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GENERAL
Nickname: Highlanders
Colors: Red/White
Coach: Dave Keel
League: North Shore
Playoff Division: none

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 5
Returning Defensive Starters: 4
2014 JV Record: 6-3
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Jack Popp Senior WR/DB
Josh Mueller DL/OL
Matt Winters 5'10" 190 RB 4.53

COLLEGE PROSPECT LOST TO GRADUATION
David Pfaff 6'2.5" 255 Senior DE 4.9

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Top 3 RBs Return
Team Weaknesses: Inexperienced Defensively/On Special Teams

RATINGS
2014 Final Power Rating: 45.7
2014 National Rank: #484
2014 State Rank: #4
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -4
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -0.3
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -2.3
2015 Starting Power Rating: 41.4
2015 National Rank: #687
2015 State Rank: #8
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2014 Rating): 41.8
Dynasty National Rank: #170
2015 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 0.4
Dynasty Record: 135-14 (80-3 in league)

HISTORICAL
2014 Overall Record: 10-2
2014 League Record/Finish: 5-1 (3rd)
2014 Points For Average: 31.3
2014 Points Against Average: 14.2
2014 Differential: +17.1
2014 Wins: #676 Arrowhead (Hartland) (24-20), #771 Cedarburg (15-14), #1031 Germantown (35-30), #1283 Whitefish Bay (16-10), #1283 Whitefish Bay (26-13), #4550 Hartford (29-8), #5685 Grafton (48-6), #7680 Port Washington (50-21), #8953 Milwaukee Lutheran (Milwaukee) (49-0), #12489 Madison University/Northwest (Milwaukee) (49-0)
2014 Losses: #152 Menasha (8-7), #771 Cedarburg (40-27)
2014 Opponents W-L: 78-52
Recent State Championships: 2012 (2), 2008 (1), 2006 (1)
Recent League Championships: 2013, 2012 (tied for 1st), 2011 (tied for 1st), 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, 2003
Winning Streak Entering 2015 Season: 1
Streak List: 9/18/15 Milwaukee Lutheran (Milwaukee) (34-14)

SCHEDULE
2015 Schedule: 8/20 at Arrowhead (Hartland), 8/28 Indian Trail (Kenosha), 9/4 at Grafton, 9/11 Germantown, 9/18 at Milwaukee Lutheran (Milwaukee), 9/25 Port Washington, 10/2 at Nicolet (Glendale), 10/9 at Whitefish Bay, 10/16 Cedarburg
Highest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Arrowhead (Hartland) (53.4), Whitefish Bay (38.5), Cedarburg (37.8)
Lowest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Milwaukee Lutheran (Milwaukee) (-9), Nicolet (Glendale) (-1.6), Port Washington (3.3)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 17.6 (24.8 overall)
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 22.4
2015 vs. 2014 Schedule Strength Comparison: +4.8
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #13
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1477
2015 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-2
2015 Projected League Finish: 1st
2015 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 3%