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GENERAL
Nickname: Lions
Colors: Red/Black
Coach: Dirk Wedd
League: Sunflower
Playoff Division: 6A
Playoff Division Rank: #7

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 4
Returning Defensive Starters: 7
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Brad Strauss 6'1" 180 Senior QB/DB
Kharon Brown 5'10" 240 Senior G/DL
Drake Hofer 6'0" 175 Senior WR/DB

D1 PLAYER LOST TO GRADUATION
Wyatt Woods 6'0" 270 Senior LS

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Talent At RB, Passing Game
Team Weaknesses: Holes On OL

RATINGS
2011 Final Power Rating: 29.3
2011 National Rank: #1792
2011 State Rank: #27
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +3.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -2.5
2012 Starting Power Rating: 30.4
2012 National Rank: #1424
2012 State Rank: #17
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): 14.8
Dynasty National Rank: #3424
2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 18
Dynasty Record: 45-46 (32-39 in league)

HISTORICAL
2011 Overall Record: 6-4
2011 League Record/Finish: 6-3 (tied for 3rd)
2011 Points For Average: 25
2011 Points Against Average: 17.3
2011 Differential: +7.7
2011 Wins: #2911 North (Olathe) (28-19), #3020 East (Shawnee Mission) (31-0), #3026 Lawrence Free State (Lawrence) (20-0), #4338 West (Shawnee Mission) (35-12), #7855 South (Shawnee Mission) (42-17), #8994 Leavenworth (35-13)
2011 Losses: #274 South (Olathe) (33-22), #274 South (Olathe) (37-14), #1058 Olathe East (Olathe) (21-20), #3583 Northwest (Olathe) (21-3)
2011 Opponents W-L: 66-41
Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2012 Schedule: 8/31 West (Shawnee Mission), 9/7 at Shawnee Mission Northwest (Shawnee Mission), 9/14 Olathe East (Olathe), 9/21 at North (Shawnee Mission), 9/28 South (Olathe), 10/5 South (Shawnee Mission), 10/12 Leavenworth, 10/19 at Wyandotte (Kansas City), 10/26 Lawrence Free State (Lawrence)
Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: South (Olathe) (50.2), Olathe East (Olathe) (32), Lawrence Free State (Lawrence) (23.9)
Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Wyandotte (Kansas City) (-23.8), North (Shawnee Mission) (-7.3), Shawnee Mission Northwest (Shawnee Mission) (-5.9)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 12.6 (25.6 overall)
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 11.4
2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: -1.2
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #63
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #3788
2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-2
2012 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 3%