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GENERAL
Nickname: Hornets
Colors: Green/White/Gold
Coach: Reed Boltmann
League: West Metro
Playoff Division: AAAAAA
Playoff Division Rank: #10

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 8
Returning Defensive Starters: 4
2015 JV Record: 7-1
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Brock Boltmann 6'1" 190 Senior QB/DB 4.6
Parker Rickert 6'0" 185 Senior RB/DB 4.58
Ethan Mottla 6'1" 285 Senior OL 5.3

COLLEGE PROSPECTS LOST TO GRADUATION
Tommy Doyle 6'7" 255 Senior OL
Bennett Helgren 6'6" 270 Senior OT
Evan Holm 6'0" 170 Senior WR

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Skill Position Experience
Team Weaknesses: Defensive Inexperience

RATINGS
2015 Final Power Rating: 27.4
2015 National Rank: #2194
2015 State Rank: #33
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +2.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.4
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2016 Starting Power Rating: 28.5
2016 National Rank: #1957
2016 State Rank: #28
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2015 Rating): 27
Dynasty National Rank: #1202
2016 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 1.5
Dynasty Record: 67-59 (29-32 in league)

HISTORICAL
2015 Overall Record: 4-6
2015 League Record/Finish: 3-5 (tied for 11th)
2015 Points For Average: 20.7
2015 Points Against Average: 22.1
2015 Differential: -1.4
2015 Wins: #2107 Andover (28-15), #2525 Hopkins (Minnetonka) (42-21), #3191 Minnetonka (28-14), #3733 Mounds View (Arden Hills) (21-6)
2015 Losses: #356 Eden Prairie (41-7), #742 Maple Grove (34-16), #962 Wayzata (Plymouth) (21-20), #1244 Burnsville (17-7), #1395 Prior Lake (25-15), #5329 Shakopee (27-23)
2015 Opponents W-L: 59-44
Recent League Championships: 2012 (Lake), 2007 (Classic Lake)
Winning Streak Entering 2016 Season: 1
Streak List: 9/1/16 Andover (23-14)

SCHEDULE
2016 Schedule: 9/1 at Andover, 9/9 Eden Prairie, 9/16 Maple Grove, 9/23 at Hopkins (Minnetonka), 9/30 at Prior Lake, 10/7 Shakopee, 10/14 at Wayzata (Plymouth), 10/19 Minnetonka
Highest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Eden Prairie (39.5), Wayzata (Plymouth) (36.5), Prior Lake (28.5)
Lowest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Shakopee (0), Andover (17.8), Minnetonka (18.2)
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 29.3 (29.7 overall)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 23.8
2016 vs. 2015 Schedule Strength Comparison: -5.5
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #10
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1310
2016 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-3
2016 Projected League Finish: 5th
2016 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%