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GENERAL
Nickname: Hornets
Colors: Green/White/Gold
Coach: Reed Boltmann
League: Lake
Playoff Division: 6A
Playoff Division Rank: #7

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

TOP PLAYERS
Dion Dorvil 5'11" 285 Senior DT 4.95
Marley Allison 5'11" 185 Senior WR/CB 4.55
Mark Handberg 6'4" 200 Senior QB 4.95

D1 PLAYERS LOST TO GRADUATION
Nick Rallis 5'11" 200 Senior DB [Minnesota]
Kevin Carroll 6'4" 260 Senior OL 5.0

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Experience At Key Positions
Team Weaknesses: Depth

RATINGS
2011 Final Power Rating: 30.7
2011 National Rank: #1605
2011 State Rank: #20
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +0.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -2.8
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2012 Starting Power Rating: 27.2
2012 National Rank: #1823
2012 State Rank: #23
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): 25.1
Dynasty National Rank: #1329
2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 3.3
Dynasty Record: 48-39 (19-22 in league)

HISTORICAL
2011 Overall Record: 5-5
2011 League Record/Finish: 1-3 (4th)
2011 Points For Average: 21.8
2011 Points Against Average: 23.6
2011 Differential: -1.8
2011 Wins: #3462 Hopkins (Minnetonka) (38-35), #3462 Hopkins (Minnetonka) (14-7), #6378 North (North St. Paul) (46-14), #7088 Andover (21-14), #9345 Minneapolis Southwest (Minneapolis) (38-0)
2011 Losses: #55 Eden Prairie (48-19), #55 Eden Prairie (35-7), #86 Wayzata (Plymouth) (28-7), #548 Minnetonka (28-14), #663 Lakeville North (Lakeville) (27-14)
2011 Opponents W-L: 68-38
Recent League Championships: 2007 (Classic Lake)
Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2012 Schedule: 8/24 Academy of Holy Angels (Richfield), 8/30 Andover, 9/7 at Totino-Grace (Fridley), 9/14 Lakeville South (Lakeville), 9/21 Minnetonka, 9/28 at Hopkins (Minnetonka), 10/5 at Wayzata (Plymouth), 10/12 at Eden Prairie
Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Eden Prairie (58.5), Wayzata (Plymouth) (57.4), Minnetonka (42.4)
Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Andover (8.1), Hopkins (Minnetonka) (16.9), Academy of Holy Angels (Richfield) (20.6)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 21.8 (32.2 overall)
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 32.8
2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: +11
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #1
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #196
2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 4-4
2012 Projected League Finish: 4th
2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%