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GENERAL
Nickname: Broncs
Colors: Purple/White
Coach: Scott Slotten
League: Black Hills - Mount Rushmore
Playoff Division: 11A
Playoff Division Rank: #12

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 7
Returning Defensive Starters: 6
2016 JV Record: 5-2
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Hunter Mitchell 6'4" 215 Junior OL/DT 4.9
Tate Hostetter 5'10" 160 Junior QB/DB 5.0
Jesse Thybo 6'4" 280 Junior OL/DL 5.4

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Scrappy Competitive Athletes
Team Weaknesses: Tackling, Youth

RATINGS
2016 Final Power Rating: -27.5
2016 National Rank: #12652
2016 State Rank: #45
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +4.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -0.6
2017 Starting Power Rating: -23
2017 National Rank: #11954
2017 State Rank: #41
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): -3
Dynasty National Rank: #9172
2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 20
Dynasty Record: 75-62 (40-28 in league)

HISTORICAL
2016 Overall Record: 4-5
2016 League Record/Finish: 1-4 (5th)
2016 Points For Average: 21.6
2016 Points Against Average: 30.7
2016 Differential: -9.1
2016 Wins: #13253 Sturgis Brown (Sturgis) (35-26), #13405 Cheyenne-Eagle Butte (Eagle Butte) (34-0), #14147 St. Francis Indian (St. Francis) (35-8), #14302 Todd County (Mission) (34-6)
2016 Losses: #3699 More [St. Thomas] (Rapid City) (58-8), #8693 Spearfish (40-0), #9167 Hot Springs (48-13), #10884 Douglas (Box Elder) (42-14), #11383 Mobridge-Pollock (Mobridge) (48-21)
2016 Opponents W-L: 42-45
Recent League Championships: 2010 (tied for 1st; Black Hills), 2008 (Black Hills), 2004 (11A Region 4)
Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2017 Schedule: 8/26 at Sturgis Brown (Sturgis), 9/1 Madison, 9/8 at Dell Rapids, 9/15 at Spearfish, 9/22 Hot Springs, 9/29 at Little Wound (Kyle), 10/6 Pine Ridge, 10/13 More [St. Thomas] (Rapid City), 10/20 at Douglas (Box Elder)
Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Madison (50.9), Dell Rapids (21.3), More [St. Thomas] (Rapid City) (15.3)
Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Little Wound (Kyle) (-52.5), Pine Ridge (-47.4), Sturgis Brown (Sturgis) (-31.1)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -19.7
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -9
2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: +10.7
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #39
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #10272
2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 3-6
2017 Projected League Finish: 5th
2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%