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GENERAL
Nickname: Wildcats
Colors: Purple/Gold
Coach: Sam Baker
League: Suburban - White
Playoff Division: AAAAA
Playoff Division Rank: #13

COLLEGE PROSPECT LOST TO GRADUATION
Connor Kruse 6'6" 290 Senior OT

RATINGS
2016 Final Power Rating: 26.8
2016 National Rank: #2087
2016 State Rank: #30
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -0.4
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -7.5
Roster-Based (Players Back/Lost) Rough Rating Adjustment: +0.2
2017 Starting Power Rating: 26.6
2017 National Rank: #2051
2017 State Rank: #30
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 17.4
Dynasty National Rank: #2940
2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 9.2
Dynasty Record: 71-65 (48-44 in league)

HISTORICAL
2016 Overall Record: 7-3
2016 League Record/Finish: 5-2 (2nd)
2016 Points For Average: 30.1
2016 Points Against Average: 13.7
2016 Differential: +16.4
2016 Wins: #2665 Chaska (14-13), #4488 Academy of Holy Angels (Richfield) (42-15), #5162 Jefferson [Thomas] (Bloomington) (53-13), #5534 Richfield (35-0), #5845 Irondale (New Brighton) (35-8), #7122 New Prague (35-0), #10560 Kennedy [John F.] (Bloomington) (51-7)
2016 Losses: #547 Mankato West (Mankato) (40-13), #1044 Chanhassen (20-16), #3536 Orono (Long Lake) (21-7)
2016 Opponents W-L: 46-51
Recent League Championships: 2006 (tied for 1st; Wright County)
Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2017 Schedule: 9/1 at Benilde-St. Margaret's (St. Louis Park), 9/8 at Hopkins (Minnetonka), 9/15 Kennedy [John F.] (Bloomington), 9/22 Jefferson [Thomas] (Bloomington), 9/29 at Orono (Long Lake), 10/6 at Chaska, 10/13 Academy of Holy Angels (Richfield), 10/18 Chanhassen
Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Benilde-St. Margaret's (St. Louis Park) (29.8), Chaska (27.1), Chanhassen (26.9)
Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Kennedy [John F.] (Bloomington) (-11.2), Jefferson [Thomas] (Bloomington) (3.7), Hopkins (Minnetonka) (14.1)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 10 (17.8 overall)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 16.5
2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: +6.5
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #53
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #2468
2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-2
2017 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 3%



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