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GENERAL
Nickname: Dragons
Colors: Blue/White
Coach: Marc Svaty
League: Central Kansas
Playoff Division: 3A
Playoff Division Rank: #5

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

TOP PLAYERS
Jonah McKee 5'4" 155 Senior QB
Cory Armendariz 5'6" 170 Senior FB
Alex Thibault 5'4" 165 Senior RB/DB

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Senior Class Leadership, Optimism Is High
Team Weaknesses: Question Marks At Starting Positions, Must Be Aggressive

RATINGS
2011 Final Power Rating: 25.7
2011 National Rank: #2286
2011 State Rank: #39
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +1.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.7
2012 Starting Power Rating: 25.7
2012 National Rank: #2040
2012 State Rank: #30
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): 3.7
Dynasty National Rank: #6917
2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 23.5
Dynasty Record: 38-47 (25-17 in league)

HISTORICAL
2011 Overall Record: 6-3
2011 League Record/Finish: 5-1 (2nd)
2011 Points For Average: 34.6
2011 Points Against Average: 20.6
2011 Differential: +14
2011 Wins: #4990 Trinity (Hutchinson) (48-13), #5580 Sterling (29-0), #5994 Hillsboro (36-7), #6122 Pratt/Walden Center Charter (Pratt) (50-19), #6942 Smoky Valley (Lindsborg) (23-16), #12109 Lyons (35-6)
2011 Losses: #1076 Garden Plain (44-38), #1798 Sedgwick (42-29), #2463 Hesston (38-23)
2011 Opponents W-L: 56-36
Recent League Championships: 2009 (Mid-Central - Mid)
Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2012 Schedule: 8/31 Hesston, 9/7 at Lyons, 9/14 at Smoky Valley (Lindsborg), 9/21 Sterling, 9/28 Pratt, 10/5 at Kingman, 10/12 at Marion, 10/19 Moundridge, 10/25 Hillsboro
Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Hesston (24.1), Hillsboro (13.2), Smoky Valley (Lindsborg) (6.4)
Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Lyons (-19.5), Kingman (-13.6), Moundridge (-11.3)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 12.3
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 0.1
2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: -12.2
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #139
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #7577
2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 9-0
2012 Projected League Finish: 1st
2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 59%