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GENERAL
Nickname: Braves
Colors: Blue/Gold
Coach: Nathan Teichgraeber
League: Flint Hills
Playoff Division: 3A
Playoff Division Rank: #34

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 8
Returning Defensive Starters: 8
2014 JV Record: 7-1
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Trey Langvardt 6'1" 185 QB/FS 4.7
John Smith 6'3" 250 G/DT 5.2
Peyton Lerner 6'0" 200 C/MLB 4.9

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Experience, Have Speed On Offense, Ability To Be Physical On Lines
Team Weaknesses: New Coach/New Offensive System

RATINGS
2014 Final Power Rating: -12.4
2014 National Rank: #10643
2014 State Rank: #171
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +8.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2015 Starting Power Rating: -3.9
2015 National Rank: #8765
2015 State Rank: #143
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2014 Rating): -12.8
Dynasty National Rank: #11871
2015 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 8.9
Dynasty Record: 45-65 (38-29 in league)

HISTORICAL
2014 Overall Record: 6-3
2014 League Record/Finish: 5-1 (2nd)
2014 Points For Average: 23.8
2014 Points Against Average: 25.6
2014 Differential: -1.8
2014 Wins: #11068 Hillsboro (12-7), #11925 Mission Valley (Eskridge) (34-26), #12335 Osage City (22-16), #13414 Chase County (Cottonwood Falls) (44-24), #14131 West Franklin (Pomona) (20-0), #14243 Herington (48-8)
2014 Losses: #2588 Hesston (59-2), #5461 Southeast of Saline (Gypsum) (55-14), #12707 Northern Heights (Allen) (35-18)
2014 Opponents W-L: 36-49
Recent League Championships: 2006, 2004 (Cottonwood Valley)
Winning Streak Entering 2015 Season: 2
Streak List: 9/11/15 Chase County (Cottonwood Falls) (16-0), 9/18/15 Herington (48-14)

SCHEDULE
2015 Schedule: 9/4 at Northern Heights (Allen), 9/11 Chase County (Cottonwood Falls), 9/18 at Herington, 9/25 Mission Valley (Eskridge), 10/2 at Osage City, 10/9 West Franklin (Pomona), 10/16 Southeast of Saline (Gypsum), 10/23 Hesston, 10/29 at Hillsboro
Highest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Hesston (13.7), Southeast of Saline (Gypsum) (2.6), Mission Valley (Eskridge) (-14.7)
Lowest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Herington (-39.4), West Franklin (Pomona) (-38.7), Chase County (Cottonwood Falls) (-34.3)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -17.9
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -19.9
2015 vs. 2014 Schedule Strength Comparison: -2
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #217
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #12895
2015 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-2
2015 Projected League Finish: 1st
2015 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 1%