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GENERAL
Nickname: Hornets
Colors: Green/White/Gold
Coach: Reed Boltmann
League: Lake
Playoff Division: AAAAAA
Playoff Division Rank: #3

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 4
Returning Defensive Starters: 8
2012 JV Record: 3-4
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Kevin Placide 5'11" 190 RB/DB 4.60
Nick Mertes 6'2" 220 DE 4.90
Colin Ritter 6'1" 215 LB/RB 4.80

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Returning 8 Defensive Starters, Kicking Game
Team Weaknesses: Replacing QB, Graduated Best Defender, Must Replace 4 OL

RATINGS
2012 Final Power Rating: 41.3
2012 National Rank: #661
2012 State Rank: #6
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -2.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.4
2013 Starting Power Rating: 38.8
2013 National Rank: #704
2013 State Rank: #5
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2012 Rating): 29.2
Dynasty National Rank: #1323
2013 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 9.6
Dynasty Record: 29-21 (8-12 in league)

HISTORICAL
2012 Overall Record: 9-2
2012 League Record/Finish: 4-0 (1st)
2012 Points For Average: 21.8
2012 Points Against Average: 14.2
2012 Differential: +7.6
2012 Wins: #191 Eden Prairie (17-6), #430 Wayzata (Plymouth) (20-17), #964 Minnetonka (27-20), #1688 Hopkins (Minnetonka) (24-14), #1926 Blaine (30-27), #2240 Andover (24-23), #2917 Lakeville South (Lakeville) (13-0), #3692 Academy of Holy Angels (Richfield) (28-14), #6362 Robbinsdale Armstrong (Plymouth) (35-6)
2012 Losses: #183 Totino-Grace (Fridley) (15-12), #1806 Rosemount (14-10)
2012 Opponents W-L: 72-45
Recent League Championships: 2012, 2007 (Classic Lake)
Winning Streak Entering 2013 Season: 1
Streak List: 8/23/13 Academy of Holy Angels (Richfield) (40-0)

SCHEDULE
2013 Schedule: 8/23 at Academy of Holy Angels (Richfield), 8/29 at Blaine, 9/6 Totino-Grace (Fridley), 9/12 at Burnsville, 9/20 at Eden Prairie, 9/27 Minnetonka, 10/4 at Wayzata (Plymouth), 10/11 Hopkins (Minnetonka)
Highest-Rated 2013 Regular Season Opponents: Eden Prairie (49.8), Totino-Grace (Fridley) (46.1), Wayzata (Plymouth) (44.1)
Lowest-Rated 2013 Regular Season Opponents: Burnsville (11), Academy of Holy Angels (Richfield) (18.2), Hopkins (Minnetonka) (30.6)
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 29.7 (29.4 overall)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 33.9
2013 vs. 2012 Schedule Strength Comparison: +4.2
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #2
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #212
2013 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-3
2013 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2013 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%