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GENERAL
Nickname: Hound Dawgs
Colors: Black/Red
Coach: Craig Weldy
League: Big 8
Playoff Division: 3
Playoff Division Rank: #43

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 2
Returning Defensive Starters: 5
2016 JV Record: 7-0-1
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Clayton Dunning 6'2" 185 Senior
J.D. Lee 5'10" 165
Logan Lauffer 6'2" 175 Junior

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Secondary, LBs
Team Weaknesses: Line Inexperience, Backfield Youth

RATINGS
2016 Final Power Rating: -0.6
2016 National Rank: #7528
2016 State Rank: #145
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -9.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -2.9
2017 Starting Power Rating: -10.1
2017 National Rank: #9639
2017 State Rank: #202
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 3.7
Dynasty National Rank: #6997
2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 13.8
Dynasty Record: 65-86 (37-63 in league)

HISTORICAL
2016 Overall Record: 2-8
2016 League Record/Finish: 2-5 (tied for 5th)
2016 Points For Average: 16.4
2016 Points Against Average: 32.6
2016 Differential: -16.2
2016 Wins: #8747 East Newton (Granby) (27-7), #11707 McDonald County (Anderson) (28-14)
2016 Losses: #448 Lamar (50-0), #595 Monett (28-7), #2431 Liberty (Mountain View) (49-7), #2503 Cassville (45-7), #3554 Mt. Vernon (42-28), #3631 Mountain Grove (35-21), #5059 Reeds Spring (28-18), #6716 Seneca (28-21)
2016 Opponents W-L: 79-39
Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2017 Schedule: 8/18 at Mountain Grove, 8/25 at Liberty (Mountain View), 9/1 Lamar, 9/8 at East Newton (Granby), 9/15 at Monett, 9/22 Seneca, 9/29 Mt. Vernon, 10/6 at Cassville, 10/13 McDonald County (Anderson)
Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Lamar (44.5), Monett (40.2), Liberty (Mountain View) (26.9)
Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: McDonald County (Anderson) (-12.3), East Newton (Granby) (-9.5), Seneca (3.8)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 9.7 (17.1 overall)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 17.1
2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: +7.4
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #26
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #2347
2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 1-8
2017 Projected League Finish: 7th
2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%