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GENERAL
Nickname: Wildcats
Colors: Blue/White
Coach: Brent Maxwell
League: Missouri River Valley - West
Playoff Division: 4
Playoff Division Rank: #3

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

TOP PLAYERS
Nick Kruse 6'2" 240 Senior DL/OL 4.71
Joe Bowers 6'1" 195 Senior RB/DB 4.68
Ben Clary 6'0" 225 Senior DL/OL 5.01

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Solid Speed, Confidence
Team Weaknesses: Lost Large Senior Class To Graduation, Must Fill Several Spots With Inexperienced Players

RATINGS
2016 Final Power Rating: 37.7
2016 National Rank: #908
2016 State Rank: #16
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -6.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -5.3
2017 Starting Power Rating: 31.2
2017 National Rank: #1488
2017 State Rank: #26
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 37.4
Dynasty National Rank: #327
2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 6.2
Dynasty Record: 161-25 (63-5 in league)

HISTORICAL
2016 Overall Record: 12-3
2016 League Record/Finish: 3-2 (tied for 2nd)
2016 Points For Average: 29.8
2016 Points Against Average: 13.6
2016 Differential: +16.2
2016 Wins: #993 Kearney (21-14), #1408 Parkway North (St. Louis) (32-15), #1836 Webb City (27-21), #3134 Grain Valley (33-10), #3778 Oak Grove (39-18), #4010 Pittsburg (KS) (28-7), #4826 Odessa (36-12), #5210 Benton (St. Joseph) (42-7), #5479 Pleasant Hill (43-7), #7359 Savannah (22-0), #8366 Nevada (40-0), #13155 Northeast (Kansas City) (59-6)
2016 Losses: #1756 Platte County (Platte City) (49-0), #3134 Grain Valley (19-7), #4393 Excelsior Springs (19-18)
2016 Opponents W-L: 91-78
Recent State Championships: 2016, 2007 (3), 2006 (3), 2005 (3), 2003 (3)
Recent League Championships: 2015, 2014, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007 (West Central), 2006 (West Central), 2005 (West Central), 2004 (West Central), 2003 (West Central)
Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: 9
Streak List: 9/30/16 Pleasant Hill (43-7), 10/7/16 Oak Grove (39-18), 10/14/16 Odessa (36-12), 10/21/16 Northeast (Kansas City) (59-6), 10/28/16 Nevada (40-0), 11/4/16 Grain Valley (33-10), 11/11/16 Webb City (27-21), 11/19/16 Parkway North (St. Louis) (32-15), 11/25/16 Kearney (21-14)

SCHEDULE
2017 Schedule: 8/18 at Benton (St. Joseph), 8/25 Savannah, 9/1 at Pittsburg (KS), 9/8 Platte County (Platte City), 9/15 Excelsior Springs, 9/22 at Grain Valley, 9/29 Pleasant Hill, 10/6 at Oak Grove, 10/13 Odessa
Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Oak Grove (22.2), Grain Valley (20.5), Platte County (Platte City) (19.6)
Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Savannah (2.1), Pleasant Hill (8.6), Benton (St. Joseph) (13.2)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 14.5 (16.1 overall)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 14.9
2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: +0.4
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #37
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #2878
2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-1
2017 Projected League Finish: 1st
2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 44%