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GENERAL
Nickname: Knights
Colors: Red/Black/Silver
Coach: Joe Hadachek
League: 2A District 7 (moving from 2A District 4)
Playoff Division: 2A
Playoff Division Rank: #4

RATINGS
2017 Final Power Rating: 18.1
2017 National Rank: #3139
2017 State Rank: #36
Player Statistics-Based (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -3.6
2018 Starting Power Rating: -1
2018 National Rank: #3725
2018 State Rank: #43
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): 22
Dynasty National Rank: #3004
2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 23
Dynasty Record: 105-51 (69-31 in league)

HISTORICAL
2017 Overall Record: 8-4
2017 League Record/Finish: 5-2 (3rd)
2017 Points For Average: 34.1
2017 Points Against Average: 17.2
2017 Differential: +16.9
2017 Wins: #2898 Cascade (22-14), #6355 Aplington-Parkersburg (Parkersburg) (42-0), #6631 Beckman (Dyersville) (41-6), #7223 Monticello (42-0), #7941 North Fayette Valley (West Union) (22-12), #11021 Vinton-Shellsburg (Vinton) (42-14), #11834 Columbus (Waterloo) (48-7), #12743 Oelwein (58-0)
2017 Losses: #1046 Waukon (50-35), #2898 Cascade (28-21), #3026 Williamsburg (28-14), #5404 Marion (47-22)
2017 Opponents W-L: 70-51
Recent State Championships: 2011 (3A)
Recent League Championships: 2014 (2A District 6), 2012 (2A District 3), 2010 (3A District 5)
Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2018 Schedule: 8/24 Beckman (Dyersville), 8/31 at North Fayette Valley (West Union), 9/7 Charles City, 9/14 at Dike-New Hartford (Dike), 9/21 Benton (Van Horne), 9/28 Roland-Story (Story City), 10/5 at Vinton-Shellsburg (Vinton), 10/12 Nevada, 10/19 at West Marshall (State Center)
Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Dike-New Hartford (Dike) (-4.1), Nevada (-4.6), Benton (Van Horne) (-11.9)
Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Vinton-Shellsburg (Vinton) (-35.9), Beckman (Dyersville) (-23.9), North Fayette Valley (West Union) (-19.6)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -4.9 (8.6 overall)
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -16.7
2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -11.8
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #100
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #7339
2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-1
2018 Projected League Finish: 1st
2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 27%



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