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GENERAL
Nickname: Dragons
Colors: Purple/White
Coach: Tom Nickelson
League: Southeast Kansas
Playoff Division: 5A
Playoff Division Rank: #9

COLLEGE PROSPECT LOST TO GRADUATION
Trevor Kent 6'5" 255 Senior SDE

RATINGS
2016 Final Power Rating: 15.2
2016 National Rank: #4021
2016 State Rank: #58
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -0.8
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.7
Player Statistics-Based (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +3.8
2017 Starting Power Rating: 18.2
2017 National Rank: #3345
2017 State Rank: #49
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 23.7
Dynasty National Rank: #1729
2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 5.5
Dynasty Record: 93-46 (62-7 in league)

HISTORICAL
2016 Overall Record: 5-4
2016 League Record/Finish: 2-0 (2nd)
2016 Points For Average: 28.9
2016 Points Against Average: 17.2
2016 Differential: +11.7
2016 Wins: #4656 Bonner Springs (35-14), #7488 Central (Andover) (52-0), #7897 Fort Scott (28-0), #9272 Chanute (44-0), #12734 North (Wichita) (50-6)
2016 Losses: #904 Harrisonville (MO) (28-7), #1836 Webb City (MO) (28-7), #2383 Carl Junction (MO) (53-21), #3596 Blue Valley Southwest (Overland Park) (26-16)
2016 Opponents W-L: 44-52
Recent League Championships: 2015, 2014, 2013, 2011, 2010, 2008, 2007
Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2017 Schedule: 9/1 Harrisonville (MO), 9/8 Chanute, 9/15 at Webb City (MO), 9/22 at Fort Scott, 9/29 at Central (Andover), 10/6 Carl Junction (MO), 10/13 Bonner Springs, 10/20 at North (Wichita)
Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Webb City (MO) (32), Harrisonville (MO) (31.2), Carl Junction (MO) (17.2)
Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: North (Wichita) (-29), Chanute (-4.8), Central (Andover) (2.8)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 5.9 (12 overall)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 8.8
2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: +2.9
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #61
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #4575
2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-3
2017 Projected League Finish: 1st
2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%



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