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GENERAL
Nickname: Bluejays
Colors: Blue/Yellow
Coach: Lucas Melvin
League: Mid-Continent
Playoff Division: 3A
Playoff Division Rank: #15

RATINGS
2010 Final Power Rating: 24.4
2010 National Rank: #2435
2010 State Rank: #34
Player Statistics-Based (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -10.1
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -15.1
2011 Starting Power Rating: 13
2011 National Rank: #4339
2011 State Rank: #71
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2010 Rating): 22.7
Dynasty National Rank: #2036
2011 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 8.4
Dynasty Record: 41-14 (18-8 in league)

HISTORICAL
2010 Overall Record: 9-1
2010 League Record/Finish: 4-0 (1st)
2010 Points For Average: 44.5
2010 Points Against Average: 13.7
2010 Differential: +30.8
2010 Wins: #2897 Smith Center (41-20), #4197 Phillipsburg (35-22), #4974 Goodland (40-9), #7446 Cimarron (68-14), #7894 Ellis (13-0), #9295 Plainville (46-0), #9862 St. Francis (48-16), #11144 More Prep-Marian (Hays) (63-14), #11652 Decatur Community (Oberlin) (56-0)
2010 Losses: #2348 Beloit (42-35)
2010 Opponents W-L: 52-46
Recent League Championships: 2010, 2003
Winning Streak Entering 2011 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2011 Schedule: 9/2 Ellis, 9/9 at St. Francis, 9/16 at Plainville, 9/23 Decatur Community (Oberlin), 9/30 at Smith Center, 10/7 Perryton (TX), 10/14 Goodland, 10/21 at More Prep-Marian (Hays), 10/27 Phillipsburg
Highest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Smith Center (20.7), Phillipsburg (18.4), Goodland (12.7)
Lowest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Decatur Community (Oberlin) (-19.5), St. Francis (-16.9), More Prep-Marian (Hays) (-9.9)
2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 1.1 (5.4 overall)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 1.5
2011 vs. 2010 Schedule Strength Comparison: +0.4
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #115
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #7729
2011 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-2
2011 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2011 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 3%
Opener: 9/2 Ellis [projection: 35-14 win]



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