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GENERAL
Nickname: Fighting Indians
Colors: Black/Red
Coach: Brent Eckley
League: SE Missouri - North
Playoff Division: 5
Playoff Division Rank: #5

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

TOP PLAYERS
Cooper Callis 6'2" 195 Senior QB 4.7
Owen Leible 6'2" 280 Senior OL 5.2
Ethan Laster 5'10" 185 Senior RB/LB 4.6

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Experience, Skill Position Depth, Have 3 All-Conference Defensive Players Returning
Team Weaknesses: Line Depth

RATINGS
2016 Final Power Rating: 31.4
2016 National Rank: #1502
2016 State Rank: #28
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +1.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.4
2017 Starting Power Rating: 32.9
2017 National Rank: #1308
2017 State Rank: #21
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 14.1
Dynasty National Rank: #3788
2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 18.8
Dynasty Record: 85-64 (35-16 in league)

HISTORICAL
2016 Overall Record: 8-3
2016 League Record/Finish: 4-0 (1st)
2016 Points For Average: 41.7
2016 Points Against Average: 26.1
2016 Differential: +15.6
2016 Wins: #2398 Poplar Bluff (41-27), #2759 Central (Cape Girardeau) (55-21), #3970 DeSmet Jesuit (St. Louis) (42-7), #4107 Rockwood Summit (Fenton) (56-35), #4464 Farmington (55-7), #5503 Sikeston (42-7), #5651 Lindbergh (St. Louis) (49-19), #10759 Hickman (Columbia) (42-0)
2016 Losses: #251 Vianney (Kirkwood) (49-14), #931 St. Louis University (St. Louis) (53-28), #2834 Marion (AR) (62-35)
2016 Opponents W-L: 59-63
Recent League Championships: 2016, 2015 (tied for 1st), 2013, 2007, 2006 (tied for 1st), 2005 (SE Missouri North), 2004 (SE Missouri North), 2003 (tied for 1st; SE Missouri North)
Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2017 Schedule: 8/18 at Hickman (Columbia), 8/25 at Lindbergh (St. Louis), 9/1 Sikeston, 9/8 Marion (AR), 9/15 at Farmington, 9/22 at Poplar Bluff, 9/29 Central (Cape Girardeau), 10/6 DeSmet Jesuit (St. Louis), 10/13 at St. Louis University (St. Louis)
Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Marion (AR) (30.7), Central (Cape Girardeau) (28.2), St. Louis University (St. Louis) (27.2)
Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Hickman (Columbia) (-10.6), Farmington (3.5), Lindbergh (St. Louis) (6.7)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 15.1 (22.7 overall)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 14.8
2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: -0.3
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #38
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #2897
2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-1
2017 Projected League Finish: 1st
2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 28%