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GENERAL
Nickname: Rockets
Colors: Green/White
Coach: Rick Nordhues
League: C1 District 2
Playoff Division: C1
Playoff Division Rank: #20

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 5
Returning Defensive Starters: 5
2015 JV Record: 4-1
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Jon Cox 5'8" 150 Senior WR/RB 4.5
Mitch McWilliams 5'8" 160 Senior OL/LB 5.0
Caleb Lefferdink 6'3" 260 Junior OL/DL 5.5

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Speed, Skill Position Players, Play Fast On Defense
Team Weaknesses: Undersized On Lines

RATINGS
2015 Final Power Rating: 8.3
2015 National Rank: #5972
2015 State Rank: #72
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -0.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2016 Starting Power Rating: 7.8
2016 National Rank: #5931
2016 State Rank: #65
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2015 Rating): 12.2
Dynasty National Rank: #4288
2016 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 4.4
Dynasty Record: 84-43 (46-12 in league)

HISTORICAL
2015 Overall Record: 6-4
2015 League Record/Finish: 5-0 (1st)
2015 Points For Average: 33.5
2015 Points Against Average: 16.6
2015 Differential: +16.9
2015 Wins: #7904 Falls City (43-3), #11541 Louisville (44-13), #12311 Auburn (20-7), #13336 Conestoga (Murray) (51-6), #13398 Lincoln Lutheran (Lincoln) (49-0), #13728 Johnson County Central (Tecumseh) (48-8)
2015 Losses: #2103 Bishop Neumann (Wahoo) (36-22), #2323 Boys Town (14-13), #3242 Wahoo (44-24), #3279 Ashland-Greenwood (Ashland) (35-21)
2015 Opponents W-L: 50-49
Recent League Championships: 2015, 2013, 2009, 2008, 2005 (C1 District 1)
Winning Streak Entering 2016 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2016 Schedule: 8/26 Boys Town, 9/2 at Fairbury, 9/9 Bishop Neumann (Wahoo), 9/16 at Raymond Central (Raymond), 9/23 at Conestoga (Murray), 9/30 Louisville, 10/7 at Wahoo, 10/14 Auburn, 10/21 at Falls City
Highest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Bishop Neumann (Wahoo) (37.5), Boys Town (35.8), Wahoo (29.4)
Lowest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Conestoga (Murray) (-35.8), Auburn (-22.6), Louisville (-21.9)
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -10.8 (-1 overall)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 3.2
2016 vs. 2015 Schedule Strength Comparison: +14
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #93
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #6877
2016 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-4
2016 Projected League Finish: 1st
2016 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%