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GENERAL
Nickname: Hornets
Colors: Purple/Gold
Coach: Scott L'Ecuyer
League: Ark Valley-Chisholm Trail Division II
Playoff Division: 5A
Playoff Division Rank: #15

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 7
Returning Defensive Starters: 3
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: All 5 OL Return
Team Weaknesses: Only 3 Returning Defensive Starters, Difficult Schedule, Youth/Inexperience

RATINGS
2017 Final Power Rating: 14.4
2017 National Rank: #3779
2017 State Rank: #58
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +1
2018 Starting Power Rating: -0.1
2018 National Rank: #3583
2018 State Rank: #53
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): 2
Dynasty National Rank: #8776
2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 2.1
Dynasty Record: 35-101 (18-61 in league)

HISTORICAL
2017 Overall Record: 5-4
2017 League Record/Finish: 2-3 (tied for 4th)
2017 Points For Average: 19.3
2017 Points Against Average: 25.8
2017 Differential: -6.5
2017 Wins: #2624 Haysville Campus (Wichita) (21-20), #4151 South (Salina) (12-7), #5316 Hays (24-7), #5466 Newton (21-15), #7273 Arkansas City (35-7)
2017 Losses: #620 Goddard (57-7), #2348 Eisenhower (Goddard) (42-14), #2671 Andover (29-27), #2671 Andover (48-13)
2017 Opponents W-L: 41-49
Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2018 Schedule: 8/31 at Maize, 9/7 at Garden City, 9/14 Maize South (Wichita), 9/20 at Central (Andover), 9/28 Andover, 10/5 Goddard, 10/12 at Arkansas City, 10/19 Eisenhower (Goddard)
Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Goddard (19.5), Maize (18.2), Andover (13.7)
Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Arkansas City (-10), Garden City (-1.4), Central (Andover) (3.5)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 10.7 (21.5 overall)
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 6.7
2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -4
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #11
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1332
2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 2-6
2018 Projected League Finish: 6th
2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%