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GENERAL
Nickname: Skippers
Colors: Royal Blue/White
Coach: Dave Nelson
League: Metro - West
Playoff Division: AAAAAA
Playoff Division Rank: #4

D1 PROSPECT
Carvon Gurley 6-3 250 Junior SDE

COLLEGE PROSPECTS LOST TO GRADUATION
Nehemiah Montague 6'0" 175 Senior CB
Ty Barron 6'0" 220 Senior ILB

RATINGS
2017 Final Power Rating: 44.5
2017 National Rank: #465
2017 State Rank: #4
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -0.9
Non-Senior D1 Talent Rating Bonus: +2.6
Roster-Based (Players Back/Lost) Rough Rating Adjustment: -5.7
2018 Starting Power Rating: 24.9
2018 National Rank: #730
2018 State Rank: #5
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): 40.4
Dynasty National Rank: #489
2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 15.5
Dynasty Record: 102-56 (39-33 in league)

HISTORICAL
2017 Overall Record: 11-2
2017 League Record/Finish: 3-1 (2nd)
2017 Points For Average: 27
2017 Points Against Average: 14.5
2017 Differential: +12.5
2017 Wins: #796 Maple Grove (28-21), #952 Prior Lake (27-8), #952 Prior Lake (10-6), #1067 Edina (28-27), #1551 Cretin-Derham Hall (St. Paul) (17-14), #1932 Rosemount (21-7), #3451 Wayzata (Plymouth) (21-6), #3909 Lakeville South (Lakeville) (42-7), #4344 Burnsville (42-8), #5897 Eagan (42-7), #8431 Forest Lake (35-0)
2017 Losses: #92 Eden Prairie (39-21), #92 Eden Prairie (38-17)
2017 Opponents W-L: 81-57
Recent State Championships: 2004 (AAAAA)
Recent League Championships: 2006 (tied for 1st; Classic Lake), 2004 (tied for 1st; Classic Lake)
Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2018 Schedule: 8/30 at Eagan, 9/7 Wayzata (Plymouth), 9/14 at Maple Grove, 9/21 Prior Lake, 9/28 Lakeville South (Lakeville), 10/5 at Edina, 10/12 Eden Prairie, 10/17 at Burnsville
Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Eden Prairie (54.2), Prior Lake (29.1), Maple Grove (23.5)
Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Eagan (-10.7), Lakeville South (Lakeville) (-6.8), Burnsville (-2)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 22.7 (32.2 overall)
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 13.5
2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -9.2
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #7
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #582
2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-2
2018 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%



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