Blooming Prairie (MN)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Awesome Blossoms Colors: Black/White/Red Coach: Chad Gimbel League: Gopher Valley A Playoff Division: A Playoff Division Rank: #3 RATINGS 2011 Final Power Rating: 22.2 2011 National Rank: #2862 2011 State Rank: #41 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1 2012 Starting Power Rating: 21 2012 National Rank: #2803 2012 State Rank: #38 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): 11.9 Dynasty National Rank: #4203 2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 10.3 Dynasty Record: 76-23 (45-7 in league) HISTORICAL 2011 Overall Record: 11-2 2011 League Record/Finish: 4-1 (tied for 1st) 2011 Points For Average: 38.2 2011 Points Against Average: 21.5 2011 Differential: +16.7 2011 Wins: #3616 Southland (Adams) (20-14), #4219 Lester Prairie/Holy Trinity (Lester Prairie) (49-28), #4219 Lester Prairie/Holy Trinity (Lester Prairie) (35-34), Randolph (49-0), #5734 Goodhue (46-34), #7481 New Richland-Hartland-Ellendale-Geneva (New Richland) (33-30), #9096 Bethlehem Academy (Faribault) (20-0), #10569 Loyola (Mankato) (48-8), #11029 Dover-Eyota (Eyota) (48-12), #11797 Medford (41-13), #11797 Medford (46-16) 2011 Losses: #1168 Dawson-Boyd (Dawson) (50-27), #7733 Le Center (40-35) 2011 Opponents W-L: 69-51 Recent League Championships: 2011 (tied for 1st), 2010, 2009, 2008 (tied for 1st), 2007, 2006, 2005 Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: none SCHEDULE 2012 Schedule: 8/31 New Richland-Hartland-Ellendale-Geneva (New Richland), 9/7 at Lester Prairie/Holy Trinity (Lester Prairie), 9/14 United South Central (Wells), 9/21 Minnesota Valley Lutheran (New Ulm), 9/28 at Loyola (Mankato), 10/5 St. Clair, 10/13 at Bethlehem Academy (Faribault), 10/17 at New Ulm Cathedral (New Ulm) Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Lester Prairie/Holy Trinity (Lester Prairie) (15.7), New Ulm Cathedral (New Ulm) (10.2), Bethlehem Academy (Faribault) (7.4) Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: United South Central (Wells) (-17.5), Loyola (Mankato) (-11), Minnesota Valley Lutheran (New Ulm) (-7.8) 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -10.8 (5.8 overall) 2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -0.1 2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: +10.7 2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #152 2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #7703 2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-1 2012 Projected League Finish: 1st 2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 54% We were unable to contact coach to obtain preview info.