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GENERAL
Nickname: Wildcats
Colors: Black/Orange
Coach: Chris Hattabaugh
League: Hi-Plains
Playoff Division: 2-1A
Playoff Division Rank: #21

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 8
Returning Defensive Starters: 7
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Shon Villa 6'0" 195 Senior RB/ILB 4.8
Tyler Sklenar 6'3" 205 Senior QB/FS 4.85
Ruendi Moreno 5'11" 170 Senior WR/FS 4.8

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Experienced At Skill Positions
Team Weaknesses: Need To Develop Some Linemen

RATINGS
2015 Final Power Rating: -27
2015 National Rank: #12900
2015 State Rank: #208
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +7.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2016 Starting Power Rating: -19.5
2016 National Rank: #11823
2016 State Rank: #185
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2015 Rating): -18.2
Dynasty National Rank: #12900
2016 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 1.3
Dynasty Record: 50-69 (41-44 in league)

HISTORICAL
2015 Overall Record: 4-5
2015 League Record/Finish: 4-4 (5th)
2015 Points For Average: 14.1
2015 Points Against Average: 27.2
2015 Differential: -13.1
2015 Wins: #13264 Lakin (15-14), #14024 Sublette (28-12), #14165 Wichita County (Leoti) (33-6), #14277 Stanton County (Johnson) (9-0)
2015 Losses: #5062 Meade (56-0), #7034 Hooker (OK) (33-6), #7881 Cimarron (52-14), #11414 Southwestern Heights (Kismet) (28-14), #12789 Syracuse (44-8)
2015 Opponents W-L: 38-50
Winning Streak Entering 2016 Season: 2
Streak List: 10/29/15 Stanton County (Johnson) (9-0), 9/2/16 LaCrosse (18-12)

SCHEDULE
2016 Schedule: 9/2 LaCrosse, 9/9 at Southwestern Heights (Kismet), 9/16 Lakin, 9/23 Syracuse, 9/30 vs Clayton (NM), 10/14 Sublette, 10/21 at Meade, 10/28 at Stanton County (Johnson)
Highest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Meade (16.8), LaCrosse (-7), Clayton (NM) (-7.9)
Lowest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Stanton County (Johnson) (-48.1), Sublette (-39.1), Syracuse (-26.1)
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -20.9
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -18.9
2016 vs. 2015 Schedule Strength Comparison: +2
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #205
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #12398
2016 Projected Regular Season Record: 4-4
2016 Projected League Finish: 4th
2016 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%