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GENERAL
Nickname: Wildcats
Colors: Red/White/Gold
Coach: Mark Hoekstra
League: 3A District 6
Playoff Division: 3A
Playoff Division Rank: #11

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

TOP PLAYERS
Max Goodhue 6'1" 180 Senior QB
Cooper Schettler 6'2" 235 Senior DL/OL
Kacyn Pickering 6'0" 190 Senior RB

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Experience At Several Positions
Team Weaknesses: Depth

RATINGS
2016 Final Power Rating: 18.3
2016 National Rank: #3443
2016 State Rank: #46
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +6.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1
2017 Starting Power Rating: 24.8
2017 National Rank: #2314
2017 State Rank: #31
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 5.7
Dynasty National Rank: #6358
2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 19.1
Dynasty Record: 82-57 (54-39 in league)

HISTORICAL
2016 Overall Record: 5-4
2016 League Record/Finish: 5-2 (3rd)
2016 Points For Average: 35.7
2016 Points Against Average: 24.9
2016 Differential: +10.8
2016 Wins: #6004 Bondurant-Farrar (Bondurant) (49-28), #6339 North Polk (Alleman) (51-14), #8082 Nevada (55-14), #9119 Grinnell (55-14), #10884 Knoxville (48-19)
2016 Losses: #195 Pella (35-0), #1491 Norwalk (23-13), #2043 Ballard (Huxley) (47-21), #2371 Gilbert (30-29)
2016 Opponents W-L: 48-39
Recent League Championships: 2010 (tied for 1st; 3A District 8), 2007 (tied for 1st; 3A District 7), 2003 (tied for 1st; 2A District 8)
Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2017 Schedule: 8/25 at Ballard (Huxley), 9/1 Gilbert, 9/8 at Nevada, 9/15 Pella, 9/22 Knoxville, 9/29 at North Polk (Alleman), 10/6 Bondurant-Farrar (Bondurant), 10/13 at Grinnell, 10/20 Norwalk
Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Pella (48.3), Norwalk (34.7), Gilbert (26.9)
Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Knoxville (-15.5), Grinnell (-10.1), Nevada (2.2)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 15.3
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 12.7
2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: -2.6
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #22
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #3456
2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-3
2017 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%