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GENERAL
Nickname: Wildcats
Colors: Purple/White
Coach: Gary Griffin
League: Frontier
Playoff Division: 4A
Playoff Division Rank: #21

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 7
Returning Defensive Starters: 9
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Wayne Carlsonv OL
Kyle McLellan TE
Chris Chase WR

D1 PLAYER LOST TO GRADUATION
Garrett Griffin 6'4" 210 Senior LB 4.7

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Solid Defensive Nucleus, Continually Improving
Team Weaknesses: QB Must Mature, Question Marks At RB

RATINGS
2011 Final Power Rating: 12.3
2011 National Rank: #4923
2011 State Rank: #76
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +3.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.3
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2012 Starting Power Rating: 13.4
2012 National Rank: #4375
2012 State Rank: #72
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): 23.3
Dynasty National Rank: #1627
2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 8.7
Dynasty Record: 78-28 (36-16 in league)

HISTORICAL
2011 Overall Record: 5-6
2011 League Record/Finish: 2-4 (5th)
2011 Points For Average: 22.7
2011 Points Against Average: 19.4
2011 Differential: +3.3
2011 Wins: #1730 Silver Lake (14-13), #4559 Fort Scott (27-20), #6930 Spring Hill (42-14), #9353 Ottawa (40-8), #12872 Osawatomie (55-0)
2011 Losses: #1309 Eudora (14-0), #1523 Paola (42-7), #3627 DeSoto (14-13), #3812 Chanute (21-0), #4978 Baldwin (34-33), #6709 St. James Academy (Lenexa) (33-19)
2011 Opponents W-L: 74-45
Recent State Championships: 2010
Recent League Championships: 2010, 2007 (Frontier - Upper), 2006 (tied for 1st; Frontier - Upper)
Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2012 Schedule: 8/31 at Spring Hill, 9/7 Eudora, 9/14 at Ottawa, 9/21 at DeSoto, 9/28 St. James Academy (Lenexa), 10/5 Baldwin, 10/12 Prairie View (La Cygne), 10/19 at Osawatomie, 10/25 at Paola
Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Paola (31.5), Eudora (28.9), Baldwin (16.5)
Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Osawatomie (-28.5), Prairie View (La Cygne) (-8.3), Ottawa (-5.4)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 9.2 (12.9 overall)
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 6.9
2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: -2.3
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #90
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #5153
2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-4
2012 Projected League Finish: 5th
2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%