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GENERAL
Nickname: Bucks/Gazelles
Colors: Red/Black
Coach: Arlin Likness
League: Eastern South Dakota
Playoff Division: 11AA
Playoff Division Rank: #4

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 7
Returning Defensive Starters: 8
2013 JV Record: 5-3
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Levi Davis
Jordan Lightner
Matthew Fitzgerald

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Depth, Experience, Off-Season Work Ethic
Team Weaknesses: Inexperience On OL

RATINGS
2013 Final Power Rating: 11.5
2013 National Rank: #5206
2013 State Rank: #15
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +2.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.4
2014 Starting Power Rating: 12.7
2014 National Rank: #4617
2014 State Rank: #14
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2013 Rating): 10.2
Dynasty National Rank: #4787
2014 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 3.8
Dynasty Record: 74-45 (46-20 in league)

HISTORICAL
2013 Overall Record: 5-5
2013 League Record/Finish: 2-4 (tied for 5th)
2013 Points For Average: 26.9
2013 Points Against Average: 25.6
2013 Differential: +1.3
2013 Wins: #1294 Riggs [T. F.] (Pierre) (29-26), #3662 Watertown (17-7), #4058 O'Gorman (Sioux Falls) (24-14), #8621 Mitchell (48-12), #8830 Stevens (Rapid City) (52-36)
2013 Losses: #2843 Brandon Valley (Brandon) (42-25), #3662 Watertown (32-14), #6136 Harrisburg (26-18), #6390 Aberdeen Central (Aberdeen) (34-21), #8621 Mitchell (27-21)
2013 Opponents W-L: 50-49
Recent League Championships: 2011 (tied for 1st), 2006 (tied for 1st), 2005
Winning Streak Entering 2014 Season: 2
Streak List: 8/30/14 Mitchell (30-2), 9/5/14 Stevens (Rapid City) (42-6)

SCHEDULE
2014 Schedule: 8/30 at Mitchell, 9/5 Stevens (Rapid City), 9/12 at Brandon Valley (Brandon), 9/19 Aberdeen Central (Aberdeen), 9/26 at O'Gorman (Sioux Falls), 10/3 Watertown, 10/10 at Riggs [T. F.] (Pierre), 10/17 Harrisburg
Highest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Riggs [T. F.] (Pierre) (31.1), Brandon Valley (Brandon) (24.3), Watertown (17.2)
Lowest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Stevens (Rapid City) (-3.7), Aberdeen Central (Aberdeen) (1.7), Mitchell (2.4)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 8.1 (10.8 overall)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 11.8
2014 vs. 2013 Schedule Strength Comparison: +3.7
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #11
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #3989
2014 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-3
2014 Projected League Finish: 5th
2014 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%