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GENERAL
Nickname: Braves
Colors: Black/Orange
Coach: Lucas Aslin
League: Kaw Valley
Playoff Division: 4A
Playoff Division Rank: #28

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 5
Returning Defensive Starters: 5
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Jordan Jackson 6'1" 170 Junior QB
Jonathan Blackwell 5'9" 165 Senior DB
Darian Neal 6'2" 200 Junior LB

ADDITIONAL SENIOR D1 PROSPECT
Tyler Howell 6'8" 260 Senior OL

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Coming Off A Winning Season, QB Leadership
Team Weaknesses: Must Continue To Grow As A Team

RATINGS
2011 Final Power Rating: 6.1
2011 National Rank: #6406
2011 State Rank: #95
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +0.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +0.7
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2012 Starting Power Rating: 6.1
2012 National Rank: #6152
2012 State Rank: #95
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): -0.7
Dynasty National Rank: #8437
2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 8
Dynasty Record: 35-49 (22-33 in league)

HISTORICAL
2011 Overall Record: 6-4
2011 League Record/Finish: 3-3 (tied for 3rd)
2011 Points For Average: 35.6
2011 Points Against Average: 33
2011 Differential: +2.6
2011 Wins: #6711 Lansing (35-21), #7161 Seaman (Topeka) (21-17), #8565 Schlagle [F. L.] (Kansas City) (41-34), #11661 Tonganoxie (48-13), #12641 Bishop Ward (Kansas City) (56-7), #13114 Washington (Kansas City) (49-14)
2011 Losses: #1085 Gardner-Edgerton (Gardner) (76-40), #2352 Basehor-Linwood (Basehor) (69-26), #4481 Mill Valley (Shawnee) (48-26), #5881 Turner (Kansas City) (31-14)
2011 Opponents W-L: 46-51
Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2012 Schedule: 8/31 at Turner (Kansas City), 9/7 at Lansing, 9/14 Bishop Ward (Kansas City), 9/21 at Piper (Kansas City), 9/28 Mill Valley (Shawnee), 10/5 Basehor-Linwood (Basehor), 10/12 at DeSoto, 10/19 St. James Academy (Lenexa), 10/25 Spring Hill
Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Mill Valley (Shawnee) (26.8), Basehor-Linwood (Basehor) (23.9), St. James Academy (Lenexa) (15.4)
Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Bishop Ward (Kansas City) (-23.2), Spring Hill (-2.6), Lansing (1.5)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -0.9 (5.8 overall)
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 7.8
2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: +8.7
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #84
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #4852
2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 4-5
2012 Projected League Finish: 4th
2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%