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GENERAL
Nickname: Wildcats
Colors: Purple/Gold
Coach: Russ Bailey
League: Black Hills - Crazy Horse
Playoff Division: 11B
Playoff Division Rank: #11

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 4
Returning Defensive Starters: 6
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Matt Swanson 6'4" 290 Senior T/NG
Josias Ballard 6'2" 180 Senior QB/S
Reed Ashmore 6'2" 225 Junior TE/DE

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Quickness, Agility, Strong Knowledge Of Game
Team Weaknesses: Limited Starters Returning, Must Find QB

RATINGS
2015 Final Power Rating: -13.6
2015 National Rank: #10834
2015 State Rank: #40
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -2.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.2
2016 Starting Power Rating: -16.1
2016 National Rank: #11219
2016 State Rank: #39
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2015 Rating): -6.6
Dynasty National Rank: #10255
2016 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 9.5
Dynasty Record: 69-56 (29-32 in league)

HISTORICAL
2015 Overall Record: 7-3
2015 League Record/Finish: 5-0 (1st)
2015 Points For Average: 24.9
2015 Points Against Average: 19.1
2015 Differential: +5.8
2015 Wins: #11535 Newcastle (WY) (16-6), #11786 Bennett County (Martin) (10-0), #13485 Red Cloud (Pine Ridge) (31-6), #13544 Lead-Deadwood (Lead) (17-0), #13622 Little Wound (Kyle) (50-28), #13622 Little Wound (Kyle) (44-6), #14576 Pine Ridge (47-6)
2015 Losses: #4351 More [St. Thomas] (Rapid City) (57-13), #7370 Sioux Valley (Volga) (44-21), #7906 Hot Springs (38-0)
2015 Opponents W-L: 46-48
Recent League Championships: 2015, 2014, 2013
Winning Streak Entering 2016 Season: 1
Streak List: 9/2/16 Little Wound (Kyle) (40-28)

SCHEDULE
2016 Schedule: 8/26 Newcastle (WY), 9/2 at Little Wound (Kyle), 9/9 at Red Cloud (Pine Ridge), 9/23 More [St. Thomas] (Rapid City), 9/30 at Bennett County (Martin), 10/7 at Hot Springs, 10/14 Pine Ridge, 10/21 Lead-Deadwood (Lead)
Highest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: More [St. Thomas] (Rapid City) (16.4), Hot Springs (2.9), Bennett County (Martin) (-12.4)
Lowest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Pine Ridge (-56.1), Lead-Deadwood (Lead) (-40.8), Red Cloud (Pine Ridge) (-39.4)
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -22.4 (-20.7 overall)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -22.1
2016 vs. 2015 Schedule Strength Comparison: +0.3
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #50
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #13156
2016 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-3
2016 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2016 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%