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GENERAL
Nickname: Pioneers
Colors: Red/White
Coach: Leo Pohlkamp
League: Mid State (moving from Central Minnesota)
Playoff Division: 11
Playoff Division Rank: #21

RATINGS
2014 Final Power Rating: 29.3
2014 National Rank: #1951
2014 State Rank: #24
Roster-Based (Players Back/Lost) Rough Rating Adjustment: +1.7
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2015 Starting Power Rating: 31
2015 National Rank: #1607
2015 State Rank: #21
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2014 Rating): 20.7
Dynasty National Rank: #2181
2015 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 10.3
Dynasty Record: 117-24 (73-11 in league)

HISTORICAL
2014 Overall Record: 11-1
2014 League Record/Finish: 7-0 (1st)
2014 Points For Average: 37
2014 Points Against Average: 10.6
2014 Differential: +26.4
2014 Wins: #2526 Holdingford (26-7), #3426 Maple Lake (28-21), #4776 Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton (Glyndon) (42-28), #6075 St. Cloud Cathedral (St. Cloud) (48-0), #6625 Eden Valley-Watkins (Eden Valley) (21-7), #7357 Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted (Howard Lake) (33-0), #8142 Rockford (27-12), #9262 Mora (49-0), #9481 Milaca (38-21), #11879 Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa (Belgrade) (46-0), #12762 Kimball (62-6)
2014 Losses: #576 Lourdes (Rochester) (25-24)
2014 Opponents W-L: 66-60
Recent State Championships: 2004 (AA)
Recent League Championships: 2014 (Central Minnesota), 2011 (Central Minnesota), 2006 (Central Minnesota), 2005 (Central Minnesota), 2004 (tied for 1st; Central Minnesota)
Winning Streak Entering 2015 Season: 5
Streak List: 8/22/15 Annandale (38-12), 8/28/15 Maple Lake (35-0), 9/4/15 Melrose (34-0), 9/11/15 Eden Valley-Watkins (Eden Valley) (54-6), 9/18/15 Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted (Howard Lake) (70-20)

SCHEDULE
2015 Schedule: 8/22 vs Annandale, 8/28 at Maple Lake, 9/4 Melrose, 9/11 at Eden Valley-Watkins (Eden Valley), 9/18 Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted (Howard Lake), 9/25 at Paynesville, 10/2 Rockford, 10/9 at Holdingford
Highest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Holdingford (25.4), Maple Lake (16.7), Melrose (15.8)
Lowest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Rockford (-9.4), Annandale (-0.6), Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted (Howard Lake) (4.7)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -6.4 (7.8 overall)
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 9.4
2015 vs. 2014 Schedule Strength Comparison: +15.8
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #101
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #4772
2015 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-1
2015 Projected League Finish: 1st
2015 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 48%



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