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GENERAL
Nickname: Tigers
Colors: Orange/Black
Coach: Merrill Pavlovich
League: Wright County - East
Playoff Division: AAAA
Playoff Division Rank: #6

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 7
Returning Defensive Starters: 7
2012 JV Record: 6-3
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Christian Triplett 6'4" 280 T 5.00
Adam Kraft 6'2" 200 S/WR 4.50
Wyatt Russek 6'2" 275 G 5.20

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Skill Position Experience, Speed, Size
Team Weaknesses: Depth

RATINGS
2012 Final Power Rating: 26
2012 National Rank: #2305
2012 State Rank: #33
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +3.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.4
2013 Starting Power Rating: 28.1
2013 National Rank: #1809
2013 State Rank: #26
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2012 Rating): 20.7
Dynasty National Rank: #2648
2013 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 8.8
Dynasty Record: 36-15 (25-9 in league)

HISTORICAL
2012 Overall Record: 7-4
2012 League Record/Finish: 3-2 (tied for 2nd)
2012 Points For Average: 22.7
2012 Points Against Average: 17.6
2012 Differential: +5.1
2012 Wins: #3009 Orono (Long Lake) (26-13), #3009 Orono (Long Lake) (21-20), #4221 Dassel-Cokato (Cokato) (28-27), #4707 Litchfield (41-13), #6770 Waconia (28-9), #8014 Mound-Westonka (Mound) (14-7), #8014 Mound-Westonka (Mound) (34-7)
2012 Losses: #204 Hutchinson (36-12), #1080 Becker (21-13), #1942 Holy Family Catholic (Victoria) (21-14), #2140 Annandale (20-19)
2012 Opponents W-L: 61-55
Recent League Championships: 2010 (Wright County)
Winning Streak Entering 2013 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2013 Schedule: 8/30 at Dassel-Cokato (Cokato), 9/6 Annandale, 9/13 Waconia, 9/20 at Mound-Westonka (Mound), 9/27 at Orono (Long Lake), 10/4 at Hutchinson, 10/11 Litchfield, 10/16 Holy Family Catholic (Victoria)
Highest-Rated 2013 Regular Season Opponents: Hutchinson (52.5), Annandale (27.2), Holy Family Catholic (Victoria) (22.2)
Lowest-Rated 2013 Regular Season Opponents: Mound-Westonka (Mound) (0), Waconia (5), Litchfield (13.7)
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 11.2 (20 overall)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 19.8
2013 vs. 2012 Schedule Strength Comparison: +8.6
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #28
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1946
2013 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-2
2013 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2013 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%