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GENERAL
Nickname: Dragons
Colors: Brown/Gold
Coach: Jason Jinkens
League: Central Plains
Playoff Division: 3A
Playoff Division Rank: #52

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 7
Returning Defensive Starters: 5
2012 JV Record: 5-3
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Chase Curl 5'11" 180 Senior RB/LB 4.59
Harrison Busick 6'0" 170 Senior WR/LB 4.62
Tanner Balsters 6'2" 245 Junior T/DT 5.05

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Depth At Skill Positions, Experience At RB, WRs
Team Weaknesses: Inexperienced DL, Size

RATINGS
2012 Final Power Rating: -20.7
2012 National Rank: #12223
2012 State Rank: #194
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -0.5
2013 Starting Power Rating: -21.2
2013 National Rank: #12268
2013 State Rank: #202
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2012 Rating): -17.8
Dynasty National Rank: #12333
2013 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 3.4
Dynasty Record: 11-34 (9-31 in league)

HISTORICAL
2012 Overall Record: 2-7
2012 League Record/Finish: 2-6 (tied for 7th)
2012 Points For Average: 17
2012 Points Against Average: 43.8
2012 Differential: -26.8
2012 Wins: #12287 Douglass (19-14), #14154 Bluestem (Leon) (37-14)
2012 Losses: #1767 Garden Plain (68-20), #2940 Conway Springs (53-13), #5645 Cheney (27-0), #7237 Trinity Academy (Wichita) (54-6), #8013 Independent (Wichita) (55-20), #8038 Haven (49-18), #9813 Anthony-Harper-Chaparral (Anthony) (60-20)
2012 Opponents W-L: 47-42
Winning Streak Entering 2013 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2013 Schedule: 9/6 at Cheney, 9/13 at Trinity Academy (Wichita), 9/20 Garden Plain, 9/27 Bluestem (Leon), 10/4 at Haven, 10/11 at Independent (Wichita), 10/18 Conway Springs, 10/25 at Douglass, 10/31 Anthony-Harper-Chaparral (Anthony)
Highest-Rated 2013 Regular Season Opponents: Garden Plain (30.1), Conway Springs (20.6), Trinity Academy (Wichita) (8.3)
Lowest-Rated 2013 Regular Season Opponents: Bluestem (Leon) (-39.5), Douglass (-21.1), Anthony-Harper-Chaparral (Anthony) (-18.3)
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -0.3
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -2.4
2013 vs. 2012 Schedule Strength Comparison: -2.1
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #149
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #9017
2013 Projected Regular Season Record: 2-7
2013 Projected League Finish: 8th
2013 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%