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GENERAL
Nickname: Pioneers
Colors: Blue/White
Coach: Chad Speer
League: Sunflower
Playoff Division: 6A
Playoff Division Rank: #24

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 8
Returning Defensive Starters: 8
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Jesse Colver 6'3" 230 Senior T/DT
Nathan Butler 6'5" 245 Senior C/DE
Foi Malaki 6'0" 305 Senior G

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: QB Experience, RB Speed, Motivated To Improve
Team Weaknesses: Must Be Confident Enough To Win Games Early In Season

RATINGS
2011 Final Power Rating: -3.9
2011 National Rank: #8993
2011 State Rank: #144
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +9.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.2
2012 Starting Power Rating: 4.4
2012 National Rank: #6565
2012 State Rank: #99
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): -8.3
Dynasty National Rank: #10840
2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 13.9
Dynasty Record: 11-71 (8-70 in league)

HISTORICAL
2011 Overall Record: 2-8
2011 League Record/Finish: 1-7 (tied for 10th)
2011 Points For Average: 17.2
2011 Points Against Average: 31
2011 Differential: -13.8
2011 Wins: #9212 North (Shawnee Mission) (35-14), #12740 Wyandotte (Kansas City) (49-0)
2011 Losses: #274 South (Olathe) (37-6), #1792 Lawrence (35-13), #2911 North (Olathe) (44-0), #3026 Lawrence Free State (Lawrence) (23-12), #3583 Northwest (Olathe) (40-14), #4338 West (Shawnee Mission) (52-7), #4338 West (Shawnee Mission) (41-14), #7077 Shawnee Mission Northwest (Shawnee Mission) (24-22)
2011 Opponents W-L: 56-45
Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2012 Schedule: 8/31 at North (Shawnee Mission), 9/7 South (Shawnee Mission), 9/14 Shawnee Mission Northwest (Shawnee Mission), 9/21 at Northwest (Olathe), 9/28 at North (Olathe), 10/5 West (Shawnee Mission), 10/12 at Lawrence, 10/19 Lawrence Free State (Lawrence), 10/26 Wyandotte (Kansas City)
Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Lawrence (32.8), Lawrence Free State (Lawrence) (23.9), West (Shawnee Mission) (22.6)
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: 7.7 (14.5 overall)
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 8.1
2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: +0.4
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #82
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #4760
2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 4-5
2012 Projected League Finish: 9th
2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%