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GENERAL
Nickname: Black Bears
Colors: Black/White
Coach: Matt Hendricks
League: Heart of America (moving from Central Kansas)
Playoff Division: 3A
Playoff Division Rank: #28

RATINGS
2015 Final Power Rating: -6.6
2015 National Rank: #9452
2015 State Rank: #158
Roster-Based (Players Back/Lost) Rough Rating Adjustment: +2.9
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2016 Starting Power Rating: -3.7
2016 National Rank: #8694
2016 State Rank: #141
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2015 Rating): -3.9
Dynasty National Rank: #9459
2016 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 0.2
Dynasty Record: 53-76 (25-45 in league)

HISTORICAL
2015 Overall Record: 4-5
2015 League Record/Finish: 4-4 (tied for 4th)
2015 Points For Average: 20.1
2015 Points Against Average: 34.4
2015 Differential: -14.3
2015 Wins: #6112 Kingman (28-27), #10601 Smoky Valley (Lindsborg) (6-0), #12267 Haven (26-22), #13138 Hillsboro (46-23)
2015 Losses: #1393 Halstead (64-6), #2360 Hoisington (56-0), #4077 Hesston (49-7), #8730 Ellsworth (41-38), #9410 Lyons (28-24)
2015 Opponents W-L: 46-44
Recent League Championships: 2003 (tied for 1st; Mid-Central Mid)
Winning Streak Entering 2016 Season: 1
Streak List: 9/2/16 Remington (Whitewater) (60-18)

SCHEDULE
2016 Schedule: 9/2 at Remington (Whitewater), 9/9 Sedgwick, 9/16 at Inman, 9/23 Moundridge, 9/30 Marion, 10/14 Trinity (Hutchinson), 10/21 at Haven, 10/27 at Halstead
Highest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Halstead (33), Marion (10.4), Sedgwick (1.1)
Lowest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Remington (Whitewater) (-46.9), Inman (-22.9), Moundridge (-20.3)
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 1.2
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -8.2
2016 vs. 2015 Schedule Strength Comparison: -9.4
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #177
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #10772
2016 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-3
2016 Projected League Finish: 4th
2016 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%



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