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GENERAL
Nickname: Cougars
Colors: Black/Orange
Coach: Aaron Barnett
League: Sunflower
Playoff Division: 6A
Playoff Division Rank: #24

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 1
Returning Defensive Starters: 4
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Dreu White 6'5" 240 Senior T/DL
Will Smith 6'4" 255 Senior T
Caulin Pendelton 5'8" 195 Senior LB

D1 PLAYER LOST TO GRADUATION
Drew Goodger Senior DE [Minnesota]

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Momentum From Last Season, A Few Key Players Return On Defense
Team Weaknesses: Must Replace 10 Offensive Starters, Several First Time Varsity Players

RATINGS
2010 Final Power Rating: 13.6
2010 National Rank: #4591
2010 State Rank: #72
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -9.5
Senior D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.7
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.3
2011 Starting Power Rating: 1.1
2011 National Rank: #7395
2011 State Rank: #117
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2010 Rating): 18.4
Dynasty National Rank: #2916
2011 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 16
Dynasty Record: 31-19 (26-16 in league)

HISTORICAL
2010 Overall Record: 6-5
2010 League Record/Finish: 4-4 (7th)
2010 Points For Average: 26.1
2010 Points Against Average: 19.6
2010 Differential: +6.5
2010 Wins: #3725 West (Shawnee Mission) (14-10), #7414 Lawrence (23-20), #9972 South (Shawnee Mission) (51-12), #10122 North (Shawnee Mission) (35-7), #11989 Leavenworth (49-20), #13160 Wyandotte (Kansas City) (41-14)
2010 Losses: #1251 North (Olathe) (31-29), #2026 East (Olathe) (14-7), #3232 South (Olathe) (27-25), #3291 East (Shawnee Mission) (24-0), #3725 West (Shawnee Mission) (37-13)
2010 Opponents W-L: 60-52
Winning Streak Entering 2011 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2011 Schedule: 9/1 East (Shawnee Mission), 9/9 West (Shawnee Mission), 9/16 at Northwest (Olathe), 9/23 at Lawrence Free State (Lawrence), 9/30 at South (Shawnee Mission), 10/7 Olathe East (Olathe), 10/14 North (Shawnee Mission), 10/21 Leavenworth, 10/28 at Wyandotte (Kansas City)
Highest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Olathe East (Olathe) (20.3), East (Shawnee Mission) (16), West (Shawnee Mission) (14.1)
Lowest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Wyandotte (Kansas City) (-26.5), Leavenworth (-17.9), South (Shawnee Mission) (-8.4)
2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 2.1 (9.6 overall)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 0.8
2011 vs. 2010 Schedule Strength Comparison: -1.3
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #121
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #8020
2011 Projected Regular Season Record: 4-5
2011 Projected League Finish: 9th
2011 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%
Opener: 9/1 East (Shawnee Mission) [projection: 27-14 loss]