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GENERAL
Nickname: Wildcats
Colors: Black/Orange
Coach: Khris Buckner
League: Hi-Plains (moving from Hi-Plains Division II)
Playoff Division: 2-1A
Playoff Division Rank: #21

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 9
Returning Defensive Starters: 8
2011 JV Record: 4-1
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Alex Gomez 5'11" 190 Junior QB/LB 4.70
Hunter Burnett 6'4" 210 Senior WR/TE 4.70
Wyatt Howe 5'11" 245 Junior OL/LB 5.00

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Skill Position Depth, Experience
Team Weaknesses: Must Replace Key Defenders

RATINGS
2011 Final Power Rating: -24.3
2011 National Rank: #12797
2011 State Rank: #208
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +8.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2012 Starting Power Rating: -15.8
2012 National Rank: #11451
2012 State Rank: #185
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): -20.9
Dynasty National Rank: #13301
2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 5.1
Dynasty Record: 26-55 (22-33 in league)

HISTORICAL
2011 Overall Record: 3-6
2011 League Record/Finish: 3-6 (7th)
2011 Points For Average: 25.1
2011 Points Against Average: 26
2011 Differential: -0.9
2011 Wins: #13221 Cimarron (25-14), #14272 Syracuse (58-0), #14575 Satanta (47-0)
2011 Losses: #2891 Meade (69-22), #5151 Stanton County (Johnson) (54-18), #8555 Lakin (44-22), #11237 Sublette (24-8), #11519 Southwestern Heights (Kismet) (15-14), #13183 Wichita County (Leoti) (14-12)
2011 Opponents W-L: 36-50
Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: 1
Streak List: 10/28/11 Syracuse (58-0)

SCHEDULE
2012 Schedule: 8/31 vs Turpin (OK), 9/7 at Southwestern Heights (Kismet), 9/14 Lakin, 9/21 Wichita County (Leoti), 9/28 Sublette, 10/5 at Cimarron, 10/12 at Stanton County (Johnson), 10/19 at Meade, 10/25 Syracuse
Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Meade (32), Stanton County (Johnson) (11.3), Lakin (-11.5)
Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Turpin (OK) (-41.4), Syracuse (-38.7), Cimarron (-30.1)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -16.5
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -14.4
2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: +2.1
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #205
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #11354
2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-4
2012 Projected League Finish: 5th
2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%