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GENERAL
Nickname: Warriors
Colors: Black/Red
Coach: Mike Swieter
League: A District 2 (moving from 1A District 1)
Playoff Division: A
Playoff Division Rank: #24

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 5
Returning Defensive Starters: 6
2011 JV Record: 0-1-7
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Mason Gordon Senior RB
Nick Carlson Senior FS
Branden Fiala Senior DT

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Offensive Backfield

RATINGS
2011 Final Power Rating: -15.7
2011 National Rank: #11468
2011 State Rank: #183
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +1.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -8.7
2012 Starting Power Rating: -14.2
2012 National Rank: #11164
2012 State Rank: #172
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): -3.8
Dynasty National Rank: #9483
2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 10.4
Dynasty Record: 49-41 (35-28 in league)

HISTORICAL
2011 Overall Record: 5-5
2011 League Record/Finish: 4-3 (tied for 4th)
2011 Points For Average: 24.2
2011 Points Against Average: 19.1
2011 Differential: +5.1
2011 Wins: #11973 Ridge View (Holstein) (34-20), #13386 Hinton (27-12), #14474 Southeast Webster-Grand (Burnside) (54-6), #14497 Westwood (Sloan) (55-0), #14582 West Monona (Onawa) (43-7)
2011 Losses: #2951 Emmetsburg (47-0), #4394 Woodward-Granger (Woodward) (29-3), #7305 Lawton-Bronson (Lawton) (29-0), #9250 Northwest Webster (Manson) (21-20), #9659 IKM/Manning (Manning) (20-6)
2011 Opponents W-L: 51-50
Recent League Championships: 2009 (1A District 7), 2008 (1A District 7)
Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2012 Schedule: 8/24 East Sac County (Lake View), 8/31 at Northwest Webster (Manson), 9/7 at Bishop Garrigan (Algona), 9/14 Southeast Webster-Grand (Burnside), 9/21 at Newman Catholic (Mason City), 9/28 Belmond-Klemme (Belmond), 10/5 at Lake Mills, 10/12 West Hancock (Britt), 10/19 AGWSR (Ackley)
Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: West Hancock (Britt) (14.1), Newman Catholic (Mason City) (0.7), Northwest Webster (Manson) (-5)
Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Southeast Webster-Grand (Burnside) (-47.5), Belmond-Klemme (Belmond) (-35), East Sac County (Lake View) (-29.6)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -20.4 (-12.7 overall)
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -18.1
2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: +2.3
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #224
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #11883
2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-4
2012 Projected League Finish: 4th
2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%