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GENERAL
Nickname: Wildcats
Colors: Blue/White
Coach: Jay Rozeboom
League: 1A District 2
Playoff Division: 1A
Playoff Division Rank: #1

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 4
Returning Defensive Starters: 3
2010 JV Record: 7-1
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Sully Al Ostaz 5'11" 190 Senior RB/DB 4.50
Adam Teunissen 6'5" 190 Senior DB/WR 4.70
Tyler Van Middendorp 6'0" 185 RB/LB 4.70

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Weaknesses: Inexperienced Starters

RATINGS
2010 Final Power Rating: 34.9
2010 National Rank: #1078
2010 State Rank: #4
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -6.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -2.6
2011 Starting Power Rating: 25.7
2011 National Rank: #1882
2011 State Rank: #4
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2010 Rating): 25.6
Dynasty National Rank: #1562
2011 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 2.8
Dynasty Record: 52-10 (34-1 in league)

HISTORICAL
2010 Overall Record: 12-2
2010 League Record/Finish: 6-1 (2nd)
2010 Points For Average: 32.4
2010 Points Against Average: 8.7
2010 Differential: +23.7
2010 Wins: #2527 Emmetsburg (21-14), #2722 St. Albert (Council Bluffs) (35-7), #3145 Dike-New Hartford (Dike) (42-0), #4630 Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn (Hartley) (20-17), #5606 Hinton (35-6), #7005 Central Lyon/George-Little Rock (Rock Rapids) (40-7), #7638 Lawton-Bronson (Lawton) (41-20), #9272 Sibley-Ocheyedan (Sibley) (35-0), #10276 South O'Brien (Paullina) (35-0), #12181 Sioux Central (Sioux Rapids) (42-7), #12367 Pocahontas/Pomeroy-Palmer (Pomeroy) (41-13), #12454 Alta/Aurelia (Alta) (43-0)
2010 Losses: #2527 Emmetsburg (17-10), #4908 Western Christian (Hull) (14-13)
2010 Opponents W-L: 97-52
Recent State Championships: 2010
Recent League Championships: 2009 (1A District 1), 2008 (1A District 1), 2007 (1A District 1), 2006 (1A District 1), 2003 (1A District 1)
Winning Streak Entering 2011 Season: 2
Streak List: 9/2/11 Western Christian (Hull) (28-10), 9/9/11 Alta/Aurelia (Alta) (36-12)

SCHEDULE
2011 Schedule: 8/26 at Central Lyon/George-Little Rock (Rock Rapids), 9/2 Western Christian (Hull), 9/9 Alta/Aurelia (Alta), 9/16 at South O'Brien (Paullina), 9/23 Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn (Hartley), 9/30 at Emmetsburg, 10/7 Sioux Central (Sioux Rapids), 10/14 at Sibley-Ocheyedan (Sibley), 10/21 Pocahontas/Pomeroy-Palmer (Pomeroy)
Highest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Emmetsburg (23.8), Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn (Hartley) (13.4), Western Christian (Hull) (12.3)
Lowest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Alta/Aurelia (Alta) (-21.1), Pocahontas/Pomeroy-Palmer (Pomeroy) (-20.5), Sioux Central (Sioux Rapids) (-19.2)
2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -4 (7.8 overall)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -2.3
2011 vs. 2010 Schedule Strength Comparison: +1.7
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #75
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #9220
2011 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-1
2011 Projected League Finish: 1st
2011 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 51%
Opener: 8/26 at Central Lyon/George-Little Rock (Rock Rapids) [projection: 31-8 win]