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GENERAL
Nickname: Indians
Colors: Blue/White
Coach: Joe Schartz
League: Centennial
Playoff Division: 6A
Playoff Division Rank: #14

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 2
Returning Defensive Starters: 1
2011 JV Record: 4-2
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Brandon Velez 6'2" 210 Senior RB/DL
Jacob Holloway 6'1" 175 Senior QB/DB
Winston Dimel 6'0" 190 Junior TE/DL

D1 PLAYER LOST TO GRADUATION
Deante Burton 6'1" 175 Senior WR 4.5 [Kansas State]

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Varsity Experience, Line Play
Team Weaknesses: Team Unity, Replacing Several Seniors

RATINGS
2011 Final Power Rating: 38.1
2011 National Rank: #879
2011 State Rank: #13
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -12.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.8
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2012 Starting Power Rating: 22.6
2012 National Rank: #2502
2012 State Rank: #44
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): 28.5
Dynasty National Rank: #888
2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 4.7
Dynasty Record: 70-23 (53-11 in league)

HISTORICAL
2011 Overall Record: 10-1
2011 League Record/Finish: 9-0 (1st)
2011 Points For Average: 36.8
2011 Points Against Average: 17.6
2011 Differential: +19.2
2011 Wins: #621 Hayden (Topeka) (22-17), #1871 Washburn Rural (Topeka) (24-21), #2130 Junction City/St. Xavier (Junction City) (28-20), #2620 Emporia (31-7), #3442 Topeka (44-36), #3582 Shawnee Heights (Tecumseh) (26-19), #3689 Dodge City (55-0), #7111 Highland Park (Topeka) (58-12), #7161 Seaman (Topeka) (33-9), #11052 West (Topeka) (56-14)
2011 Losses: #842 Derby (39-28)
2011 Opponents W-L: 57-56
Recent League Championships: 2011, 2010, 2009
Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2012 Schedule: 8/31 Mill Valley (Shawnee), 9/7 at Emporia, 9/14 Seaman (Topeka), 9/21 Highland Park (Topeka), 9/28 at West (Topeka), 10/5 Shawnee Heights (Tecumseh), 10/12 at Topeka, 10/19 Washburn Rural (Topeka), 10/26 at Junction City/St. Xavier (Junction City)
Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Emporia (31.1), Topeka (29.8), Junction City/St. Xavier (Junction City) (27.1)
Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: West (Topeka) (-18.1), Highland Park (Topeka) (3.3), Seaman (Topeka) (13.6)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 18.5 (20.6 overall)
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 17
2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: -1.5
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #37
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #2300
2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-4
2012 Projected League Finish: 6th
2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%