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GENERAL
Nickname: Thunder
Colors: Navy/Columbia
Coach: Tom Kish
League: Granite Ridge
Playoff Division: AAAA
Playoff Division Rank: #32

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 7
Returning Defensive Starters: 6
2013 JV Record: 5-3
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Cameron Norenberg 6'4" 300 Junior DL/OL 5.50
Austin May 5'9.5" 190 Senior FB/ILB 4.95
Nate Wiley 6'1" 215 Senior DL/OL 5.30

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Experience, Depth On Defense, OL
Team Weaknesses: Depth At Skill Positions, Lack Explosive Offensive Players

RATINGS
2013 Final Power Rating: -9.6
2013 National Rank: #10161
2013 State Rank: #199
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +3.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -4.6
2014 Starting Power Rating: -6.1
2014 National Rank: #9368
2014 State Rank: #185
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2013 Rating): -4.8
Dynasty National Rank: #9774
2014 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 1.3
Dynasty Record: 38-63 (24-29 in league)

HISTORICAL
2013 Overall Record: 2-7
2013 League Record/Finish: 2-5 (7th)
2013 Points For Average: 18.2
2013 Points Against Average: 26.6
2013 Differential: -8.4
2013 Wins: #9329 Little Falls (26-21), #11950 Mora (36-6)
2013 Losses: #2678 Becker (34-10), #4423 Fridley (19-7), #6594 Foley (53-35), #7075 Big Lake (28-11), #7335 St. Cloud Cathedral (St. Cloud) (22-6), #8345 Albany (43-23), #11624 Milaca (13-10)
2013 Opponents W-L: 39-47
Recent League Championships: 2011
Winning Streak Entering 2014 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2014 Schedule: 8/28 Fridley, 9/5 at Becker, 9/12 at Mora, 9/19 Foley, 9/26 Little Falls, 10/3 at St. Cloud Cathedral (St. Cloud), 10/10 Milaca, 10/15 at Albany
Highest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Becker (32.4), Fridley (15), Foley (5.3)
Lowest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Milaca (-12.7), Mora (-10.8), Little Falls (-3.6)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 4.7 (1 overall)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 3.8
2014 vs. 2013 Schedule Strength Comparison: -0.9
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #113
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #6524
2014 Projected Regular Season Record: 2-6
2014 Projected League Finish: 6th
2014 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%