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GENERAL
Coach: Scott Gonnermon
League: West Central
Playoff Division: AA
Playoff Division Rank: #32

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 2
Returning Defensive Starters: 2
2012 JV Record: 2-5
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Tanner Mikkelson 6'2" 275 Senior T/DT
Chad Schwarz 6'0" 185 Senior G/LB
Zach Jensen 6'0" 175 Senior RB/LB

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Leadership, Depth At All Positions
Team Weaknesses: Varsity Playing Experience, Speed

RATINGS
2012 Final Power Rating: 3
2012 National Rank: #7253
2012 State Rank: #136
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -10
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.4
2013 Starting Power Rating: -7
2013 National Rank: #9639
2013 State Rank: #197
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2012 Rating): -7.7
Dynasty National Rank: #10220
2013 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 0.7
Dynasty Record: 19-28 (16-19 in league)

HISTORICAL
2012 Overall Record: 4-6
2012 League Record/Finish: 3-5 (7th)
2012 Points For Average: 22.8
2012 Points Against Average: 17.8
2012 Differential: +5
2012 Wins: #9409 Lac qui Parle Valley (Madison) (33-8), #10695 Sauk Centre (36-14), #12530 Montevideo (46-6), #13426 Yellow Medicine East (Granite Falls) (48-6)
2012 Losses: #1997 B O L D (Olivia) (23-20), #1997 B O L D (Olivia) (36-6), #3380 Chokio-Alberta/Morris (Chokio) (24-7), #3900 Atwater-Cosmos-Grove City (Grove City) (27-0), #6833 Minnewaska Area (Glenwood) (13-12), #9409 Lac qui Parle Valley (Madison) (21-20)
2012 Opponents W-L: 57-45
Winning Streak Entering 2013 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2013 Schedule: 8/30 at Melrose, 9/6 at Yellow Medicine East (Granite Falls), 9/13 Montevideo, 9/20 at Chokio-Alberta/Morris (Chokio), 9/27 Sauk Centre, 10/4 Atwater-Cosmos-Grove City (Grove City), 10/11 at Minnewaska Area (Glenwood), 10/16 B O L D (Olivia)
Highest-Rated 2013 Regular Season Opponents: B O L D (Olivia) (28.3), Chokio-Alberta/Morris (Chokio) (19.8), Atwater-Cosmos-Grove City (Grove City) (17.3)
Lowest-Rated 2013 Regular Season Opponents: Yellow Medicine East (Granite Falls) (-30.7), Montevideo (-28.2), Sauk Centre (-11.8)
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -2.6 (3.8 overall)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 0
2013 vs. 2012 Schedule Strength Comparison: +2.6
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #156
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #8129
2013 Projected Regular Season Record: 3-5
2013 Projected League Finish: 7th
2013 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%