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GENERAL
Nickname: Awesome Blossoms
Colors: Black/White/Red
Coach: Chad Gimbel
League: Gopher Valley A
Playoff Division: A
Playoff Division Rank: #2

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 8
Returning Defensive Starters: 8
2013 JV Record: 0-7
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
John Rumpza 6'6" 195 Senior QB 4.96
Cole Byers-Sunde 6'0" 165 Senior WR/CB 4.62
Jake Decker 5'11" 170 Senior RB/LB 4.85

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Experience, Team Speed, Size On OL
Team Weaknesses: Depth

RATINGS
2013 Final Power Rating: 16
2013 National Rank: #4214
2013 State Rank: #65
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +6.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.3
2014 Starting Power Rating: 21.2
2014 National Rank: #2894
2014 State Rank: #44
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2013 Rating): 12
Dynasty National Rank: #4290
2014 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 10.5
Dynasty Record: 95-26 (55-8 in league)

HISTORICAL
2013 Overall Record: 10-1
2013 League Record/Finish: 5-0 (1st)
2013 Points For Average: 31.8
2013 Points Against Average: 10.8
2013 Differential: +21
2013 Wins: #4252 Bethlehem Academy (Faribault) (24-7), #5435 Lester Prairie/Holy Trinity (Lester Prairie) (30-15), #6189 Maple River (Mapleton) (36-28), #8188 United South Central (Wells) (40-0), #8825 Fillmore Central (Harmony) (29-0), #9327 New Richland-Hartland-Ellendale-Geneva (New Richland) (28-7), #9832 St. Clair (35-14), #11940 Waterville-Elysian-Morristown (Waterville) (20-7), #12906 Loyola (Mankato) (46-7), #13247 Kingsland (Spring Valley) (42-6)
2013 Losses: #4252 Bethlehem Academy (Faribault) (28-20)
2013 Opponents W-L: 54-60
Recent League Championships: 2013, 2012 (tied for 1st), 2011 (tied for 1st), 2010, 2009, 2008 (tied for 1st), 2007, 2006, 2005
Winning Streak Entering 2014 Season: 1
Streak List: 8/29/14 Loyola (Mankato) (48-13)

SCHEDULE
2014 Schedule: 8/29 Loyola (Mankato), 9/5 at Waterville-Elysian-Morristown (Waterville), 9/12 Lester Prairie/Holy Trinity (Lester Prairie), 9/19 at St. Clair, 9/27 at Bethlehem Academy (Faribault), 10/3 United South Central (Wells), 10/10 Janesville-Waldorf-Pemberton (Janesville), 10/15 at New Richland-Hartland-Ellendale-Geneva (New Richland)
Highest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Bethlehem Academy (Faribault) (20.5), Lester Prairie/Holy Trinity (Lester Prairie) (10.5), New Richland-Hartland-Ellendale-Geneva (New Richland) (0.1)
Lowest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Loyola (Mankato) (-26.4), Waterville-Elysian-Morristown (Waterville) (-14.4), St. Clair (-8.2)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -5.4 (-4.5 overall)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -2.5
2014 vs. 2013 Schedule Strength Comparison: +2.9
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #172
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #8646
2014 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-1
2014 Projected League Finish: 1st
2014 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 43%