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GENERAL
Nickname: Thunder
Colors: Navy/Columbia
Coach: Tom Kish
League: East Central (moving from Granite Ridge)
Playoff Division: 11
Playoff Division Rank: #75

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 8
Returning Defensive Starters: 7
2014 JV Record: 3-5
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Taylor Snow 5'6" 180 Senior LB 4.8
Mitchell Mossman 6'0" 190 Senior OL/DL 5.0
Alex Riley 5'10" 175 Junior QB/DB 4.75

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Depth At All Positions, Good Deal Of Varsity Experience
Team Weaknesses: New QB Who Must Prove Himself At Varsity Level

RATINGS
2014 Final Power Rating: 11.2
2014 National Rank: #5296
2014 State Rank: #99
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +2.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2015 Starting Power Rating: 13.7
2015 National Rank: #4626
2015 State Rank: #75
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2014 Rating): -3.5
Dynasty National Rank: #9366
2015 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 17.2
Dynasty Record: 45-66 (29-31 in league)

HISTORICAL
2014 Overall Record: 7-3
2014 League Record/Finish: 5-2 (3rd)
2014 Points For Average: 21
2014 Points Against Average: 17.7
2014 Differential: +3.3
2014 Wins: #5689 Little Falls (16-8), #6075 St. Cloud Cathedral (St. Cloud) (17-14), #9184 Mound-Westonka (Mound) (14-7), #9262 Mora (34-6), #9481 Milaca (38-0), #9800 Fridley (30-7), #9965 Foley (28-13)
2014 Losses: #399 Becker (44-16), #2475 Orono (Long Lake) (43-7), #3521 Albany (35-10)
2014 Opponents W-L: 47-51
Recent League Championships: 2011 (Granite Ridge)
Winning Streak Entering 2015 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2015 Schedule: 8/22 vs Delano, 8/28 Foley, 9/3 at Milaca, 9/11 Becker, 9/18 at Albany, 9/25 New London-Spicer (New London), 10/2 at Little Falls, 10/8 St. Cloud Cathedral (St. Cloud)
Highest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Becker (50), New London-Spicer (New London) (27.9), Albany (21.5)
Lowest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Milaca (-7.8), Foley (-7.8), St. Cloud Cathedral (St. Cloud) (1.3)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 1.2 (8 overall)
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 13.5
2015 vs. 2014 Schedule Strength Comparison: +12.3
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #62
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #3539
2015 Projected Regular Season Record: 4-4
2015 Projected League Finish: 7th
2015 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%