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GENERAL
Nickname: Thunderbirds
Colors: Purple/Gold/White
Coach: Michael Huffman
League: A District 2
Playoff Division: A
Playoff Division Rank: #3

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 7
Returning Defensive Starters: 7
2018 JV Record: 6-2
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Zavier Betts 6'3" 195 Senior WR 4.5
Jevyon Ducker 5'10" 190 Senior RB 4.65
Nate Sullivan 6'3" 180 Senior WR 4.65

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Have 4 Returning OL Starters, WRs, Stout Defensively
Team Weaknesses: Must Find QB/FS

RATINGS
2018 Final Power Rating: 26.4
2018 National Rank: #1685
2018 State Rank: #16
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +1.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +6.4
2019 Starting Power Rating: 18.9
2019 National Rank: #1002
2019 State Rank: #8
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2018 Rating): 36
Dynasty National Rank: #795
2019 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 17.1
Dynasty Record: 114-57 [113-58 on the field] (48-26 in league)

HISTORICAL
2018 Overall Record: 10-2
2018 League Record/Finish: 4-0 (1st)
2018 Points For Average: 46.7
2018 Points Against Average: 20.5
2018 Differential: +26.2
2018 Wins: #2536 Lincoln (49-43), #2850 Elkhorn South (Omaha) (38-31), #2850 Elkhorn South (Omaha) (38-3), #4148 Pius X (Lincoln) (42-21), #4539 Kearney (17-10), #5611 Papillion-LaVista South (Papillion) (51-16), #7998 Norfolk (62-27), #8542 Omaha Central (Omaha) (48-0), #10605 Omaha South (Omaha) (55-0), #11218 Bellevue East (Bellevue) (81-6)
2018 Losses: #1212 Grand Island (37-30), #2206 Omaha North (Omaha) (52-49)
2018 Opponents W-L: 61-59
Recent State Championships: 2016
Recent League Championships: 2018, 2017 (tied for 1st; A District 1), 2016 (A District 1), 2015 (A District 3), 2008 (tied for 1st; A District 4), 2004 (A District 4)
Winning Streak Entering 2019 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2019 Schedule: 8/30 at Lincoln, 9/6 at Bellevue East (Bellevue), 9/13 Papillion-LaVista South (Papillion), 9/20 Elkhorn South (Omaha), 9/27 at Pius X (Lincoln), 10/4 Norfolk, 10/11 at Omaha South (Omaha), 10/18 Omaha North (Omaha), 10/25 Omaha Central (Omaha)
Highest-Rated 2019 Regular Season Opponents: Elkhorn South (Omaha) (4.5), Omaha North (Omaha) (1.2), Lincoln (-7.7)
Lowest-Rated 2019 Regular Season Opponents: Omaha South (Omaha) (-44.2), Bellevue East (Bellevue) (-40.5), Norfolk (-27.9)
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 7.7 (9 overall)
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -18.4
2019 vs. 2018 Schedule Strength Comparison: -26.1
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #76
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #7055
2019 Projected Regular Season Record: 9-0
2019 Projected League Finish: 1st
2019 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 82%