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GENERAL
Nickname: Thunder
Coach: Tom Radke
League: Eastern Kansas
Playoff Division: 5A
Playoff Division Rank: #9

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 4
Returning Defensive Starters: 3
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: no

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Roster Size, Defense, DL Size

RATINGS
2017 Final Power Rating: 26.1
2017 National Rank: #1956
2017 State Rank: #25
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -3.5
Season Scaling/Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -0.3
2018 Starting Power Rating: 7
2018 National Rank: #2441
2018 State Rank: #32
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): 12.6
Dynasty National Rank: #5548
2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 5.6
Dynasty Record: 60-47 (9-5 in league)

HISTORICAL
2017 Overall Record: 8-3
2017 League Record/Finish: 6-1 (3rd)
2017 Points For Average: 28.7
2017 Points Against Average: 20
2017 Differential: +8.7
2017 Wins: #862 Blue Valley (Stilwell) (35-28), #1678 Mill Valley (Shawnee) (45-21), #3817 Blue Valley Southwest (Overland Park) (38-26), #4413 Shawnee Heights (Tecumseh) (19-0), #5429 Blue Valley Northwest (Overland Park) (17-14), #5620 Blue Valley West (Stilwell) (42-35), #5864 Gardner-Edgerton (Gardner) (17-6), #9287 Lansing (48-7)
2017 Losses: #322 Aquinas [St. Thomas] (Overland Park) (34-14), #1678 Mill Valley (Shawnee) (21-14), #2110 Kapaun Mt. Carmel (Wichita) (28-27)
2017 Opponents W-L: 54-60
Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2018 Schedule: 8/31 Blue Valley Northwest (Overland Park), 9/7 at Mill Valley (Shawnee), 9/14 at Blue Valley West (Stilwell), 9/21 Bishop Miege (Shawnee Mission), 9/28 at Blue Valley Southwest (Overland Park), 10/5 Aquinas [St. Thomas] (Overland Park), 10/12 Kapaun Mt. Carmel (Wichita), 10/19 at Blue Valley North (Overland Park)
Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Bishop Miege (Shawnee Mission) (53.8), Aquinas [St. Thomas] (Overland Park) (33.2), Blue Valley North (Overland Park) (33)
Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Blue Valley West (Stilwell) (-12.2), Blue Valley Northwest (Overland Park) (-12.2), Blue Valley Southwest (Overland Park) (6.9)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 20.6 (20.2 overall)
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 16.3
2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -4.3
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #6
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #401
2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 3-5
2018 Projected League Finish: 6th
2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%