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GENERAL
Nickname: Eskomos
Colors: Blue/Gold
Coach: Scott Arntson
League: AAA Section 7 (moving from Northeast - Blue)
Playoff Division: AAA
Playoff Division Rank: #40

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 6
Returning Defensive Starters: 6
2018 JV Record: 3-3
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Dylan Vinge 5'9" 160 WR 4.8
Keegan Akervik 6'0" 230 Senior OL 5.1
Aaron Moore 5'8" 160 RB 4.7

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: WR/RB Depth, Line Strength Keeps Improving
Team Weaknesses: QB Inexperience, Size

RATINGS
2018 Final Power Rating: -21.1
2018 National Rank: #10835
2018 State Rank: #217
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -0.5
2019 Starting Power Rating: -36.9
2019 National Rank: #10774
2019 State Rank: #209
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2018 Rating): 1.4
Dynasty National Rank: #8738
2019 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 38.3
Dynasty Record: 97-65 [98-64 on the field] (50-32 in league)

HISTORICAL
2018 Overall Record: 3-7
2018 League Record/Finish: 2-3 (tied for 3rd)
2018 Points For Average: 17.5
2018 Points Against Average: 20.6
2018 Differential: -3.1
2018 Wins: #12416 Crosby-Ironton (Crosby) (20-14), #12718 Pine City (12-6), #13156 Virginia (25-0)
2018 Losses: #5197 Cloquet (33-12), #5827 Mora (28-20), #7841 Moose Lake/Willow River (Moose Lake) (22-14), #8810 Two Harbors (14-0), #8810 Two Harbors (19-12), #9395 Greenway/Nashwauk-Keewatin (Coleraine) (50-45), #10155 Aitkin (20-15)
2018 Opponents W-L: 62-39
Recent League Championships: 2017 (Northeast - Blue), 2005 (tied for 1st; Polar AA), 2004 (Polar AA)
Winning Streak Entering 2019 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2019 Schedule: 8/30 at Proctor, 9/6 at Virginia, 9/13 Two Harbors, 9/20 Mora, 9/27 at Moose Lake/Willow River (Moose Lake), 10/4 Pine City, 10/11 at Aitkin, 10/16 Crosby-Ironton (Crosby)
Highest-Rated 2019 Regular Season Opponents: Mora (-17.4), Moose Lake/Willow River (Moose Lake) (-17.9), Two Harbors (-25.9)
Lowest-Rated 2019 Regular Season Opponents: Virginia (-64.7), Crosby-Ironton (Crosby) (-50.3), Pine City (-44.8)
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -4.7 (-17.4 overall)
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -35.9
2019 vs. 2018 Schedule Strength Comparison: -31.2
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #251
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #12006
2019 Projected Regular Season Record: 4-4
2019 Projected League Finish: 5th
2019 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%