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GENERAL
Nickname: Warriors
Colors: Red/Blue
Coach: Grant Thierolf
League: Heart of America
Playoff Division: 3A
Playoff Division Rank: #29

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 5
Returning Defensive Starters: 5
2011 JV Record: 6-2
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Spencer Fugitt 6'1" 210 Senior G/ILB 4.89
Brody Carroll 5'8" 150 Senior RB/FS 4.79
Isaace Baldwin 6'0" 225 Senior T 5.22

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Experience On OL, Defensive Backfield, Good Athletes At Skill Positions
Team Weaknesses: Must Replace Several Players On DL, Lost QB, Must Work On Speed

RATINGS
2011 Final Power Rating: 3.1
2011 National Rank: #7155
2011 State Rank: #112
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -4.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2012 Starting Power Rating: -1.4
2012 National Rank: #8338
2012 State Rank: #129
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): 7.2
Dynasty National Rank: #5761
2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 8.6
Dynasty Record: 51-32 (33-14 in league)

HISTORICAL
2011 Overall Record: 5-4
2011 League Record/Finish: 4-2 (3rd)
2011 Points For Average: 22.4
2011 Points Against Average: 16.4
2011 Differential: +6
2011 Wins: #9204 Moundridge (21-20), #9887 Remington (Whitewater) (34-6), #12109 Lyons (34-0), #12549 Inman (34-12), #14006 Bennington (40-0)
2011 Losses: #1798 Sedgwick (34-18), #2851 Southeast of Saline (Gypsum) (34-21), #4990 Trinity (Hutchinson) (21-0), #5994 Hillsboro (21-0)
2011 Opponents W-L: 40-46
Recent League Championships: 2008 (tied for 1st; Mid-Central - Mid), 2005 (Mid-Central West), 2004 (tied for 1st; Mid-Central Mid), 2003 (Cottonwood Valley)
Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2012 Schedule: 8/31 at Ell-Saline (Brookville), 9/7 Sedgwick, 9/14 Bennington, 9/21 at Inman, 9/28 Sunrise Christian Academy (Bel Aire), 10/5 at Trinity (Hutchinson), 10/12 Halstead, 10/19 at Hillsboro, 10/25 at Moundridge
Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Halstead (27.2), Sedgwick (19.9), Trinity (Hutchinson) (13.6)
Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Bennington (-36.7), Inman (-16.8), Moundridge (-11.3)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -2.2
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -0.2
2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: +2
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #144
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #7735
2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 4-5
2012 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%