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GENERAL
Nickname: Vikings
Colors: Black/Yellow
Coach: Tim Callaghan
League: Sunflower
Playoff Division: 6A
Playoff Division Rank: #23

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 5
Returning Defensive Starters: 4
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Carter Pembridge 6'3" 250 Senior T/DE
John Masterson 5'11" 195 Senior C
Tarik Watson 5'11" 175 Senior TB

D1 PLAYERS LOST TO GRADUATION
Austin Chambers 6'5" 285 Senior OL [Brigham Young]
Justin Hobbs 6'4" 190 Senior WR 4.5 [Tulsa]
Andre Maloney 6'2" 180 Senior CB 4.34

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Talented Senior Class, Off-Season Work Ethic, Depth
Team Weaknesses: Experience

RATINGS
2013 Final Power Rating: 18.3
2013 National Rank: #3743
2013 State Rank: #60
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -5.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -3.3
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.4
2014 Starting Power Rating: 8.2
2014 National Rank: #5649
2014 State Rank: #92
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2013 Rating): 24
Dynasty National Rank: #1579
2014 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 14.5
Dynasty Record: 84-33 (68-21 in league)

HISTORICAL
2013 Overall Record: 4-5
2013 League Record/Finish: 4-5 (6th)
2013 Points For Average: 19.4
2013 Points Against Average: 20.8
2013 Differential: -1.4
2013 Wins: #2558 South (Olathe) (23-8), #3305 South (Shawnee Mission) (10-3), #3985 Lawrence (14-13), #9243 North (Shawnee Mission) (56-29)
2013 Losses: #520 East (Shawnee Mission) (27-0), #986 Lawrence Free State (Lawrence) (35-14), #3713 Northwest (Olathe) (18-10), #4106 Leavenworth (37-34), #4342 Shawnee Mission Northwest (Shawnee Mission) (17-14)
2013 Opponents W-L: 41-48
Recent State Championships: 2012
Recent League Championships: 2012, 2008, 2006
Winning Streak Entering 2014 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2014 Schedule: 9/4 Lawrence Free State (Lawrence), 9/12 at Northwest (Olathe), 9/19 North (Shawnee Mission), 9/26 at East (Shawnee Mission), 10/3 at South (Olathe), 10/10 Olathe East (Olathe), 10/17 Shawnee Mission Northwest (Shawnee Mission), 10/24 South (Shawnee Mission), 10/31 at Blue Valley North (Overland Park)
Highest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: East (Shawnee Mission) (44.9), Lawrence Free State (Lawrence) (36.4), Olathe East (Olathe) (26.9)
Lowest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: North (Shawnee Mission) (-5.5), Blue Valley North (Overland Park) (1.3), Shawnee Mission Northwest (Shawnee Mission) (8.3)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 21
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 19.2
2014 vs. 2013 Schedule Strength Comparison: -1.8
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #29
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #2040
2014 Projected Regular Season Record: 3-6
2014 Projected League Finish: 10th
2014 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%