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GENERAL
Nickname: Hound Dawgs
Colors: Black/Red
Coach: Craig Weldy
League: Big 8 - East (moving from Big 8)
Playoff Division: 3
Playoff Division Rank: #14

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 8
Returning Defensive Starters: 8

TOP PLAYERS
Kaden Clark 6'3" 210 Senior TE
Logan Lauffer 5'10" 175 Senior RB
Colson Husmann 6'2" 195 Senior DE/OL

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Experience, Improved Strength/Quickness, DBs/LBs
Team Weaknesses: Size

RATINGS
2017 Final Power Rating: 14
2017 National Rank: #3865
2017 State Rank: #93
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +4.5
2018 Starting Power Rating: 2.9
2018 National Rank: #3034
2018 State Rank: #77
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): 9
Dynasty National Rank: #6654
2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 6.1
Dynasty Record: 70-91 (41-66 in league)

HISTORICAL
2017 Overall Record: 5-5
2017 League Record/Finish: 4-3 (tied for 3rd)
2017 Points For Average: 27.5
2017 Points Against Average: 25.7
2017 Differential: +1.8
2017 Wins: #1704 Mt. Vernon (33-14), #4649 McDonald County (Anderson) (42-32), #6063 Liberty (Mountain View) (28-21), #7042 Monett (46-10), #12247 East Newton (Granby) (56-25)
2017 Losses: #481 Lamar (30-6), #1704 Mt. Vernon (30-18), #2680 Seneca (15-14), #3505 Cassville (34-13), #5707 Mountain Grove (46-19)
2017 Opponents W-L: 70-49
Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2018 Schedule: 8/24 Cassville, 8/31 at East Newton (Granby), 9/7 Lamar, 9/14 at Logan-Rogersville (Rogersville), 9/21 Mt. Vernon, 9/28 at Springfield Catholic (Springfield), 10/5 Hollister, 10/12 at Marshfield, 10/19 Reeds Spring
Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Lamar (27), Mt. Vernon (14.5), Springfield Catholic (Springfield) (5)
Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: East Newton (Granby) (-42.8), Hollister (-37.9), Logan-Rogersville (Rogersville) (-22.6)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 14.5 (18.6 overall)
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -8.6
2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -23.1
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #101
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #4670
2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-3
2018 Projected League Finish: 4th
2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%