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GENERAL
Nickname: Dragons
Colors: Purple/White
Coach: Tom Nickelson
League: Southeast Kansas
Playoff Division: 5A
Playoff Division Rank: #4

COLLEGE PROSPECT LOST TO GRADUATION
Alex Barnes 6'0" 215 Senior RB 4.5

RATINGS
2014 Final Power Rating: 33.5
2014 National Rank: #1442
2014 State Rank: #19
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -2.1
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
Roster-Based (Players Back/Lost) Rough Rating Adjustment: +2.6
2015 Starting Power Rating: 34
2015 National Rank: #1295
2015 State Rank: #20
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2014 Rating): 23.3
Dynasty National Rank: #1733
2015 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 10.7
Dynasty Record: 79-40 (55-7 in league)

HISTORICAL
2014 Overall Record: 9-2
2014 League Record/Finish: 5-0 (1st)
2014 Points For Average: 39.3
2014 Points Against Average: 16.5
2014 Differential: +22.8
2014 Wins: #743 Aquinas [St. Thomas] (Overland Park) (31-21), #2651 Fort Scott (41-0), #2999 Mill Valley (Shawnee) (42-21), #3074 Blue Valley Southwest (Overland Park) (41-34), #4956 Chanute (66-36), #6491 Arkansas City (54-7), #6554 Field Kindley (Coffeyville) (27-14), #7404 Independence (48-0), #12927 Parsons (56-0)
2014 Losses: #1213 Blue Valley West (Stilwell) (14-12), #1953 Shawnee Heights (Tecumseh) (34-14)
2014 Opponents W-L: 52-58
Recent League Championships: 2014, 2013, 2011, 2010, 2008, 2007
Winning Streak Entering 2015 Season: 3
Streak List: 9/4/15 Field Kindley (Coffeyville) (57-14), 9/11/15 Independence (46-0), 9/18/15 Fort Scott (37-0)

SCHEDULE
2015 Schedule: 9/4 at Field Kindley (Coffeyville), 9/11 Independence, 9/18 at Fort Scott, 9/25 Chanute, 10/2 at Parsons, 10/9 Arkansas City, 10/16 at Blue Valley West (Stilwell), 10/23 at Blue Valley Southwest (Overland Park), 10/30 Aquinas [St. Thomas] (Overland Park)
Highest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Aquinas [St. Thomas] (Overland Park) (44.7), Blue Valley West (Stilwell) (38.6), Blue Valley Southwest (Overland Park) (20.8)
Lowest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Parsons (-25.6), Field Kindley (Coffeyville) (1.4), Independence (5.8)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 12 (17.7 overall)
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 12.9
2015 vs. 2014 Schedule Strength Comparison: +0.9
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #59
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #3715
2015 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-2
2015 Projected League Finish: 1st
2015 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 2%



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