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GENERAL
Nickname: Redmen
Colors: Red/Gold
Coach: Jim Smith
League: Kansas City-Atchison
Playoff Division: 4A I
Playoff Division Rank: #20

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 3
Returning Defensive Starters: 4
2016 JV Record: 4-4
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Leighton Cushinberry 6'2" 260 Senior OL/DL 5.0
Giovonni Burk 5'10" 180 Senior OL/DE 4.8
Matt Schrick 5'10" 175 Senior RB/DB 4.6

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: OL
Team Weaknesses: Inexperience

RATINGS
2016 Final Power Rating: 11.5
2016 National Rank: #4809
2016 State Rank: #74
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -6.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -0.8
2017 Starting Power Rating: 5
2017 National Rank: #6148
2017 State Rank: #96
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 6.2
Dynasty National Rank: #6196
2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 1.2
Dynasty Record: 77-58 (31-8 in league)

HISTORICAL
2016 Overall Record: 6-3
2016 League Record/Finish: 5-0 (1st)
2016 Points For Average: 36.3
2016 Points Against Average: 20.3
2016 Differential: +16
2016 Wins: #5162 Holton (24-14), #7155 Schlagle [F. L.] (Kansas City) (40-12), #10344 Washington (Kansas City) (58-6), #10866 Wyandotte (Kansas City) (52-12), #12318 Sumner Academy (Kansas City) (51-8), #13053 Harmon [J. C.] (Kansas City) (55-27)
2016 Losses: #687 Basehor-Linwood (Basehor) (42-12), #2938 Piper (Kansas City) (40-19), #5162 Tonganoxie (22-16)
2016 Opponents W-L: 44-42
Recent League Championships: 2016, 2015, 2014, 2003 (tied for 1st; Huron)
Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2017 Schedule: 9/1 at Holton, 9/8 Sumner Academy (Kansas City), 9/15 at Schlagle [F. L.] (Kansas City), 9/22 Wyandotte (Kansas City), 9/29 at Washington (Kansas City), 10/6 Harmon [J. C.] (Kansas City), 10/13 Tonganoxie, 10/20 at Basehor-Linwood (Basehor), 10/27 at Piper (Kansas City)
Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Basehor-Linwood (Basehor) (34.1), Tonganoxie (13.7), Piper (Kansas City) (12.1)
Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Harmon [J. C.] (Kansas City) (-32.6), Sumner Academy (Kansas City) (-20.4), Washington (Kansas City) (-7.6)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 1.6
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 0.8
2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: -0.8
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #118
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #7118
2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-4
2017 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%