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GENERAL
Nickname: Thunder
Coach: Tom Radke
League: Freelance
Playoff Division: 4A
Playoff Division Rank: #12

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 5
Returning Defensive Starters: 3
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Jacob Bade Senior TB
David Feist Senior OL/DL
Alex King Senior QB

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Excited About Football, Willingness To Learn, Key Returning Contributors
Team Weaknesses: Must Be Confident Enough To Win Games Early In Season, Staying Focused

RATINGS
2012 Final Power Rating: 22.6
2012 National Rank: #2887
2012 State Rank: #45
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -2.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.4
2013 Starting Power Rating: 18.7
2013 National Rank: #3382
2013 State Rank: #54
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2012 Rating): 5.8
Dynasty National Rank: #6351
2013 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 14.3
Dynasty Record: 22-23

HISTORICAL
2012 Overall Record: 7-2
2012 League Record/Finish:  
2012 Points For Average: 25.3
2012 Points Against Average: 20.1
2012 Differential: +5.2
2012 Wins: #1359 Eudora (17-14), #3330 Louisburg (12-6), #3417 Baldwin (42-31), #5042 Paola (20-13), #7006 Ottawa (35-18), #7258 Bonner Springs (17-16), #12870 Bishop Ward (Kansas City) (45-0)
2012 Losses: #4350 DeSoto (42-28), #5463 Spring Hill (41-12)
2012 Opponents W-L: 46-48
Winning Streak Entering 2013 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2013 Schedule: 9/6 at Paola, 9/13 at Bishop Ward (Kansas City), 9/20 at Baldwin, 9/27 at Ottawa, 10/4 Louisburg, 10/10 Eudora, 10/18 at Spring Hill, 10/24 Bonner Springs, 10/31 at DeSoto
Highest-Rated 2013 Regular Season Opponents: Eudora (34.1), Paola (20.9), Louisburg (20.1)
Lowest-Rated 2013 Regular Season Opponents: Bishop Ward (Kansas City) (-15.8), Bonner Springs (1.8), Ottawa (4)
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 10.3
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 11
2013 vs. 2012 Schedule Strength Comparison: +0.7
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #69
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #4275
2013 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-3
2013 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 1%