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GENERAL
Nickname: Dragons
Colors: Brown/Gold
Coach: Brian Seba
League: Central Plains
Playoff Division: 3A
Playoff Division Rank: #32

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 5
Returning Defensive Starters: 5
2011 JV Record: 4-4
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Ryan Williams 6'0" 235 Senior OL/DL 5.10
Austin Johnson 6'3" 205 Senior OL/DL 4.89
Dalin Mead 5'7" 165 Senior RB/OLB 4.60

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Line Play, Depth, Work Ethic
Team Weaknesses: Unproven At Skill Positions, Must Be Tougher Mentally/Physically

RATINGS
2011 Final Power Rating: 1.5
2011 National Rank: #7561
2011 State Rank: #119
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -5.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -2.4
2012 Starting Power Rating: -4
2012 National Rank: #8945
2012 State Rank: #139
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): -7.1
Dynasty National Rank: #10485
2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 3.1
Dynasty Record: 24-57 (20-44 in league)

HISTORICAL
2011 Overall Record: 5-4
2011 League Record/Finish: 4-3 (tied for 5th)
2011 Points For Average: 25
2011 Points Against Average: 32.8
2011 Differential: -7.8
2011 Wins: #8976 Medicine Lodge (24-19), #11323 Haven (42-22), #12330 Bluestem (Leon) (44-14), #12413 Anthony-Harper-Chaparral (Anthony) (36-22), #14122 Independent (Wichita) (53-14)
2011 Losses: #207 Conway Springs (65-0), #1076 Garden Plain (63-0), #2247 Collegiate (Wichita) (62-14), #6692 Douglass (14-12)
2011 Opponents W-L: 47-48
Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: 1
Streak List: 10/27/11 Independent (Wichita) (53-14)

SCHEDULE
2012 Schedule: 8/31 Cheney, 9/7 Trinity Academy (Wichita), 9/14 at Garden Plain, 9/21 at Bluestem (Leon), 9/28 Haven, 10/5 Independent (Wichita), 10/12 at Conway Springs, 10/19 Douglass, 10/25 at Anthony-Harper-Chaparral (Anthony)
Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Conway Springs (49.4), Garden Plain (36.6), Douglass (5)
Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Independent (Wichita) (-32.6), Bluestem (Leon) (-21), Haven (-14.9)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 2
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 0.6
2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: -1.4
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #137
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #7423
2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-4
2012 Projected League Finish: 5th
2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%