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GENERAL
Coach: Scott Gonnerman
League: West Central
Playoff Division: AA
Playoff Division Rank: #55

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 4
Returning Defensive Starters: 1
2013 JV Record: 5-3
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Aaron Ahrndt 5'9" 150 Senior QB/FS
RJ Hogrefe 6'0" 215 Senior OL/DL
Jacob Connelly 5'9" 150 Senior WR/CB

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Many Players With Varsity Experience, Athletic At Specialty Positions
Team Weaknesses: Team Size, Not Many Returning Starters

RATINGS
2013 Final Power Rating: -23.6
2013 National Rank: #12551
2013 State Rank: #261
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -7.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.3
2014 Starting Power Rating: -31.1
2014 National Rank: #13332
2014 State Rank: #282
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2013 Rating): -12.2
Dynasty National Rank: #11735
2014 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 18.9
Dynasty Record: 20-45 (17-33 in league)

HISTORICAL
2013 Overall Record: 1-8
2013 League Record/Finish: 1-7 (tied for 9th)
2013 Points For Average: 6.8
2013 Points Against Average: 29.8
2013 Differential: -23
2013 Wins: #12291 Yellow Medicine East (Granite Falls) (14-7)
2013 Losses: #2156 Minneota/Lincoln H I (Minneota) (44-0), #5325 B O L D (Olivia) (36-0), #6005 Atwater-Cosmos-Grove City (Grove City) (36-0), #7970 Melrose (14-12), #8448 Minnewaska Area (Glenwood) (29-0), #8800 Sauk Centre (27-7), #11365 Morris Area/Chokio-Alberta (Morris) (41-15), #11453 Montevideo (34-13)
2013 Opponents W-L: 48-42
Winning Streak Entering 2014 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2014 Schedule: 8/29 at Montevideo, 9/5 Sauk Centre, 9/12 B O L D (Olivia), 9/19 at Atwater-Cosmos-Grove City (Grove City), 9/26 Morris Area/Chokio-Alberta (Morris), 10/3 at Yellow Medicine East (Granite Falls), 10/10 Paynesville, 10/15 at Melrose
Highest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Paynesville (21.1), B O L D (Olivia) (14.4), Atwater-Cosmos-Grove City (Grove City) (1.9)
Lowest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Yellow Medicine East (Granite Falls) (-16.2), Morris Area/Chokio-Alberta (Morris) (-15.4), Montevideo (-7.7)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -3.2 (1.9 overall)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -0.6
2014 vs. 2013 Schedule Strength Comparison: +2.6
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #154
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #8038
2014 Projected Regular Season Record: 0-8
2014 Projected League Finish: 10th
2014 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%