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GENERAL
Nickname: Wildcats
Colors: Black/Orange
Coach: Khris Buckner
League: Hi-Plains
Playoff Division: 2-1A
Playoff Division Rank: #13

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 9
Returning Defensive Starters: 9
2012 JV Record: 1-3
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Alex Gomez 5'10.5" 195 Senior QB/OLB 4.80
Wes Higgins 6'2.5" 245 Junior DE/OL 5.00
A.J. McKinley 6'2" 180 Junior ATH/OLB 4.80

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Experience, 4-Year Starter At QB, Multiple 3-Year Starters
Team Weaknesses: Depth On Lines

RATINGS
2012 Final Power Rating: -7.5
2012 National Rank: #9770
2012 State Rank: #164
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +6.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.4
2013 Starting Power Rating: -1
2013 National Rank: #8251
2013 State Rank: #136
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2012 Rating): -11.5
Dynasty National Rank: #11129
2013 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 10.5
Dynasty Record: 24-23 (21-19 in league)

HISTORICAL
2012 Overall Record: 5-4
2012 League Record/Finish: 3-4 (5th)
2012 Points For Average: 31.6
2012 Points Against Average: 29.8
2012 Differential: +1.8
2012 Wins: #12566 Sublette (35-8), #12569 Southwestern Heights (Kismet) (17-6), #13079 Wichita County (Leoti) (58-28), #14243 Syracuse (64-36), #14340 Turpin (OK) (42-7)
2012 Losses: #1548 Meade (77-0), #6321 Cimarron (32-26), #6359 Stanton County (Johnson) (40-14), #7611 Lakin (34-28)
2012 Opponents W-L: 36-52
Winning Streak Entering 2013 Season: 1
Streak List: 10/26/12 Syracuse (64-36)

SCHEDULE
2013 Schedule: 9/6 at Turpin (OK), 9/13 Southwestern Heights (Kismet), 9/20 at Lakin, 9/27 at Wichita County (Leoti), 10/4 at Sublette, 10/11 Cimarron, 10/18 Stanton County (Johnson), 10/25 Meade, 11/1 at Syracuse
Highest-Rated 2013 Regular Season Opponents: Meade (27.2), Cimarron (13.2), Stanton County (Johnson) (6.7)
Lowest-Rated 2013 Regular Season Opponents: Turpin (OK) (-44.1), Syracuse (-43), Sublette (-23.6)
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -12.5
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -10.4
2013 vs. 2012 Schedule Strength Comparison: +2.1
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #191
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #11375
2013 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-4
2013 Projected League Finish: 5th
2013 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%