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GENERAL
Nickname: Wildcats
Colors: Purple/White
Coach: Robert Ebenstein
League: Frontier
Playoff Division: 4A
Playoff Division Rank: #4

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 5
Returning Defensive Starters: 3
2018 JV Record: 5-2
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Madden Rutherford 6'5" 190 Senior QB 4.74
Brayden White 6'5" 260 Senior OL/DL 5.0
Garrett Harding 6'0" 245 Senior OL/DL 5.07

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Fundamentally Sound, Defense, Unity
Team Weaknesses: Inexperience

RATINGS
2018 Final Power Rating: 24.4
2018 National Rank: #1938
2018 State Rank: #29
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.5
2019 Starting Power Rating: 7.5
2019 National Rank: #2127
2019 State Rank: #31
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2018 Rating): 24.4
Dynasty National Rank: #2360
2019 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 16.9
Dynasty Record: 124-54 (64-31 in league)

HISTORICAL
2018 Overall Record: 10-1
2018 League Record/Finish: 7-0 (1st)
2018 Points For Average: 32.2
2018 Points Against Average: 11.7
2018 Differential: +20.5
2018 Wins: #2265 Paola (25-7), #4776 Tonganoxie (27-7), #5379 Piper (Kansas City) (28-21), #5379 Piper (Kansas City) (48-0), #5413 Spring Hill (21-17), #8817 Atchison (42-7), #8956 Baldwin (27-7), #9883 Eudora (34-0), #11220 Ottawa (56-8), #11220 Ottawa (25-0)
2018 Losses: #185 Bishop Miege (Shawnee Mission) (55-21)
2018 Opponents W-L: 48-60
Recent State Championships: 2010
Recent League Championships: 2018, 2015 (tied for 1st), 2010, 2007 (Frontier - Upper), 2006 (tied for 1st; Frontier - Upper)
Winning Streak Entering 2019 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2019 Schedule: 9/6 at Spring Hill, 9/13 Tonganoxie, 9/20 at Baldwin, 9/27 Piper (Kansas City), 10/4 Eudora, 10/11 at Atchison, 10/18 at Ottawa, 10/25 Paola
Highest-Rated 2019 Regular Season Opponents: Paola (5.8), Tonganoxie (-4.6), Spring Hill (-9.7)
Lowest-Rated 2019 Regular Season Opponents: Ottawa (-37), Atchison (-30.7), Eudora (-22.7)
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 3.3 (3.2 overall)
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -16.6
2019 vs. 2018 Schedule Strength Comparison: -19.9
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #107
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #6411
2019 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-1
2019 Projected League Finish: 1st
2019 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 49%