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GENERAL
Nickname: Dragons
Colors: Blue/White
Coach: Jason Grider
League: Central Kansas
Playoff Division: 3A
Playoff Division Rank: #18

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 4
Returning Defensive Starters: 7
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Scott Grider 5'10" 190 Senior S
Kaden Kraus 5'10" 190 Senior LB
Aric Propst 6'0" 195 Senior LB

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Experience, Explosive Offensively
Team Weaknesses: Defensive Size/Speed

RATINGS
2018 Final Power Rating: 8.3
2018 National Rank: #4555
2018 State Rank: #73
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -3
2019 Starting Power Rating: -10
2019 National Rank: #5131
2019 State Rank: #88
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2018 Rating): 8.8
Dynasty National Rank: #6497
2019 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 18.8
Dynasty Record: 87-73 (55-34 in league)

HISTORICAL
2018 Overall Record: 5-4
2018 League Record/Finish: 2-3 (6th)
2018 Points For Average: 30
2018 Points Against Average: 21.3
2018 Differential: +8.7
2018 Wins: #3441 Chapman (30-22), #7592 Nickerson (22-7), #9589 Clay Center (50-22), #11524 Rock Creek (St. George) (52-16), #13882 Lyons (64-0)
2018 Losses: #613 Pratt (32-16), #793 Andale (35-0), #2614 Smoky Valley (Lindsborg) (20-14), #4647 Hesston (38-22)
2018 Opponents W-L: 50-42
Recent League Championships: 2009 (Mid-Central - Mid)
Winning Streak Entering 2019 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2019 Schedule: 9/6 Nickerson, 9/13 Pratt, 9/20 at Lyons, 9/27 at Rock Creek (St. George), 10/4 Hesston, 10/11 at Clay Center, 10/18 Smoky Valley (Lindsborg), 10/25 at Chapman
Highest-Rated 2019 Regular Season Opponents: Pratt (14.5), Smoky Valley (Lindsborg) (-7.9), Chapman (-12.1)
Lowest-Rated 2019 Regular Season Opponents: Lyons (-74), Rock Creek (St. George) (-33.6), Clay Center (-22.8)
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 0.7 (6.4 overall)
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -20.5
2019 vs. 2018 Schedule Strength Comparison: -21.2
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #132
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #7743
2019 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-3
2019 Projected League Finish: 4th
2019 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%