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GENERAL
Nickname: Bluejays
Colors: Blue/White
Coach: Garrett Michael
League: Big Seven
Playoff Division: 3A
Playoff Division Rank: #2

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 6
Returning Defensive Starters: 6
2017 JV Record: 6-1
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Elliott Strahm 6'2" 260 Senior OL/DL
Cauy Rokey 6'2" 210 Senior OL/LB
Joe Gruber 5'11" 170 Senior RB/DB

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Defensive Experience
Team Weaknesses: Must Fill Holes Offensively, Must Lessen Turnovers, Must Replace QB/RB

RATINGS
2017 Final Power Rating: 32.5
2017 National Rank: #1279
2017 State Rank: #16
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -2.5
2018 Starting Power Rating: 14.4
2018 National Rank: #1541
2018 State Rank: #17
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): 11.3
Dynasty National Rank: #5904
2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 3.1
Dynasty Record: 93-67 (62-45 in league)

HISTORICAL
2017 Overall Record: 13-1
2017 League Record/Finish: 7-1 (2nd)
2017 Points For Average: 35.9
2017 Points Against Average: 9.1
2017 Differential: +26.8
2017 Wins: #1415 Marysville (7-6), #2254 Silver Lake (17-14), #4448 Perry-Lecompton (Perry) (28-21), #4448 Perry-Lecompton (Perry) (28-6), #4582 Centralia (28-6), #5682 Holton (21-0), #5678 Osage City (56-13), #8738 Maur Hill Prep-Mount Academy (Atchison) (56-14), #8891 Royal Valley (Hoyt) (49-6), #10040 Jefferson West (Meriden) (22-7), #11232 Hiawatha (70-6), #11918 Riverside [Wathena/Elwood] (Wathena) (57-0), #13682 Atchison County (Effingham) (57-8)
2017 Losses: #3274 Nemaha Central (Seneca) (21-7)
2017 Opponents W-L: 89-60
Recent State Championships: 2017
Recent League Championships: 2007
Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: 7
Streak List: 10/20/17 Hiawatha (70-6), 10/26/17 Riverside [Wathena/Elwood] (Wathena) (57-0), 10/31/17 Maur Hill Prep-Mount Academy (Atchison) (56-14), 11/4/17 Perry-Lecompton (Perry) (28-6), 11/10/17 Osage City (56-13), 11/17/17 Silver Lake (17-14), 11/25/17 Marysville (7-6)

SCHEDULE
2018 Schedule: 8/31 Nemaha Central (Seneca), 9/7 at Riverside [Wathena/Elwood] (Wathena), 9/14 Perry-Lecompton (Perry), 9/21 at Marysville, 9/28 at Hiawatha, 10/5 Holton, 10/12 Wamego, 10/19 at Royal Valley (Hoyt)
Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Marysville (5.2), Perry-Lecompton (Perry) (0.7), Nemaha Central (Seneca) (-4.7)
Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Riverside [Wathena/Elwood] (Wathena) (-41.6), Hiawatha (-28.2), Royal Valley (Hoyt) (-21.8)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -7 (8.6 overall)
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -15.1
2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -8.1
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #111
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #6816
2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-0
2018 Projected League Finish: 1st
2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 70%