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GENERAL
Nickname: Warriors
Colors: Red/Blue
Coach: Grant Thierolf
League: Heart of America
Playoff Division: 2-1A
Playoff Division Rank: #11

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 7
Returning Defensive Starters: 5
2014 JV Record: 3-4
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Jack Schneider 6'2" 165 Sophomore QB/SS 4.61
Corbin Wheeler 5'9" 150 Sophomore RB/LB 4.78
Adam Kjellin 6'7" 290 Senior OL/DL 5.3

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Fairly Quick In Backfield, Good Size On Lines
Team Weaknesses: Only Have 3 Seniors, Not Much Depth

RATINGS
2014 Final Power Rating: -5.5
2014 National Rank: #9205
2014 State Rank: #151
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +1.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2015 Starting Power Rating: -4
2015 National Rank: #8790
2015 State Rank: #144
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2014 Rating): 5.7
Dynasty National Rank: #6337
2015 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 9.7
Dynasty Record: 70-44 (42-21 in league)

HISTORICAL
2014 Overall Record: 6-4
2014 League Record/Finish: 2-2 (5th)
2014 Points For Average: 38.4
2014 Points Against Average: 21.5
2014 Differential: +16.9
2014 Wins: #10641 Remington (Whitewater) (28-16), #11925 Mission Valley (Eskridge) (72-14), #12669 Moundridge (38-7), #12707 Northern Heights (Allen) (46-6), #13414 Chase County (Cottonwood Falls) (50-12), #14243 Herington (56-8)
2014 Losses: #3194 Trinity (Hutchinson) (30-6), #4732 Ell-Saline (Brookville) (22-12), #7094 Lyndon (61-40), #9138 Meade (39-36)
2014 Opponents W-L: 52-47
Recent League Championships: 2008 (tied for 1st; Mid-Central - Mid), 2005 (Mid-Central West), 2004 (tied for 1st; Mid-Central Mid), 2003 (Cottonwood Valley)
Winning Streak Entering 2015 Season: 3
Streak List: 9/4/15 Moundridge (24-14), 9/11/15 Trinity (Hutchinson) (28-8), 9/18/15 Remington (Whitewater) (42-27)

SCHEDULE
2015 Schedule: 9/4 Moundridge, 9/11 at Trinity (Hutchinson), 9/18 at Remington (Whitewater), 9/25 Ell-Saline (Brookville), 10/2 at Chase County (Cottonwood Falls), 10/9 Northern Heights (Allen), 10/16 Meade, 10/23 at Herington, 10/30 Mission Valley (Eskridge)
Highest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Trinity (Hutchinson) (12.4), Ell-Saline (Brookville) (7.3), Meade (-0.4)
Lowest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Herington (-39.4), Chase County (Cottonwood Falls) (-34.3), Northern Heights (Allen) (-29)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -16.2 (-10.6 overall)
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -14.3
2015 vs. 2014 Schedule Strength Comparison: +1.9
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #206
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #11978
2015 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-3
2015 Projected League Finish: 4th
2015 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%