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GENERAL
Nickname: Highlanders
Colors: Red/White
Coach: Dave Keel
League: North Shore
Playoff Division: none

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 4
Returning Defensive Starters: 5
2018 JV Record: 6-3
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Nick Freckmann 6'3" 265 Senior OL 5.2
Mason Resch 6'1" 315 Senior DL 5.1
Connor Braun 6'0" 165 Senior DB 4.5

COLLEGE PROSPECT LOST TO GRADUATION
Jake Raddatz 6'3" 240 Senior SDE

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Secondary, OL
Team Weaknesses: QB/LB Inexperience

RATINGS
2018 Final Power Rating: 46.3
2018 National Rank: #324
2018 State Rank: #2
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -7.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -0.5
2019 Starting Power Rating: 22.9
2019 National Rank: #749
2019 State Rank: #9
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2018 Rating): 43.7
Dynasty National Rank: #311
2019 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 20.8
Dynasty Record: 181-20 (110-5 in league)

HISTORICAL
2018 Overall Record: 14-0
2018 League Record/Finish: 9-0 (1st)
2018 Points For Average: 41.9
2018 Points Against Average: 13.6
2018 Differential: +28.3
2018 Wins: #705 Brookfield Central (Brookfield) (51-14), #1083 Marshfield (12-7), #2338 Slinger (35-14), #2338 Slinger (42-12), #3522 Watertown (59-13), #4062 Grafton (43-13), #4715 Hartford (33-7), #4714 East (West Bend) (42-17), #5375 Port Washington (43-19), #6119 Whitefish Bay (42-20), #9312 Nicolet (Glendale) (50-26), #9429 Cedarburg (42-10), #11167 Vincent/Destiny (Milwaukee) (55-12), #11238 West (West Bend) (38-7)
2018 Losses: none
2018 Opponents W-L: 85-68
Recent State Championships: 2018 (2), 2015 (2), 2012 (2), 2008 (1), 2006 (1)
Recent League Championships: 2018, 2017 (tied for 1st), 2016, 2015 (tied for 1st), 2013, 2012 (tied for 1st), 2011 (tied for 1st), 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, 2003
Winning Streak Entering 2019 Season: 14
Streak List: 8/17/18 Port Washington (43-19), 8/24/18 West (West Bend) (38-7), 8/31/18 Grafton (43-13), 9/7/18 East (West Bend) (42-17), 9/14/18 Whitefish Bay (42-20), 9/21/18 Nicolet (Glendale) (50-26), 9/28/18 Cedarburg (42-10), 10/5/18 Hartford (33-7), 10/12/18 Slinger (35-14), 10/19/18 Vincent/Destiny (Milwaukee) (55-12), 10/26/18 Watertown (59-13), 11/2/18 Slinger (42-12), 11/9/18 Marshfield (12-7), 11/16/18 Brookfield Central (Brookfield) (51-14)

SCHEDULE
2019 Schedule: 8/23 West (West Bend), 8/30 at Cedarburg, 9/6 Grafton, 9/13 East (West Bend), 9/20 at Whitefish Bay, 9/27 Hartford, 10/4 at Port Washington, 10/11 Slinger, 10/18 at Nicolet (Glendale)
Highest-Rated 2019 Regular Season Opponents: Slinger (10.2), Grafton (3.1), Hartford (-7.3)
Lowest-Rated 2019 Regular Season Opponents: West (West Bend) (-43.3), Nicolet (Glendale) (-32.5), Cedarburg (-26.8)
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -0.2 (9.9 overall)
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -15.7
2019 vs. 2018 Schedule Strength Comparison: -15.5
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #118
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #6125
2019 Projected Regular Season Record: 9-0
2019 Projected League Finish: 1st
2019 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 82%