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GENERAL
Nickname: Warriors
Colors: Columbia/White/Navy
Coach: Chad Edeker
League: A District 6 (moving from A District 5)
Playoff Division: A
Playoff Division Rank: #38

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 8
Returning Defensive Starters: 5
2013 JV Record: 3-5
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Tucker Janecek 5'11" 200 Senior FB/LB 4.70
Bryce Achen 6'1" 170 Junior RB/S 4.60
Josh Shumaker 5'11" 275 Senior OL/DL 5.40

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Experienced Offense, Running Game
Team Weaknesses: Defense, Passing Game

RATINGS
2013 Final Power Rating: -29.3
2013 National Rank: #13215
2013 State Rank: #233
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +4.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.4
2014 Starting Power Rating: -24.8
2014 National Rank: #12662
2014 State Rank: #214
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2013 Rating): -4.2
Dynasty National Rank: #9604
2014 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 20.6
Dynasty Record: 88-31 [89-30 on the field] (65-12 in league)

HISTORICAL
2013 Overall Record: 5-5
2013 League Record/Finish: 5-2 (tied for 2nd)
2013 Points For Average: 26.6
2013 Points Against Average: 21.2
2013 Differential: +5.4
2013 Wins: #12691 Lone Tree (45-14), #13928 Highland (Riverside) (45-27), #14236 Winfield-Mt. Union (Winfield) (34-8), #14455 Danville (28-11), #14512 New London (53-14)
2013 Losses: #9938 Lisbon (30-6), #10328 Lynnville-Sully (Sully) (40-8), #13495 Van Buren (Keosauqua) (26-8), #13670 Columbus (Columbus Junction) (21-12), #14270 North Mahaska (New Sharon) (forfeit)
2013 Opponents W-L: 40-57
Recent League Championships: 2010 (A District 5), 2009 (A District 5), 2007 (A District 7), 2004 (A District 5)
Winning Streak Entering 2014 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2014 Schedule: 8/29 at Columbus (Columbus Junction), 9/5 B-G-M (Brooklyn), 9/12 at New London, 9/19 Van Buren (Keosauqua), 9/26 at Cardinal (Eldon), 10/3 Lone Tree, 10/10 at Winfield-Mt. Union (Winfield), 10/17 Pekin (Packwood), 10/24 at Danville
Highest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: B-G-M (Brooklyn) (15.6), Pekin (Packwood) (0), Lone Tree (-24.6)
Lowest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: New London (-51.8), Danville (-48.8), Cardinal (Eldon) (-39.7)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -36.5 (-30.9 overall)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -28.2
2014 vs. 2013 Schedule Strength Comparison: +8.3
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #254
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #13102
2014 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-3
2014 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2014 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%