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GENERAL
Nickname: Artesians
Colors: Red/Blue
Coach: Carter Whitson
League: Mid-State
Playoff Division: 5A
Playoff Division Rank: #7

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 8
Returning Defensive Starters: 9
2017 JV Record: 5-4
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Jackson Kluesner 6'3" 225 Junior T
Travis Griffey 6'2" 195 Senior QB/FS
Matt Thomas 6'4" 185 Junior WR

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Veteran Group, Up-Tempo Balanced Offense, Defense Committed To Stopping Run
Team Weaknesses: Improving But Must Get Over Hump

RATINGS
2017 Final Power Rating: 8.9
2017 National Rank: #4911
2017 State Rank: #94
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +10.5
Season Scaling/Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -0.6
2018 Starting Power Rating: 3.8
2018 National Rank: #2904
2018 State Rank: #46
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): 21.8
Dynasty National Rank: #3047
2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 18
Dynasty Record: 63-90 (39-54 in league)

HISTORICAL
2017 Overall Record: 6-5
2017 League Record/Finish: 4-2 (tied for 2nd)
2017 Points For Average: 27.4
2017 Points Against Average: 28.8
2017 Differential: -1.4
2017 Wins: #3496 Plainfield (34-26), #5489 Whiteland (43-33), #7363 Franklin (24-21), #7363 Franklin (35-14), #7370 Mooresville (51-30), #12388 Manual [Emmerich] (Indianapolis) (43-8)
2017 Losses: #1287 Decatur Central (Indianapolis) (54-15), #2370 Greenwood (27-7), #2431 Bloomington South (Bloomington) (35-17), #2431 Bloomington South (Bloomington) (56-21), #4179 Guerin Catholic [St. Theodore] (Noblesville) (13-11)
2017 Opponents W-L: 58-66
Recent League Championships: 2009 (tied for 1st)
Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2018 Schedule: 8/17 at Bedford North Lawrence (Bedford), 8/24 Bloomington South (Bloomington), 8/31 at Greenwood, 9/7 Decatur Central (Indianapolis), 9/14 at Franklin, 9/21 Whiteland, 9/28 Perry Meridian (Indianapolis), 10/5 at Mooresville, 10/12 Plainfield
Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Decatur Central (Indianapolis) (13.6), Bedford North Lawrence (Bedford) (6.5), Bloomington South (Bloomington) (1.7)
Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Mooresville (-11.8), Franklin (-11.7), Perry Meridian (Indianapolis) (-10.2)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 11.8 (13.5 overall)
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -2.9
2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -14.7
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #46
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #3173
2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-3
2018 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 1%