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GENERAL
Nickname: Wildcats
Colors: Green/White
Coach: Tom Byers
League: Frontier
Playoff Division: 4A
Playoff Division Rank: #20

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 3
Returning Defensive Starters: 6
2011 JV Record: 3-3
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Corbin Clark 5'10" 170 Senior QB/DB 4.70
James McClaskey 6'4" 255 Senior OL/DL 5.50
Zack Griffiths 5'9" 150 Senior WR/DB 4.75

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Varsity Experience, Team Quickness/Athleticism, Talented QB
Team Weaknesses: Depth On Lines, Few Returning Offensive Starters

RATINGS
2011 Final Power Rating: 18.3
2011 National Rank: #3626
2011 State Rank: #64
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -3.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2012 Starting Power Rating: 13.6
2012 National Rank: #4326
2012 State Rank: #70
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): 11.7
Dynasty National Rank: #4268
2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 3.1
Dynasty Record: 47-41 (27-26 in league)

HISTORICAL
2011 Overall Record: 6-4
2011 League Record/Finish: 4-2 (3rd)
2011 Points For Average: 17.7
2011 Points Against Average: 14.5
2011 Differential: +3.2
2011 Wins: #4924 Louisburg (14-13), #4978 Baldwin (21-7), #6709 St. James Academy (Lenexa) (41-34), #6930 Spring Hill (33-0), #9353 Ottawa (20-14), #12641 Bishop Ward (Kansas City) (48-6)
2011 Losses: #1309 Eudora (8-0), #1309 Eudora (12-0), #1523 Paola (36-0), #2636 Blue Valley Southwest (Overland Park) (15-0)
2011 Opponents W-L: 62-48
Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2012 Schedule: 8/31 at Holton, 9/7 Ottawa, 9/14 at Eudora, 9/21 Louisburg, 9/28 Baldwin, 10/5 at Paola, 10/12 Bonner Springs, 10/19 at Spring Hill, 10/25 at St. James Academy (Lenexa)
Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Paola (31.5), Holton (30.6), Eudora (28.9)
Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Ottawa (-5.4), Spring Hill (-2.6), Bonner Springs (7.3)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 7.6 (14.9 overall)
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 15.2
2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: +7.6
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #43
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #2752
2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 4-5
2012 Projected League Finish: 4th
2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%