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GENERAL
Nickname: Swathers
Colors: Black/Red
Coach: Clint Rider
League: Central Kansas
Playoff Division: 3A
Playoff Division Rank: #7

RATINGS
2015 Final Power Rating: 16.8
2015 National Rank: #4077
2015 State Rank: #62
Player Statistics-Based (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +8.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.2
2016 Starting Power Rating: 25.3
2016 National Rank: #2410
2016 State Rank: #35
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2015 Rating): 20.7
Dynasty National Rank: #2222
2016 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 4.6
Dynasty Record: 103-36 (61-12 in league)

HISTORICAL
2015 Overall Record: 8-2
2015 League Record/Finish: 6-1 (3rd)
2015 Points For Average: 32.6
2015 Points Against Average: 8.6
2015 Differential: +24
2015 Wins: #5643 Southeast of Saline (Gypsum) (42-7), #5667 Pratt (14-7), #9410 Lyons (21-3), #9452 Sterling (49-7), #10011 Council Grove (27-0), #10601 Smoky Valley (Lindsborg) (35-0), #12267 Haven (55-8), #13138 Hillsboro (56-14)
2015 Losses: #1393 Halstead (18-6), #3355 Garden Plain (22-21)
2015 Opponents W-L: 48-50
Recent League Championships: 2014, 2013 (tied for 1st), 2011, 2010, 2007 (Mid-Central - East), 2006 (tied for 1st; Mid-Central - East), 2003 (Mid-Central Central)
Winning Streak Entering 2016 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2016 Schedule: 9/2 at Garden Plain, 9/9 at Halstead, 9/16 Larned, 9/23 at Nickerson, 9/30 Smoky Valley (Lindsborg), 10/14 Hillsboro, 10/21 at Southeast of Saline (Gypsum), 10/27 Marion
Highest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Halstead (33), Southeast of Saline (Gypsum) (16.5), Garden Plain (13.7)
Lowest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Hillsboro (-24.3), Smoky Valley (Lindsborg) (-3.9), Nickerson (5.2)
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -5.9 (1.1 overall)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 6.3
2016 vs. 2015 Schedule Strength Comparison: +12.2
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #100
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #5950
2016 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-1
2016 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2016 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 8%



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