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GENERAL
Nickname: Longhorns
Colors: Black/Orange
Coach: Kent Teeter
League: Great West
Playoff Division: 3A
Playoff Division Rank: #7

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 2
Returning Defensive Starters: 2
2017 JV Record: 7-0
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Damon Kepley 6'5" 235 Senior OL/DE 5.25
Caleb Clumsky 6'0" 175 Senior WR/OLB 4.65
Justin Lambert 5'11" 170 Senior RB/DB 4.63

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Recent Program Success
Team Weaknesses: Lost Many Seniors, Inexperience

RATINGS
2017 Final Power Rating: 32.6
2017 National Rank: #1266
2017 State Rank: #13
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -11
2018 Starting Power Rating: 6
2018 National Rank: #2595
2018 State Rank: #37
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): 16.5
Dynasty National Rank: #4395
2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 10.5
Dynasty Record: 114-48 (45-23 in league)

HISTORICAL
2017 Overall Record: 12-1
2017 League Record/Finish: 4-1 (2nd)
2017 Points For Average: 28.6
2017 Points Against Average: 10.7
2017 Differential: +17.9
2017 Wins: #1947 Scott (Scott City) (34-13), #2982 Pratt (19-14), #3091 Smoky Valley (Lindsborg) (26-6), #3522 Frontenac (40-20), #5298 Colby (46-15), #5298 Colby (27-0), #6013 Cimarron (15-12), #6372 Kingman (36-0), #6888 Goodland (26-14), #7597 Lakin (21-0), #7814 Hugoton (33-14), #9912 Ulysses (35-8)
2017 Losses: #1947 Scott (Scott City) (23-14)
2017 Opponents W-L: 84-50
Recent State Championships: 2017 (4A II), 2015 (4A II)
Recent League Championships: 2016, 2008 (Hi-Plains Division I), 2007 (tied for 1st; Hi-Plains Division I), 2006 (Hi-Plains Division I), 2003 (tied for 1st; Hi-Plains Division I)
Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: 11
Streak List: 9/15/17 Ulysses (35-8), 9/22/17 Goodland (26-14), 9/29/17 Colby (27-0), 10/6/17 Lakin (21-0), 10/13/17 Kingman (36-0), 10/20/17 Pratt (19-14), 10/27/17 Hugoton (33-14), 11/3/17 Colby (46-15), 11/10/17 Smoky Valley (Lindsborg) (26-6), 11/17/17 Scott (Scott City) (34-13), 11/25/17 Frontenac (40-20)

SCHEDULE
2018 Schedule: 8/31 at Goodland, 9/7 Scott (Scott City), 9/14 at Colby, 9/21 at Nickerson, 9/28 Larned, 10/5 Kingman/Cunningham (Kingman), 10/12 at Pratt, 10/19 Hugoton
Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Scott (Scott City) (14.1), Pratt (10), Colby (-2.7)
Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Goodland (-25.6), Hugoton (-24.8), Nickerson (-5.5)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 5.4 (14.7 overall)
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -4.6
2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -10
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #51
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #3550
2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-2
2018 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 2%