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GENERAL
Nickname: Vikings
Colors: Black/Yellow
Coach: Tim Callaghan
League: Sunflower
Playoff Division: 6A
Playoff Division Rank: #25

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 9
Returning Defensive Starters: 8
2017 JV Record: 7-2
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Dante Smith-Posey 6'4" 275 Senior OL/DT 5.1
Meshack Kioko 6'3" 220 Senior DE 5.0
Aleoe Gentry 5'11" 180 Senior WR/DB 4.7

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Hard-Working, Tough/Talented Senior Class, Line Experience

RATINGS
2017 Final Power Rating: -11.2
2017 National Rank: #9442
2017 State Rank: #147
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +8.5
2018 Starting Power Rating: -18.2
2018 National Rank: #7457
2018 State Rank: #116
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): 28.8
Dynasty National Rank: #1734
2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 47
Dynasty Record: 103-54 (84-35 in league)

HISTORICAL
2017 Overall Record: 0-9
2017 League Record/Finish: 0-7 (tied for 11th)
2017 Points For Average: 10.6
2017 Points Against Average: 40.3
2017 Differential: -29.7
2017 Wins: none
2017 Losses: #111 Blue Springs (MO) (42-0), #862 Blue Valley (Stilwell) (42-8), #897 Lawrence Free State (Lawrence) (56-9), #1272 East (Shawnee Mission) (63-0), #2732 Olathe North (Olathe) (41-8), #3652 Lawrence (35-28), #5325 Shawnee Mission Northwest (Shawnee Mission) (35-14), #8219 South (Shawnee Mission) (33-14), #8950 Leavenworth (16-14)
2017 Opponents W-L: 60-36
Recent State Championships: 2012
Recent League Championships: 2012, 2008, 2006
Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2018 Schedule: 8/30 Shawnee Mission Northwest (Shawnee Mission), 9/7 at South (Shawnee Mission), 9/14 Olathe North (Olathe), 9/21 at Lawrence Free State (Lawrence), 9/28 Olathe West (Olathe), 10/4 at Olathe East (Olathe), 10/11 North (Shawnee Mission), 10/19 at Gardner-Edgerton (Gardner)
Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Lawrence Free State (Lawrence) (29), Olathe East (Olathe) (11.4), Olathe North (Olathe) (9.3)
Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: North (Shawnee Mission) (-34.6), South (Shawnee Mission) (-12.8), Shawnee Mission Northwest (Shawnee Mission) (-8)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 23.4 (27.4 overall)
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -1.5
2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -24.9
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #42
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #2854
2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 1-7
2018 Projected League Finish: 11th
2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%