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GENERAL
Nickname: Lightning
Colors: Navy/Silver/Gold
Coach: Rob Salm
League: Valley - North
Playoff Division: none

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 4
Returning Defensive Starters: 4
2012 JV Record: 6-2
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Connor Rolain 6'1" 195 Senior SS 4.65
Mark Gajewski 6'0" 215 Senior LB 4.64
Dan Rothbauer 6'0" 195 Senior QB 4.68

D1 PLAYER LOST TO GRADUATION
Logan Neitzke 6'3" 235 Senior DE

RATINGS
2012 Final Power Rating: 36.8
2012 National Rank: #1016
2012 State Rank: #19
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -2.6
2013 Starting Power Rating: 35.3
2013 National Rank: #973
2013 State Rank: #21
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2012 Rating): 32.4
Dynasty National Rank: #951
2013 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 2.9
Dynasty Record: 50-9 (37-4 in league)

HISTORICAL
2012 Overall Record: 10-1
2012 League Record/Finish: 7-0 (1st)
2012 Points For Average: 32.7
2012 Points Against Average: 12.7
2012 Differential: +20
2012 Wins: #939 Kimberly (22-19), #2267 Stevens Point (17-14), #4301 Appleton East (Appleton) (28-17), #4398 Oshkosh North (Oshkosh) (27-3), #4473 Everest [D. C.] (Schofield) (35-19), #5135 Wausau East (Wausau) (49-0), #5344 Superior (35-0), #6451 Wausau West (Wausau) (21-0), #10419 Appleton West (Appleton) (49-7), #11164 Kaukauna (56-21)
2012 Losses: #359 Hudson (40-21)
2012 Opponents W-L: 53-49
Recent League Championships: 2012, 2011 (tied for 1st), 2010 (tied for 1st; Fox Valley), 2009 (Fox Valley), 2004 (Fox Valley)
Winning Streak Entering 2013 Season: 1
Streak List: 8/23/13 Fond du Lac (37-12)

SCHEDULE
2013 Schedule: 8/23 at Fond du Lac, 8/30 Oshkosh West (Oshkosh), 9/6 at Everest [D. C.] (Schofield), 9/13 at Kaukauna, 9/20 Wausau West (Wausau), 9/27 at Kimberly, 10/4 at Appleton West (Appleton), 10/11 Appleton East (Appleton), 10/18 Wausau East (Wausau)
Highest-Rated 2013 Regular Season Opponents: Kimberly (37.7), Appleton East (Appleton) (15.5), Everest [D. C.] (Schofield) (13.2)
Lowest-Rated 2013 Regular Season Opponents: Kaukauna (-14.2), Appleton West (Appleton) (-10.5), Fond du Lac (2.9)
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 6.9 (17.9 overall)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 7.6
2013 vs. 2012 Schedule Strength Comparison: +0.7
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #145
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #5426
2013 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-1
2013 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2013 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 29%