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GENERAL
Nickname: Dragons
Colors: Purple/White
Coach: Tom Nickelson
League: Southeast Kansas
Playoff Division: 5A
Playoff Division Rank: #5

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

TOP PLAYERS
Trevor Kent 6'5" 250 Senior TE/DE 4.8
Elijah Harris 5'10" 170 Senior WR/DB 4.52
Kayne Hutchison 6'0" 240 Senior OL/DT 5.15

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: 3 Outstanding DL Return, Team Chemistry, Hard-Working
Team Weaknesses: Almost All Skill Position Players Lost To Graduation

RATINGS
2015 Final Power Rating: 35.6
2015 National Rank: #1236
2015 State Rank: #15
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -5.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +2.3
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2016 Starting Power Rating: 32.4
2016 National Rank: #1503
2016 State Rank: #18
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2015 Rating): 24.2
Dynasty National Rank: #1617
2016 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 8.2
Dynasty Record: 88-42 (60-7 in league)

HISTORICAL
2015 Overall Record: 9-2
2015 League Record/Finish: 5-0 (1st)
2015 Points For Average: 41.5
2015 Points Against Average: 13.2
2015 Differential: +28.3
2015 Wins: #3427 Blue Valley West (Stilwell) (56-13), #3575 Blue Valley Southwest (Overland Park) (35-7), #4372 Fort Scott (37-0), #5681 Independence (46-0), #7699 Shawnee Heights (Tecumseh) (49-0), #8596 Parsons (41-7), #9131 Chanute (56-13), #9719 Arkansas City (56-0), #12366 Field Kindley (Coffeyville) (57-14)
2015 Losses: #74 Mill Valley (Shawnee) (56-21), #275 Aquinas [St. Thomas] (Overland Park) (35-3)
2015 Opponents W-L: 49-60
Recent League Championships: 2015, 2014, 2013, 2011, 2010, 2008, 2007
Winning Streak Entering 2016 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2016 Schedule: 9/2 at Harrisonville (MO), 9/9 at Chanute, 9/16 Webb City (MO), 9/23 Fort Scott, 9/30 Central (Andover), 10/7 at Carl Junction (MO), 10/14 at Bonner Springs, 10/21 North (Wichita)
Highest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Webb City (MO) (44), Harrisonville (MO) (40.7), Carl Junction (MO) (27.2)
Lowest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Chanute (-7.1), North (Wichita) (-7), Fort Scott (4)
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 8.2 (16 overall)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 18.8
2016 vs. 2015 Schedule Strength Comparison: +10.6
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #21
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #2019
2016 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-2
2016 Projected League Finish: 1st
2016 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 1%