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GENERAL
Nickname: Bucks/Gazelles
Colors: Red/Black
Coach: Arlin Likness
League: Eastern South Dakota - AA (moving from Eastern South Dakota)
Playoff Division: 11AA
Playoff Division Rank: #4

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 7
Returning Defensive Starters: 9
2016 JV Record: 3-5
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Rex Ryken 6'2" 190 Junior WR/S 4.65
Oakley Palmer 6'0" 165 Senior WR/CB 4.6
Ray Wermers 6'1" 190 Senior RB/LB 4.7

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Experience, 20 Lettermen Are Back, Depth At All Positions
Team Weaknesses: Need Strong/Positive Leader To Emerge, Must Improve Strength

RATINGS
2016 Final Power Rating: -8.3
2016 National Rank: #9368
2016 State Rank: #31
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +3
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -0.5
2017 Starting Power Rating: -5.3
2017 National Rank: #8631
2017 State Rank: #24
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 11.9
Dynasty National Rank: #4397
2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 17.2
Dynasty Record: 97-55 (60-24 in league)

HISTORICAL
2016 Overall Record: 3-7
2016 League Record/Finish: 3-3 (tied for 4th)
2016 Points For Average: 14.1
2016 Points Against Average: 28.5
2016 Differential: -14.4
2016 Wins: #7506 Riggs [T. F.] (Pierre) (22-21), #9781 Huron (14-7), #11794 Brookings (29-28)
2016 Losses: #1336 Washington (Sioux Falls) (41-7), #2345 Mitchell (35-6), #3970 O'Gorman (Sioux Falls) (35-14), #4393 Harrisburg (27-7), #4393 Harrisburg (53-15), #7897 Aberdeen Central (Aberdeen) (24-20), #10884 Douglas (Box Elder) (14-7)
2016 Opponents W-L: 65-44
Recent State Championships: 2015, 2014
Recent League Championships: 2014 (Eastern South Dakota), 2011 (tied for 1st; Eastern South Dakota), 2006 (tied for 1st; Eastern South Dakota), 2005 (Eastern South Dakota)
Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2017 Schedule: 8/25 at Brookings, 9/1 at Riggs [T. F.] (Pierre), 9/8 Mitchell, 9/15 at Roosevelt (Sioux Falls), 9/22 Huron, 9/29 at Lincoln (Sioux Falls), 10/6 Sturgis Brown (Sturgis), 10/13 at Brandon Valley (Brandon), 10/20 Harrisburg
Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Mitchell (28.7), Brandon Valley (Brandon) (22.6), Roosevelt (Sioux Falls) (20)
Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Sturgis Brown (Sturgis) (-31.1), Brookings (-23.1), Huron (-19.6)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 3.6 (7.7 overall)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 2.4
2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: -1.2
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #19
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #6633
2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 3-6
2017 Projected League Finish: 4th
2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%