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GENERAL
Nickname: Bears
Colors: Blue/Red
Coach: Scott Whaley
League: Northeast Kansas
Playoff Division: 3A
Playoff Division Rank: #42

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 6
Returning Defensive Starters: 6
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Jared Miller 5'8" 185 Senior RB 5.0
Hunter Reed 5'6" 145 Junior WR 4.9
Heath Knop 6'0" 205 Senior TE 5.0

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Senior Experience
Team Weaknesses: Speed

RATINGS
2016 Final Power Rating: -20.6
2016 National Rank: #11673
2016 State Rank: #183
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +0.5
2017 Starting Power Rating: -20.1
2017 National Rank: #11487
2017 State Rank: #183
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): -18.5
Dynasty National Rank: #12929
2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 1.6
Dynasty Record: 52-79 (48-51 in league)

HISTORICAL
2016 Overall Record: 4-5
2016 League Record/Finish: 4-2 (tied for 3rd)
2016 Points For Average: 16
2016 Points Against Average: 31.9
2016 Differential: -15.9
2016 Wins: #11772 McLouth (14-6), #12318 Pleasant Ridge (Easton) (28-6), #13749 Horton (15-6), #14089 Maranatha Christian Academy/Immaculata (Shawnee) (60-20)
2016 Losses: #2834 Silver Lake (49-0), #6804 Perry-Lecompton (Perry) (49-7), #7628 Jefferson County North (Winchester) (54-6), #7668 Jackson Heights (Holton) (46-7), #10125 Royal Valley (Hoyt) (51-7)
2016 Opponents W-L: 41-45
Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2017 Schedule: 9/1 McLouth, 9/8 at Horton, 9/15 Jackson Heights (Holton), 9/22 at Jefferson County North (Winchester), 9/29 at Maranatha Christian Academy (Shawnee), 10/6 Pleasant Ridge (Easton), 10/13 at Silver Lake, 10/20 Royal Valley (Hoyt), 10/26 at Perry-Lecompton (Perry)
Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Silver Lake (14.2), Jefferson County North (Winchester) (2.6), Jackson Heights (Holton) (1.2)
Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Horton (-42.6), McLouth (-21.2), Pleasant Ridge (Easton) (-18.6)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -11.4
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -9
2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: +2.4
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #161
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #10273
2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 2-7
2017 Projected League Finish: 5th
2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%