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GENERAL
Nickname: Pirates
Colors: Black/Orange
Coach: Bill Utz
League: Suburban - Blue
Playoff Division: 4
Playoff Division Rank: #7

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 8
Returning Defensive Starters: 8
2014 JV Record: 5-3
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Justin Mitchell 6'1" 200 Junior QB 4.69
Dane Rader 6'0" 275 DL 5.1
Lloyd Lockett 5'10" 175 CB 4.7

RATINGS
2014 Final Power Rating: 33.3
2014 National Rank: #1467
2014 State Rank: #33
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +5.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -2.3
2015 Starting Power Rating: 38.8
2015 National Rank: #839
2015 State Rank: #18
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2014 Rating): 24.6
Dynasty National Rank: #1539
2015 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 14.2
Dynasty Record: 95-39 (51-19 in league)

HISTORICAL
2014 Overall Record: 9-2
2014 League Record/Finish: 4-1 (tied for 1st)
2014 Points For Average: 34.4
2014 Points Against Average: 18.5
2014 Differential: +15.9
2014 Wins: #1374 Winnetonka (Kansas City) (47-19), #2304 Raytown South (Raytown) (35-34), #3578 Belton (40-8), #4393 Central (St. Joseph) (29-22), #5308 Park Hill South (Riverside) (14-12), #5415 Benton (St. Joseph) (58-13), #6755 Grandview (36-0), #9592 Ruskin (Kansas City) (40-0), #9627 Chrisman [William] (Independence) (41-0)
2014 Losses: #419 Kearney (52-0), #1265 Smithville (44-38)
2014 Opponents W-L: 52-68
Recent League Championships: 2014 (tied for 1st), 2012, 2006 (Midland Empire), 2003 (Midland Empire)
Winning Streak Entering 2015 Season: 5
Streak List: 8/21/15 Chrisman [William] (Independence) (39-18), 8/28/15 Central (St. Joseph) (41-34), 9/4/15 Ruskin (Kansas City) (52-12), 9/11/15 Park Hill South (Riverside) (37-7), 9/18/15 Winnetonka (Kansas City) (36-0)

SCHEDULE
2015 Schedule: 8/21 at Chrisman [William] (Independence), 8/28 at Central (St. Joseph), 9/4 Ruskin (Kansas City), 9/11 Park Hill South (Riverside), 9/18 at Winnetonka (Kansas City), 9/25 Belton, 10/2 Kearney, 10/9 at Grandview, 10/16 Raytown South (Raytown)
Highest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Kearney (39.9), Winnetonka (Kansas City) (33), Belton (24.4)
Lowest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Ruskin (Kansas City) (-12.1), Chrisman [William] (Independence) (-5.7), Park Hill South (Riverside) (0.9)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 15.1 (18.4 overall)
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 14.7
2015 vs. 2014 Schedule Strength Comparison: -0.4
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #61
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #3215
2015 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-1
2015 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2015 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 27%