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GENERAL
Nickname: Thunderbirds
Colors: Blue/Gold
Coach: Bob Pool
League: Ark Valley-Chisholm Trail Division IV
Playoff Division: 4A
Playoff Division Rank: #53

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 6
Returning Defensive Starters: 4
2011 JV Record: 6-2
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Stewart Dennison 6'6" 215 Senior TE/OLB 4.85
Drew Daharsh 6'2" 250 Senior C/DT 5.30
Kyler Ehm 6'2" 235 Sophomore MLB/T 5.05

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Veteran OL
Team Weaknesses: Young At Skill Positions

RATINGS
2011 Final Power Rating: -10.7
2011 National Rank: #10503
2011 State Rank: #165
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2012 Starting Power Rating: -12.2
2012 National Rank: #10782
2012 State Rank: #174
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): -0.8
Dynasty National Rank: #8486
2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 11.4
Dynasty Record: 28-57 (13-33 in league)

HISTORICAL
2011 Overall Record: 2-8
2011 League Record/Finish: 0-5 (6th)
2011 Points For Average: 12.1
2011 Points Against Average: 35.6
2011 Differential: -23.5
2011 Wins: #11152 El Dorado (41-23), #12311 Augusta (19-15)
2011 Losses: #261 Rose Hill (61-0), #621 Hayden (Topeka) (57-0), #2247 Collegiate (Wichita) (41-7), #4017 Andale (53-13), #5079 Clearwater (12-9), #6886 Maize South (Wichita) (28-7), #7021 Wellington (57-19), #11190 Valley Center (9-6)
2011 Opponents W-L: 55-50
Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2012 Schedule: 8/31 at Augusta, 9/7 Winfield, 9/14 Collegiate (Wichita), 9/21 Andale, 9/28 Wellington, 10/5 at Clearwater, 10/12 at Hesston, 10/19 El Dorado, 10/25 Maize South (Wichita)
Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Hesston (24.1), Collegiate (Wichita) (24), Winfield (15.4)
Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Augusta (-22.7), El Dorado (-2.5), Maize South (Wichita) (1.6)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 1.8 (13.6 overall)
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 7.8
2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: +6
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #84
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #4852
2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 1-8
2012 Projected League Finish: 5th
2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%