port Washington, 9/16 vs Grafton, 9/23 at Cedarburg, 9/30 Milwaukee Lutheran (Milwaukee), 10/6 vs Whitefish Bay
Highest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Cedarburg (38.7), Hartford (22.7), Milwaukee Lutheran (Milwaukee) (17.4)
Lowest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Grafton (-12.8), Nicolet (Glendale) (0.6), Waterford (4.1)
2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 11 (12.1 overall)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 11.5
2011 vs. 2010 Schedule Strength Comparison: +0.5
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #27
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #2946
2011 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-1
2011 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2011 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 9%
Opener: 8/19 at Hartford [projection: 21-14 win]