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GENERAL
Nickname: Dragons
Colors: Blue/White
Coach: Jason Grider
League: Central Kansas
Playoff Division: 3A
Playoff Division Rank: #2

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 5
Returning Defensive Starters: 4
2015 JV Record: 7-0
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Weaknesses: Need To Put Together Quality Lines

RATINGS
2015 Final Power Rating: 34
2015 National Rank: #1393
2015 State Rank: #18
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -2.3
2016 Starting Power Rating: 33
2016 National Rank: #1436
2016 State Rank: #14
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2015 Rating): 7.3
Dynasty National Rank: #5820
2016 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 25.7
Dynasty Record: 69-61 (44-26 in league)

HISTORICAL
2015 Overall Record: 12-1
2015 League Record/Finish: 7-0 (2nd)
2015 Points For Average: 39.8
2015 Points Against Average: 8.5
2015 Differential: +31.3
2015 Wins: #2360 Hoisington (44-8), #3355 Garden Plain (32-28), #4077 Hesston (18-6), #5643 Southeast of Saline (Gypsum) (46-7), #6035 Nickerson (50-6), #6112 Kingman (36-7), #8824 Independent (Wichita) (48-0), #9452 Sterling (64-6), #10226 Trinity (Hutchinson) (34-8), #10601 Smoky Valley (Lindsborg) (42-0), #12267 Haven (48-6), #13138 Hillsboro (55-7)
2015 Losses: #674 Collegiate (Wichita) (21-0)
2015 Opponents W-L: 70-62
Recent League Championships: 2009 (Mid-Central - Mid)
Winning Streak Entering 2016 Season: 1
Streak List: 9/2/16 Smoky Valley (Lindsborg) (36-6)

SCHEDULE
2016 Schedule: 9/2 Smoky Valley (Lindsborg), 9/9 Hesston, 9/16 at Kingman, 9/23 at Larned, 9/30 Hillsboro, 10/14 at Haven, 10/21 at Trinity (Hutchinson), 10/27 Sterling
Highest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Hesston (25.3), Kingman (4.4), Trinity (Hutchinson) (-1.9)
Lowest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Hillsboro (-24.3), Haven (-19.2), Smoky Valley (Lindsborg) (-3.9)
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -5.4 (7.7 overall)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -2.8
2016 vs. 2015 Schedule Strength Comparison: +2.6
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #140
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #8153
2016 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-0
2016 Projected League Finish: 1st
2016 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 80%