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GENERAL
Nickname: Vikings
Colors: Black/Yellow
Coach: Tim Callaghan
League: Sunflower
Playoff Division: 6A
Playoff Division Rank: #15

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 9
Returning Defensive Starters: 9
2011 JV Record: 8-1
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Tory Powell 5'8" 175 Senior RB
Brett Sterbach 5'7" 165 Senior RB
Tanner Clark 5'9" 185 Senior OL

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Optimism Is High, Many Experienced Players Returning
Team Weaknesses: Need To Prevent Scoring, Staying Focused

RATINGS
2011 Final Power Rating: 15.1
2011 National Rank: #4337
2011 State Rank: #68
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +7.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.2
2012 Starting Power Rating: 21.4
2012 National Rank: #2720
2012 State Rank: #48
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): 21.5
Dynasty National Rank: #1912
2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 1.1
Dynasty Record: 68-27 (56-15 in league)

HISTORICAL
2011 Overall Record: 7-4
2011 League Record/Finish: 5-3 (5th)
2011 Points For Average: 28.9
2011 Points Against Average: 26.8
2011 Differential: +2.1
2011 Wins: #3020 East (Shawnee Mission) (30-25), #7077 Shawnee Mission Northwest (Shawnee Mission) (38-31), #7855 South (Shawnee Mission) (33-17), #8576 Blue Valley North (Overland Park) (34-31), #8994 Leavenworth (52-7), #8994 Leavenworth (41-14), #9212 North (Shawnee Mission) (20-13)
2011 Losses: #1058 Olathe East (Olathe) (46-16), #1058 Olathe East (Olathe) (28-21), #1792 Lawrence (35-12), #2911 North (Olathe) (48-21)
2011 Opponents W-L: 47-64
Recent League Championships: 2008, 2006
Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2012 Schedule: 8/31 at Lawrence, 9/7 Lawrence Free State (Lawrence), 9/14 at North (Olathe), 9/21 at Olathe East (Olathe), 9/27 South (Shawnee Mission), 10/5 at Leavenworth, 10/12 North (Shawnee Mission), 10/19 East (Shawnee Mission), 10/26 at Shawnee Mission Northwest (Shawnee Mission)
Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Lawrence (32.8), Olathe East (Olathe) (32), Lawrence Free State (Lawrence) (23.9)
Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: North (Shawnee Mission) (-7.3), Shawnee Mission Northwest (Shawnee Mission) (-5.9), South (Shawnee Mission) (4.9)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 5.5 (12.8 overall)
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 12.9
2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: +7.4
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #54
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #3357
2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-3
2012 Projected League Finish: 5th
2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%