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GENERAL
Nickname: Huskies
Colors: Red/White
Coach: Randy Huebert
League: B District 6
Playoff Division: B
Playoff Division Rank: #10

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 4
Returning Defensive Starters: 5
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Eli Bricker 5'11" 215 Senior RB/LB
T.J. Dozier 6'2" 220 Senior T/DT
Brock Reichardt 5'10" 190 Senior RB/LB

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Hard-Working, Willingness To Learn
Team Weaknesses: Some Inexperience

RATINGS
2012 Final Power Rating: 27.6
2012 National Rank: #2093
2012 State Rank: #23
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -2.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.4
2013 Starting Power Rating: 23.7
2013 National Rank: #2420
2013 State Rank: #28
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2012 Rating): 36.7
Dynasty National Rank: #586
2013 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 11.6
Dynasty Record: 53-8 (14-1 in league)

HISTORICAL
2012 Overall Record: 9-3
2012 League Record/Finish: 2-1 (tied for 1st)
2012 Points For Average: 26.4
2012 Points Against Average: 23.9
2012 Differential: +2.5
2012 Wins: #1605 Beatrice (27-19), #2629 McCook (26-13), #3114 York (41-28), #3547 Grand Island Northwest (Grand Island) (23-20), #4051 Crete (34-14), #5672 Alliance (28-14), #6489 Columbus (34-13), #7451 Seward (42-14), #10083 Sidney (41-14)
2012 Losses: #747 Norris (Firth) (52-13), #2445 Scottsbluff (32-8), #3547 Grand Island Northwest (Grand Island) (54-0)
2012 Opponents W-L: 67-53
Recent State Championships: 2009, 2008
Recent League Championships: 2012 (tied for 1st), 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007 (tied for 1st; B District 4), 2006 (B District 4), 2005 (B District 4), 2004 (B District 4)
Winning Streak Entering 2013 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2013 Schedule: 8/30 at McCook, 9/6 Alliance, 9/13 at Seward, 9/20 Sidney, 9/27 at Scottsbluff, 10/4 Crete, 10/11 at Grand Island Northwest (Grand Island), 10/18 Columbus, 10/25 York
Highest-Rated 2013 Regular Season Opponents: York (26.2), Scottsbluff (25.2), McCook (22.8)
Lowest-Rated 2013 Regular Season Opponents: Sidney (-3.5), Seward (2.1), Columbus (6.2)
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 10.9 (20.1 overall)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 13.8
2013 vs. 2012 Schedule Strength Comparison: +2.9
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #34
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #3400
2013 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-2
2013 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2013 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 6%