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GENERAL
Nickname: Wildcats
Colors: Blue/White
Coach: Brooks Barta
League: Big Seven
Playoff Division: 4A
Playoff Division Rank: #1

RETURNERS
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes

SENIOR D1 PROSPECT
Jake Riederer 6'3" 265 Senior OL 5.4

D1 PLAYER LOST TO GRADUATION
Trent Tanking 6'2" 220 Senior MLB [Kansas State]

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Size, Experience On Lines
Team Weaknesses: Lost Good Senior Class

RATINGS
2012 Final Power Rating: 50.9
2012 National Rank: #250
2012 State Rank: #4
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +0.8
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -9.2
2013 Starting Power Rating: 42.5
2013 National Rank: #476
2013 State Rank: #6
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2012 Rating): 32.9
Dynasty National Rank: #885
2013 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 18.8
Dynasty Record: 54-8 (30-0 in league)

HISTORICAL
2012 Overall Record: 14-0
2012 League Record/Finish: 6-0 (1st)
2012 Points For Average: 44.6
2012 Points Against Average: 9.9
2012 Differential: +34.7
2012 Wins: #1142 Mulvane (28-6), #1220 McPherson (31-27), #1359 Eudora (21-0), #1938 Collegiate (Wichita) (28-0), #3701 Hiawatha (61-14), #3877 Hayden (Topeka) (27-0), #4350 DeSoto (52-0), #5503 Wamego (51-12), #5567 Jefferson West (Meriden) (48-6), #6088 Hesston (57-26), #6256 Sabetha (42-8), #7260 Perry-Lecompton (Perry) (55-19), #7638 Royal Valley (Hoyt) (55-6), #10776 Santa Fe Trail (Carbondale) (68-14)
2012 Losses: none
2012 Opponents W-L: 84-64
Recent State Championships: 2012, 2005, 2003
Recent League Championships: 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2006, 2005, 2004, 2003
Winning Streak Entering 2013 Season: 14
Streak List: 8/31/12 DeSoto (52-0), 9/7/12 Santa Fe Trail (Carbondale) (68-14), 9/14/12 Sabetha (42-8), 9/21/12 Hiawatha (61-14), 9/28/12 Perry-Lecompton (Perry) (55-19), 10/5/12 Jefferson West (Meriden) (48-6), 10/12/12 Wamego (51-12), 10/19/12 Hayden (Topeka) (27-0), 10/25/12 Royal Valley (Hoyt) (55-6), 10/30/12 Hesston (57-26), 11/3/12 Collegiate (Wichita) (28-0), 11/9/12 McPherson (31-27), 11/16/12 Mulvane (28-6), 11/24/12 Eudora (21-0)

SCHEDULE
2013 Schedule: 9/6 at DeSoto, 9/13 at Santa Fe Trail (Carbondale), 9/20 Sabetha, 9/27 Hiawatha, 10/4 at Perry-Lecompton (Perry), 10/11 at Jefferson West (Meriden), 10/18 Wamego, 10/25 at Hayden (Topeka), 10/31 Royal Valley (Hoyt)
Highest-Rated 2013 Regular Season Opponents: Hiawatha (21), Hayden (Topeka) (17.4), Sabetha (10.5)
Lowest-Rated 2013 Regular Season Opponents: Santa Fe Trail (Carbondale) (-5.5), DeSoto (5.7), Perry-Lecompton (Perry) (7.6)
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 4.4 (19.3 overall)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 9.5
2013 vs. 2012 Schedule Strength Comparison: +5.1
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #76
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #4747
2013 Projected Regular Season Record: 9-0
2013 Projected League Finish: 1st
2013 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 91%



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