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GENERAL
Nickname: Pirates
Colors: Black/Orange
Coach: Bill Utz
League: Suburban - Blue
Playoff Division: 4
Playoff Division Rank: #22

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 3
Returning Defensive Starters: 3
2013 JV Record: 6-2
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Aliek Reed 5'10" 185 Senior WR/KR 4.60
Drew Oberle 6'5" 235 Senior T 5.00

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Youth
Team Weaknesses: Very Young, Inexperienced

RATINGS
2013 Final Power Rating: 16.2
2013 National Rank: #4160
2013 State Rank: #84
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -5.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.4
2014 Starting Power Rating: 9.4
2014 National Rank: #5352
2014 State Rank: #101
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2013 Rating): 23.9
Dynasty National Rank: #1596
2014 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 13.2
Dynasty Record: 86-37 (47-18 in league)

HISTORICAL
2013 Overall Record: 4-6
2013 League Record/Finish: 1-4 (tied for 4th)
2013 Points For Average: 30.9
2013 Points Against Average: 30
2013 Differential: +0.9
2013 Wins: #3934 North Kansas City (42-28), #4085 Grandview (37-19), #9762 Chrisman [William] (Independence) (42-7), #10955 Ruskin (Kansas City) (47-7)
2013 Losses: #200 Kearney (44-22), #895 Liberty North (Liberty) (56-27), #1384 Winnetonka (Kansas City) (49-33), #2633 Central (St. Joseph) (15-12), #2989 Raytown South (Raytown) (35-15), #3120 Smithville (40-32)
2013 Opponents W-L: 56-57
Recent League Championships: 2012, 2006 (Midland Empire), 2003 (Midland Empire)
Winning Streak Entering 2014 Season: 3
Streak List: 8/22/14 Chrisman [William] (Independence) (41-0), 8/29/14 Central (St. Joseph) (29-22), 9/5/14 Ruskin (Kansas City) (40-0)

SCHEDULE
2014 Schedule: 8/22 Chrisman [William] (Independence), 8/29 Central (St. Joseph), 9/5 at Ruskin (Kansas City), 9/12 at Park Hill South (Riverside), 9/19 Winnetonka (Kansas City), 9/26 at Belton, 10/3 at Kearney, 10/10 Grandview, 10/17 at Raytown South (Raytown)
Highest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Kearney (49), Winnetonka (Kansas City) (35.2), Park Hill South (Riverside) (30.6)
Lowest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Ruskin (Kansas City) (-9.7), Chrisman [William] (Independence) (-7.8), Belton (10.7)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 12.9 (20.7 overall)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 17.3
2014 vs. 2013 Schedule Strength Comparison: +4.4
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #53
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #2465
2014 Projected Regular Season Record: 3-6
2014 Projected League Finish: 5th
2014 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%