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GENERAL
Nickname: Dragons
Colors: Blue/White
Coach: Jason Grider
League: Central Kansas
Playoff Division: 3A
Playoff Division Rank: #4

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 7
Returning Defensive Starters: 7
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes

RATINGS
2014 Final Power Rating: 27.1
2014 National Rank: #2264
2014 State Rank: #38
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +5.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -3.7
2015 Starting Power Rating: 32.6
2015 National Rank: #1432
2015 State Rank: #24
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2014 Rating): 5.1
Dynasty National Rank: #6537
2015 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 27.5
Dynasty Record: 57-60 (37-26 in league)

HISTORICAL
2014 Overall Record: 10-3
2014 League Record/Finish: 5-2 (4th)
2014 Points For Average: 38.2
2014 Points Against Average: 19
2014 Differential: +19.2
2014 Wins: #3194 Trinity (Hutchinson) (24-21), #4997 Anthony-Harper-Chaparral (Anthony) (36-27), #5238 Minneapolis (66-14), #5461 Southeast of Saline (Gypsum) (54-13), #7078 Smoky Valley (Lindsborg) (38-20), #7385 Garden Plain (58-0), #9278 Haven (22-14), #10964 Nickerson (43-7), #11068 Hillsboro (57-27), #13369 Sterling (63-12)
2014 Losses: #591 Scott (Scott City) (20-14), #2588 Hesston (42-14), #6821 Kingman (30-8)
2014 Opponents W-L: 75-57
Recent League Championships: 2009 (Mid-Central - Mid)
Winning Streak Entering 2015 Season: 3
Streak List: 9/4/15 Haven (48-6), 9/11/15 Hesston (18-6), 9/18/15 Hillsboro (55-7)

SCHEDULE
2015 Schedule: 9/4 at Haven, 9/11 Hesston, 9/18 at Hillsboro, 9/25 at Smoky Valley (Lindsborg), 10/2 Sterling, 10/9 Nickerson, 10/16 at Kingman, 10/23 at Garden Plain, 10/30 Trinity (Hutchinson)
Highest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Hesston (13.7), Trinity (Hutchinson) (12.4), Smoky Valley (Lindsborg) (8.5)
Lowest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Sterling (-22.5), Hillsboro (-17), Nickerson (-11.2)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -2.7 (9.2 overall)
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -2.7
2015 vs. 2014 Schedule Strength Comparison: 0
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #143
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #8814
2015 Projected Regular Season Record: 9-0
2015 Projected League Finish: 1st
2015 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 87%