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GENERAL
Nickname: Knights
Colors: Maroon/Gold
Coach: Ben Geisler
League: North Suburban
Playoff Division: AAAAA
Playoff Division Rank: #33

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 3
Returning Defensive Starters: 4
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Justus Canfield 5'11" 180 Senior QB
Sam Yankey 5'8" 170 Senior WR/RB
Wil Kah 5'7" 185 Senior RB

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Depth, Team Speed
Team Weaknesses: Undersized, Experience

RATINGS
2011 Final Power Rating: 6.2
2011 National Rank: #6393
2011 State Rank: #118
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -5.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -0.7
2012 Starting Power Rating: 0
2012 National Rank: #7727
2012 State Rank: #147
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): 7.6
Dynasty National Rank: #5609
2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 6.9
Dynasty Record: 40-41 (36-28 in league)

HISTORICAL
2011 Overall Record: 5-4
2011 League Record/Finish: 5-2 (4th)
2011 Points For Average: 19.9
2011 Points Against Average: 21.7
2011 Differential: -1.8
2011 Wins: #5062 St. Francis (20-13), #7588 Robbinsdale Cooper (New Hope) (18-13), #10472 St. Louis Park (30-22), #11627 North Branch (40-16), #12989 Columbia Heights (36-6)
2011 Losses: #958 Totino-Grace (Fridley) (41-7), #2670 Spring Lake Park (17-0), #3462 Hopkins (Minnetonka) (39-21), #3979 White Bear Lake (28-7)
2011 Opponents W-L: 46-43
Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2012 Schedule: 8/31 St. Francis, 9/7 St. Louis Park, 9/14 at South St. Paul, 9/21 Fridley, 9/28 at Benilde-St. Margaret's (St. Louis Park), 10/5 at Spring Lake Park, 10/12 North Branch, 10/17 at Chisago Lakes Area (Lindstrom)
Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: South St. Paul (34.5), Spring Lake Park (17.8), St. Francis (11.6)
Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: North Branch (-25.5), St. Louis Park (-10.5), Fridley (-5.2)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 1.3 (7.4 overall)
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 4.8
2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: +3.5
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #105
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #5922
2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 3-5
2012 Projected League Finish: 7th
2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%