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GENERAL
Nickname: Seahawks
Colors: Royal Blue/Silver
Coach: Jeff VanLeur
League: Big East
Playoff Division: 11B
Playoff Division Rank: #4

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 4
Returning Defensive Starters: 5
2016 JV Record: 7-4
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Cole Gassman 5'11" 175 Senior RB/DB
Bradlee Schultz 6'3" 215 Senior T/DT
Dustin Weber 6'1" 200 Senior TE/LB

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Speed
Team Weaknesses: Depth

RATINGS
2016 Final Power Rating: 7
2016 National Rank: #5788
2016 State Rank: #16
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -4.5
2017 Starting Power Rating: 2.5
2017 National Rank: #6739
2017 State Rank: #20
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 8.5
Dynasty National Rank: #5435
2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 6
Dynasty Record: 13-8 (10-2 in league)

HISTORICAL
2016 Overall Record: 7-4
2016 League Record/Finish: 5-1 (2nd)
2016 Points For Average: 22.2
2016 Points Against Average: 12.4
2016 Differential: +9.8
2016 Wins: #8408 Sioux Valley (Volga) (6-2), #8408 Sioux Valley (Volga) (17-14), #10029 McCook Central/Montrose (Salem) (16-14), #11146 Chamberlain (53-0), #11350 Beresford (28-14), #11502 Elk Point-Jefferson (Elk Point) (40-0), #11984 Flandreau (50-0)
2016 Losses: #1387 Winner (38-13), #1474 Tea (20-14), #4144 West Central (Hartford) (20-7), #4283 Sioux Falls Christian (Sioux Falls) (14-0)
2016 Opponents W-L: 64-44
Recent State Championships: 2013 (9AA), 2011 (9AA), 2010 (9AA)
Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2017 Schedule: 8/18 Beresford, 8/25 at Woonsocket/Wessington Springs/Sanborn Central (Woonsocket), 9/8 at Madison, 9/15 Elk Point-Jefferson (Elk Point), 9/22 at Flandreau, 9/29 Canton, 10/6 at McCook Central/Montrose (Salem), 10/13 Sioux Valley (Volga)
Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Madison (50.9), Sioux Valley (Volga) (-6.4), Canton (-6.8)
Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Flandreau (-31.7), Beresford (-16.6), McCook Central/Montrose (Salem) (-12.7)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -0.9 (2.4 overall)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -4.2
2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: -3.3
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #32
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #8806
2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-2
2017 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%