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GENERAL
Nickname: Pioneers
Colors: Maroon/Gold
Coach: Weston Schartz
League: Greater Wichita City
Playoff Division: 6A
Playoff Division Rank: #18

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 3
Returning Defensive Starters: 3
2015 JV Record: 4-3
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Casey Glann 6'0" 210 Junior T/ILB 4.89
Adonijah Metcalf 6'0" 175 Senior WR/DB 4.54
J.C. Arnold 5'10" 180 Senior SS/FB 4.71

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Hard-Working, Cohesive Group
Team Weaknesses: Inexperience, Lack Of Quality Depth

RATINGS
2015 Final Power Rating: 19.7
2015 National Rank: #3511
2015 State Rank: #52
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -6.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2016 Starting Power Rating: 13.2
2016 National Rank: #4696
2016 State Rank: #73
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2015 Rating): -1.6
Dynasty National Rank: #8759
2016 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 14.8
Dynasty Record: 30-90 [32-88 on the field] (23-66 in league)

HISTORICAL
2015 Overall Record: 5-5
2015 League Record/Finish: 3-3 (tied for 5th)
2015 Points For Average: 35.7
2015 Points Against Average: 39.8
2015 Differential: -4.1
2015 Wins: #3113 Dodge City (48-41), #4665 South (Wichita) (41-14), #6596 Haysville Campus (Wichita) (64-63), #7994 North (Wichita) (39-6), #8360 East (Wichita) (50-21)
2015 Losses: #137 Derby (56-28), #797 Lawrence Free State (Lawrence) (49-0), #1084 Northwest (Wichita) (69-28), #3010 Heights (Wichita) (48-38), #3294 Kapaun Mt. Carmel (Wichita) (31-21)
2015 Opponents W-L: 58-45
Winning Streak Entering 2016 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2016 Schedule: 9/9 at Dodge City, 9/9 South (Wichita), 9/15 Bishop Carroll (Wichita), 9/23 at Northwest (Wichita), 9/30 Great Bend, 10/14 at Southeast (Wichita), 10/21 East (Wichita)
Highest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Bishop Carroll (Wichita) (36.7), Northwest (Wichita) (28.2), Great Bend (26.3)
Lowest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: East (Wichita) (-8.9), Southeast (Wichita) (-1.3), South (Wichita) (10.2)
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 18.5 (23.9 overall)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 14.8
2016 vs. 2015 Schedule Strength Comparison: -3.7
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #58
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #4044
2016 Projected Regular Season Record: 4-4
2016 Projected League Finish: 4th
2016 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%