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GENERAL
Nickname: Warriors
Colors: Red/Blue
Coach: Grant Thierolf
League: Heart of America
Playoff Division: 3A
Playoff Division Rank: #18

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 11
Returning Defensive Starters: 11
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

RATINGS
2015 Final Power Rating: -5.1
2015 National Rank: #9124
2015 State Rank: #148
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +15.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.2
2016 Starting Power Rating: 10.4
2016 National Rank: #5369
2016 State Rank: #84
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2015 Rating): 4.9
Dynasty National Rank: #6595
2016 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 5.5
Dynasty Record: 77-46 (46-21 in league)

HISTORICAL
2015 Overall Record: 7-2
2015 League Record/Finish: 4-0 (2nd)
2015 Points For Average: 29.1
2015 Points Against Average: 19.7
2015 Differential: +9.4
2015 Wins: #10226 Trinity (Hutchinson) (28-8), #10721 Mission Valley (Eskridge) (22-20), #10753 Ell-Saline (Brookville) (40-22), #12091 Moundridge (24-14), #12815 Chase County (Cottonwood Falls) (14-13), #13677 Remington (Whitewater) (42-27), #14085 Herington (50-6)
2015 Losses: #5062 Meade (33-18), #11039 Northern Heights (Allen) (34-24)
2015 Opponents W-L: 35-50
Recent League Championships: 2008 (tied for 1st; Mid-Central - Mid), 2005 (Mid-Central West), 2004 (tied for 1st; Mid-Central Mid), 2003 (Cottonwood Valley)
Winning Streak Entering 2016 Season: 3
Streak List: 10/23/15 Herington (50-6), 10/30/15 Mission Valley (Eskridge) (22-20), 9/2/16 Moundridge (26-0)

SCHEDULE
2016 Schedule: 9/2 Moundridge, 9/9 at Inman, 9/16 at Sedgwick, 9/23 Remington (Whitewater), 9/30 at Sterling, 10/14 Southeast of Saline (Gypsum), 10/21 Hillsboro, 10/27 at Hesston
Highest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Hesston (25.3), Southeast of Saline (Gypsum) (16.5), Sedgwick (1.1)
Lowest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Remington (Whitewater) (-46.9), Hillsboro (-24.3), Inman (-22.9)
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -18.2
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -9.3
2016 vs. 2015 Schedule Strength Comparison: +8.9
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #175
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #10614
2016 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-2
2016 Projected League Finish: 1st
2016 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 2%