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GENERAL
Nickname: Bulldogs
Colors: Purple/Gold
Coach: Greg Jones
League: Suburban - Blue
Playoff Division: 4
Playoff Division Rank: #6

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 3
Returning Defensive Starters: 3

SENIOR D1 PROSPECT
Cale Garrett 6'2" 215 Senior LB 4.7

COLLEGE PROSPECTS LOST TO GRADUATION
Tanner Owen 6'5" 265 Senior OL 5.1
Zach Davis 6'4" 195 Senior WR 4.5

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Have All-State Caliber TE, K/P Returns
Team Weaknesses: Questions On DL/In Secondary

RATINGS
2014 Final Power Rating: 47
2014 National Rank: #419
2014 State Rank: #7
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -5.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.6
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2015 Starting Power Rating: 39.9
2015 National Rank: #767
2015 State Rank: #13
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2014 Rating): 35.6
Dynasty National Rank: #387
2015 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 4.3
Dynasty Record: 116-30 (52-10 in league)

HISTORICAL
2014 Overall Record: 12-2
2014 League Record/Finish: 4-1 (tied for 1st)
2014 Points For Average: 33.6
2014 Points Against Average: 11
2014 Differential: +22.6
2014 Wins: #583 Helias (Jefferson City) (23-20), #823 Liberty North (Liberty) (9-3), #1265 Smithville (24-3), #1467 Platte County (Platte City) (52-0), #2304 Raytown South (Raytown) (49-28), #2494 Lafayette (St. Joseph) (17-6), #3578 Belton (24-0), #4393 Central (St. Joseph) (49-0), #4552 Liberty (42-7), #6755 Grandview (49-12), #9232 Excelsior Springs (56-6), #9592 Ruskin (Kansas City) (56-14)
2014 Losses: #40 Webb City (38-7), #1374 Winnetonka (Kansas City) (17-14)
2014 Opponents W-L: 87-72
Recent State Championships: 2009, 2003
Recent League Championships: 2014 (tied for 1st), 2013, 2010, 2008 (Suburban - Small 6), 2003 (Suburban Small 8)
Winning Streak Entering 2015 Season: 2
Streak List: 9/11/15 Raytown South (Raytown) (53-15), 9/18/15 Ruskin (Kansas City) (62-6)

SCHEDULE
2015 Schedule: 8/21 at Central (St. Joseph), 8/28 Liberty, 9/4 Liberty North (Liberty), 9/11 at Raytown South (Raytown), 9/18 at Ruskin (Kansas City), 9/25 Winnetonka (Kansas City), 10/2 at Platte County (Platte City), 10/9 Belton, 10/16 at Grandview
Highest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Platte County (Platte City) (38.8), Liberty North (Liberty) (33.7), Winnetonka (Kansas City) (33)
Lowest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Ruskin (Kansas City) (-12.1), Liberty (2.5), Grandview (6.7)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 18.8 (27.2 overall)
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 19.2
2015 vs. 2014 Schedule Strength Comparison: +0.4
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #44
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #2092
2015 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-1
2015 Projected League Finish: 1st
2015 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 26%