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GENERAL
Nickname: Highlanders
Colors: Red/White
Coach: Dave Keel
League: North Shore
Playoff Division: none

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 4
Returning Defensive Starters: 6
2016 JV Record: 6-3
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Mike Bruner 6'3" 210 Senior LB 4.6
Jordan Schroeder 6'3" 275 Senior DL 5.2
Ben Price 5'11" 175 Senior DB 4.6

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Special Returning Defensive Players, P/K/LS Return
Team Weaknesses: Must Find Consistent QB, OL Depth

RATINGS
2016 Final Power Rating: 24.9
2016 National Rank: #2366
2016 State Rank: #37
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +1.7
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -3.2
2017 Starting Power Rating: 25.1
2017 National Rank: #2270
2017 State Rank: #39
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 41.6
Dynasty National Rank: #192
2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 16.5
Dynasty Record: 158-18 (93-4 in league)

HISTORICAL
2016 Overall Record: 11-2
2016 League Record/Finish: 7-0 (1st)
2016 Points For Average: 34.2
2016 Points Against Average: 14.1
2016 Differential: +20.1
2016 Wins: #3554 Whitefish Bay (29-12), #3554 Whitefish Bay (27-24), #4721 Indian Trail (Kenosha) (50-26), #5200 Germantown (31-7), #5200 Germantown (21-3), #5398 Port Washington (29-7), #6999 Cedarburg (47-18), #8439 Milwaukee Lutheran (Milwaukee) (40-0), #10384 Grafton (49-14), #10895 Nicolet (Glendale) (42-12), #12637 Bradley Tech (Milwaukee) (56-0)
2016 Losses: #1023 Monona Grove (Monona) (35-6), #2462 Arrowhead (Hartland) (25-18)
2016 Opponents W-L: 65-72
Recent State Championships: 2015 (2), 2012 (2), 2008 (1), 2006 (1)
Recent League Championships: 2016, 2015 (tied for 1st), 2013, 2012 (tied for 1st), 2011 (tied for 1st), 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, 2003
Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2017 Schedule: 8/18 Port Washington, 8/25 at West (West Bend), 9/1 Grafton, 9/8 East (West Bend), 9/14 at Whitefish Bay, 9/22 Nicolet (Glendale), 9/28 at Cedarburg, 10/6 Hartford, 10/13 at Slinger
Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Whitefish Bay (21.7), Hartford (15.6), Port Washington (8.1)
Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: West (West Bend) (-17.7), Grafton (-15.2), Nicolet (Glendale) (-14)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 4.7 (8.6 overall)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -0.6
2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: -5.3
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #200
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #7621
2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-1
2017 Projected League Finish: 1st
2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 43%