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GENERAL
Nickname: Hornets
Colors: Purple/Gold
Coach: Pat Haxton
League: Ark Valley-Chisholm Trail Division II
Playoff Division: 5A
Playoff Division Rank: #27

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 8
Returning Defensive Starters: 9
2011 JV Record: 3-3
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Keaton Canaday 6'0" 190 Senior RB/DB 4.52
Braden Tormey 5'9" 175 Senior RB/DB 4.58
Zac Sander 6'3" 280 Senior OL 5.21

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Experience, Worked Hard In Weight Room, Bigger/Stronger
Team Weaknesses: Must Be Mentally Tougher, Finding Ways To Win Games, A Few Holes To Fill

RATINGS
2011 Final Power Rating: -14.2
2011 National Rank: #11189
2011 State Rank: #177
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +6.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.3
2012 Starting Power Rating: -7.7
2012 National Rank: #9845
2012 State Rank: #157
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): -9.4
Dynasty National Rank: #11152
2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 1.7
Dynasty Record: 12-69 (7-38 in league)

HISTORICAL
2011 Overall Record: 1-8
2011 League Record/Finish: 0-5 (7th)
2011 Points For Average: 12.1
2011 Points Against Average: 28.2
2011 Differential: -16.1
2011 Wins: #10504 Circle (Towanda) (9-6)
2011 Losses: #2620 Emporia (41-10), #3126 McPherson (55-14), #6219 Central (Andover) (20-8), #6930 Spring Hill (28-6), #7223 Newton (34-14), #7371 Arkansas City (21-20), #8982 Goddard (21-20), #10537 Andover (28-8)
2011 Opponents W-L: 37-49
Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2012 Schedule: 8/31 at Central (Andover), 9/7 at Goddard, 9/14 Maize South (Wichita), 9/21 Sunrise Christian Academy (Bel Aire), 9/28 at Arkansas City, 10/5 at Eisenhower (Goddard), 10/12 Andover, 10/19 Newton, 10/26 at Emporia
Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Emporia (31.1), Newton (7.4), Arkansas City (1.8)
Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Andover (-15.3), Sunrise Christian Academy (Bel Aire) (-9.3), Central (Andover) (-5.7)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 3.9
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 1.1
2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: -2.8
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #131
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #7248
2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 3-6
2012 Projected League Finish: 6th
2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%