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GENERAL
Nickname: Knights
Colors: Red/White
Coach: Jeff Bellar
League: C2 District 3 (moving from C1 District 5)
Playoff Division: C2
Playoff Division Rank: #1

D1 PROSPECT
Ethan Piper 6'4" 275 Senior DT

RATINGS
2017 Final Power Rating: 49.7
2017 National Rank: #270
2017 State Rank: #1
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +1.9
Season Scaling/Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.8
Roster-Based (Players Back/Lost) Rough Rating Adjustment: +1
2018 Starting Power Rating: 37
2018 National Rank: #268
2018 State Rank: #1
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): 47
Dynasty National Rank: #204
2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 10
Dynasty Record: 161-21 (60-8 in league)

HISTORICAL
2017 Overall Record: 13-0
2017 League Record/Finish: 5-0 (1st)
2017 Points For Average: 32.9
2017 Points Against Average: 10.5
2017 Differential: +22.4
2017 Wins: #999 Wahoo (14-0), #999 Wahoo (24-19), #1061 Boone Central/Newman Grove (Albion) (48-35), #1061 Boone Central/Newman Grove (Albion) (35-0), #1355 Aquinas (David City) (21-17), #1853 Pierce (28-13), #2308 West Point-Beemer (West Point) (49-21), #2887 Bishop Neumann (Wahoo) (20-7), #2887 Bishop Neumann (Wahoo) (24-6), #3079 Wayne (35-0), #3634 Lakeview (Columbus) (34-7), #5794 O'Neill (35-0), #12734 Madison (61-12)
2017 Losses: none
2017 Opponents W-L: 91-51
Recent State Championships: 2017 (C1), 2012 (C1), 2011 (C1), 2010 (C1), 2005 (C1), 2004 (C1)
Recent League Championships: 2017 (C1 District 5), 2015 (C1 District 3), 2011 (C1 District 7), 2010 (C1 District 7), 2009 (C1 District 5), 2008 (C1 District 5), 2005 (C1 District 5), 2004 (C1 District 5)
Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: 13
Streak List: 8/24/17 Bishop Neumann (Wahoo) (24-6), 9/1/17 Lakeview (Columbus) (34-7), 9/8/17 Wahoo (24-19), 9/15/17 Boone Central/Newman Grove (Albion) (48-35), 9/21/17 Pierce (28-13), 9/29/17 O'Neill (35-0), 10/6/17 Madison (61-12), 10/13/17 Wayne (35-0), 10/20/17 West Point-Beemer (West Point) (49-21), 10/27/17 Bishop Neumann (Wahoo) (20-7), 11/3/17 Aquinas (David City) (21-17), 11/10/17 Wahoo (14-0), 11/21/17 Boone Central/Newman Grove (Albion) (35-0)

SCHEDULE
2018 Schedule: 8/24 at Pierce, 8/31 Aquinas (David City), 9/7 St. Paul, 9/14 at Bancroft-Rosalie/Lyons-Decatur Northeast (Bancroft), 9/21 Crofton, 9/28 at Cedar Catholic (Hartington), 10/5 Battle Creek, 10/12 at Stanton, 10/19 at Ponca
Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Pierce (16.8), Battle Creek (11.4), Aquinas (David City) (8.8)
Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Stanton (-28.6), St. Paul (-25.5), Crofton (-19.3)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 15.2 (27.8 overall)
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -6.9
2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -22.1
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #45
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #4188
2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 9-0
2018 Projected League Finish: 1st
2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 87%



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