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GENERAL
Nickname: Cardinals
Colors: Blue/Red
Coach: Shelby Wehrman
League: Central Plains
Playoff Division: 3A
Playoff Division Rank: #31

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 7
Returning Defensive Starters: 6
2018 JV Record: 6-1
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Riley Petz 6'1" 160 Senior RB/DB
Seth Teague 5'8" 155 Senior RB/LB
Tyler Blasi 6'0" 205 Senior TE/DE

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Have 27 Returning Lettermen, Sophomore/Junior Classes
Team Weaknesses: Small Senior Class, Leadership, Tough Schedule

RATINGS
2018 Final Power Rating: -10.4
2018 National Rank: #8749
2018 State Rank: #144
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -0.5
2019 Starting Power Rating: -26.2
2019 National Rank: #8733
2019 State Rank: #142
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2018 Rating): 6.6
Dynasty National Rank: #7174
2019 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 32.8
Dynasty Record: 83-67 (71-41 in league)

HISTORICAL
2018 Overall Record: 2-7
2018 League Record/Finish: 1-3 (6th)
2018 Points For Average: 15.4
2018 Points Against Average: 26.6
2018 Differential: -11.2
2018 Wins: #11509 Trinity Academy (Wichita) (37-15), #12014 Haven (36-12)
2018 Losses: #793 Andale (35-13), #2355 Conway Springs (28-7), #2614 Smoky Valley (Lindsborg) (43-6), #4844 Anthony-Harper-Chaparral (Anthony) (42-14), #5539 Garden Plain (15-12), #5792 Collegiate (Wichita) (28-7), #8248 Clearwater (21-7)
2018 Opponents W-L: 57-33
Recent League Championships: 2006 (tied for 1st)
Winning Streak Entering 2019 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2019 Schedule: 9/6 at Garden Plain, 9/13 Conway Springs, 9/20 at Anthony-Harper-Chaparral (Anthony), 9/27 Clearwater, 10/4 Collegiate (Wichita), 10/11 at Haven, 10/18 Trinity Academy (Wichita), 10/25 at Andale
Highest-Rated 2019 Regular Season Opponents: Andale (24.7), Conway Springs (13.1), Collegiate (Wichita) (-15.2)
Lowest-Rated 2019 Regular Season Opponents: Trinity Academy (Wichita) (-51.9), Haven (-41.6), Clearwater (-20.7)
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 7.2 (4.9 overall)
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -15.8
2019 vs. 2018 Schedule Strength Comparison: -23
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #103
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #6176
2019 Projected Regular Season Record: 3-5
2019 Projected League Finish: 4th
2019 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%