GENERAL
Nickname: Wildcats
Colors: Blue/White
Coach: Brooks Barta
League: Big Seven
Playoff Division: 4A II
Playoff Division Rank: #5
RETURNERS
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
COLLEGE PROSPECT LOST TO GRADUATION
Mason Barta 6'2" 205 Senior LB 4.7
STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Secondary Experience, OL, Skill Position Players
Team Weaknesses: Tough Early Schedule, Many Lost Defensive Players, New QB
RATINGS
2015 Final Power Rating: 24.1
2015 National Rank: #2726
2015 State Rank: #38
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: 20.2
2016 National Rank: #3239
2016 State Rank: #47
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2015 Rating): 35.4
Dynasty National Rank: #417
2016 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 15.2
Dynasty Record: 144-20 (83-2 in league)
HISTORICAL
2015 Overall Record: 9-4
2015 League Record/Finish: 6-1 (2nd)
2015 Points For Average: 24.8
2015 Points Against Average: 13.5
2015 Differential: +11.3
2015 Wins: #3257 Columbus (23-22), #4940 Sabetha (14-13), #4995 Royal Valley (Hoyt) (34-6), #5077 Frontenac (22-7), #5538 Osawatomie (35-12), #5782 Jefferson West (Meriden) (21-7), #6423 Perry-Lecompton (Perry) (28-6), #12095 Atchison County (Effingham) (63-6), #12825 Hiawatha (34-6)
2015 Losses: #1323 Holcomb (21-0), #2175 Maize South (Wichita) (20-13), #2638 Nemaha Central (Seneca) (27-13), #3180 Silver Lake (23-22)
2015 Opponents W-L: 89-47
Recent State Championships: 2012 (4A), 2005 (4A), 2003 (4A)
Recent League Championships: 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2006, 2005, 2004, 2003
Winning Streak Entering 2016 Season: none
SCHEDULE
2016 Schedule: 9/2 at Atchison, 9/9 at Sabetha, 9/16 Nemaha Central (Seneca), 9/23 at Riverside [Wathena/Elwood] (Wathena), 9/30 Royal Valley (Hoyt), 10/14 Jefferson West (Meriden), 10/21 Hayden (Topeka), 10/28 at Santa Fe Trail (Carbondale)
Highest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Hayden (Topeka) (29), Nemaha Central (Seneca) (21.2), Atchison (19.2)
Lowest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Riverside [Wathena/Elwood] (Wathena) (-3.3), Jefferson West (Meriden) (6.7), Santa Fe Trail (Carbondale) (10.1)
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 5 (13.5 overall)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 13.9
2016 vs. 2015 Schedule Strength Comparison: +8.9
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #72
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #4736
2016 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-3
2016 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2016 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 2%