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GENERAL
Nickname: Hornets
Colors: Purple/Gold
Coach: Caleb Smith
League: Ark Valley-Chisholm Trail Division II
Playoff Division: 5A
Playoff Division Rank: #8

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 4
Returning Defensive Starters: 4
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Weaknesses: Few Returning Starters, Lost 25 Seniors, Undersized

RATINGS
2016 Final Power Rating: 21.6
2016 National Rank: #2879
2016 State Rank: #48
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.8
2017 Starting Power Rating: 20.1
2017 National Rank: #3018
2017 State Rank: #40
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): -4.3
Dynasty National Rank: #9532
2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 24.4
Dynasty Record: 30-97 (16-58 in league)

HISTORICAL
2016 Overall Record: 9-2
2016 League Record/Finish: 4-1 (2nd)
2016 Points For Average: 29.8
2016 Points Against Average: 18.2
2016 Differential: +11.6
2016 Wins: #4189 Maize (27-13), #4305 Andover (57-33), #5801 Haysville Campus (Wichita) (34-7), #6070 Eisenhower (Goddard) (54-28), #6823 South (Salina) (27-9), #7488 Hays (20-6), #7628 Arkansas City (29-7), #8216 Newton (28-20), #8216 Newton (21-0)
2016 Losses: #761 Goddard (49-7), #2331 Great Bend (28-24)
2016 Opponents W-L: 48-60
Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2017 Schedule: 9/1 South (Salina), 9/8 at Haysville Campus (Wichita), 9/15 Arkansas City, 9/22 at Newton, 9/29 Hays, 10/6 at Eisenhower (Goddard), 10/13 at Goddard, 10/20 Andover
Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Goddard (44), Haysville Campus (Wichita) (7.9), South (Salina) (7.8)
Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Arkansas City (-10.2), Newton (-5), Hays (2.2)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 7.8 (11.7 overall)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 7.1
2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: -0.7
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #79
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #5143
2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-1
2017 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 1%