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GENERAL
Nickname: Lightning
Colors: Navy/Silver/Gold
Coach: Rob Salm
League: Valley - North
Playoff Division: none

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 6
Returning Defensive Starters: 6
2013 JV Record: 7-2
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Ethan Danz 6'0" 215 Senior RB 4.80
Zach Abitz 6'2" 220 Senior LB 4.85
Jeff Steers 6'3" 255 Senior OL 4.90

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Returning Key Starters

RATINGS
2013 Final Power Rating: 33.1
2013 National Rank: #1420
2013 State Rank: #29
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -0.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -2.6
2014 Starting Power Rating: 30
2014 National Rank: #1560
2014 State Rank: #29
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2013 Rating): 28.6
Dynasty National Rank: #956
2014 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 4
Dynasty Record: 94-32 (71-22 in league)

HISTORICAL
2013 Overall Record: 10-2
2013 League Record/Finish: 6-1 (2nd)
2013 Points For Average: 29.2
2013 Points Against Average: 13.4
2013 Differential: +15.8
2013 Wins: #2656 Bay Port (Green Bay) (34-14), #3186 Stevens Point (14-7), #3564 Fond du Lac (37-12), #4356 Wausau West (Wausau) (27-0), #5843 Everest [D. C.] (Schofield) (28-8), #6560 Oshkosh West (Oshkosh) (27-16), #7092 Appleton East (Appleton) (35-21), #8793 Kaukauna (36-0), #10906 Wausau East (Wausau) (42-14), #11675 Appleton West (Appleton) (42-0)
2013 Losses: #58 Kimberly (49-14), #972 Hudson (20-14)
2013 Opponents W-L: 63-61
Recent League Championships: 2012, 2011 (tied for 1st), 2010 (tied for 1st; Fox Valley), 2009 (Fox Valley), 2004 (Fox Valley)
Winning Streak Entering 2014 Season: 2
Streak List: 8/29/14 Oshkosh West (Oshkosh) (35-0), 9/5/14 Everest [D. C.] (Schofield) (21-7)

SCHEDULE
2014 Schedule: 8/22 Fond du Lac, 8/29 at Oshkosh West (Oshkosh), 9/5 Everest [D. C.] (Schofield), 9/12 Kaukauna, 9/19 at Wausau West (Wausau), 9/26 Kimberly, 10/3 Appleton West (Appleton), 10/10 at Appleton East (Appleton), 10/17 at Wausau East (Wausau)
Highest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Kimberly (63.2), Fond du Lac (19.2), Wausau West (Wausau) (16.5)
Lowest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Appleton West (Appleton) (-17.5), Wausau East (Wausau) (-13.2), Kaukauna (-3.6)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 3.4 (16.9 overall)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 8.5
2014 vs. 2013 Schedule Strength Comparison: +5.1
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #113
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #4983
2014 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-1
2014 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2014 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 1%