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GENERAL
Nickname: Hornets
Colors: Green/White/Gold
Coach: Reed Boltmann
League: West Metro (moving from Lake)
Playoff Division: 11
Playoff Division Rank: #25

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 7
Returning Defensive Starters: 5
2014 JV Record: 5-3
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Evan Holm 5'11" 170 Senior DB/KR 4.4
Brock Boltmann 6'1" 185 Junior QB/DB
Parker Rickert 6'1" 180 Junior RB/WR

ADDITIONAL SENIOR D1 PROSPECTS
Bennett Helgren 6'6" 270 Senior OT
Tommy Doyle 6'7" 255 Senior OT

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Returning Players
Team Weaknesses: Tough Schedule

RATINGS
2014 Final Power Rating: 24.8
2014 National Rank: #2640
2014 State Rank: #38
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +4.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2015 Starting Power Rating: 29.3
2015 National Rank: #1807
2015 State Rank: #25
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2014 Rating): 27
Dynasty National Rank: #1177
2015 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 2.3
Dynasty Record: 63-53 (26-27 in league)

HISTORICAL
2014 Overall Record: 2-7
2014 League Record/Finish: 1-3 (tied for 3rd)
2014 Points For Average: 24.7
2014 Points Against Average: 29.7
2014 Differential: -5
2014 Wins: #2344 Minnetonka (31-28), #6361 Roseville (39-14)
2014 Losses: #174 Eden Prairie (34-14), #384 Maple Grove (27-8), #556 Rosemount (24-17), #552 DeLaSalle (Minneapolis) (33-29), #1221 Hopkins (Minnetonka) (37-36), #1221 Hopkins (Minnetonka) (27-24), #2537 Wayzata (Plymouth) (43-24)
2014 Opponents W-L: 66-31
Recent League Championships: 2012 (Lake), 2007 (Classic Lake)
Winning Streak Entering 2015 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2015 Schedule: 8/22 vs Andover, 8/28 at Eden Prairie, 9/3 at Maple Grove, 9/11 Hopkins (Minnetonka), 9/18 Prior Lake, 9/25 at Shakopee, 10/2 Wayzata (Plymouth), 10/9 at Minnetonka
Highest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Maple Grove (56.2), Eden Prairie (53.5), Minnetonka (36.5)
Lowest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Wayzata (Plymouth) (17.4), Andover (17.6), Shakopee (22.2)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 34.5 (35.7 overall)
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 33.5
2015 vs. 2014 Schedule Strength Comparison: -1
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #3
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #294
2015 Projected Regular Season Record: 4-4
2015 Projected League Finish: 7th
2015 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%