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GENERAL
Nickname: Raiders
Colors: Purple/White
Coach: Warren Seitz
League: Big Seven
Playoff Division: 2A
Playoff Division Rank: #17

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 4
Returning Defensive Starters: 7
2018 JV Record: 4-1
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Brad Schmitz 5'11" 260 Senior OL/DL
Bryce Uphaus 6'0" 180 Senior LB/DB
Tyler Gerety 5'11" 175 Junior QB/FS

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: RB, LB
Team Weaknesses: Line Inexperience/Depth

RATINGS
2018 Final Power Rating: -2.8
2018 National Rank: #7131
2018 State Rank: #118
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -5.5
2019 Starting Power Rating: -23.6
2019 National Rank: #8164
2019 State Rank: #136
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2018 Rating): 10
Dynasty National Rank: #6114
2019 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 33.6
Dynasty Record: 96-58 (64-32 in league)

HISTORICAL
2018 Overall Record: 5-4
2018 League Record/Finish: 2-2 (tied for 4th)
2018 Points For Average: 35.2
2018 Points Against Average: 21.9
2018 Differential: +13.3
2018 Wins: #9193 Pleasant Ridge (Easton) (29-28), #10552 Hiawatha (38-14), #11319 Riverside [Wathena/Elwood] (Wathena) (61-6), #13050 Atchison County (Effingham) (50-0), #13995 Horton (62-26)
2018 Losses: #451 Sabetha (33-7), #3952 Southeast of Saline (Gypsum) (26-13), #6463 Holton (37-32), #6637 Maur Hill Prep-Mount Academy (Atchison) (27-25)
2018 Opponents W-L: 43-44
Recent League Championships: 2017, 2016, 2015
Winning Streak Entering 2019 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2019 Schedule: 9/6 Sabetha, 9/13 at Hiawatha, 9/20 Holton, 9/27 at Horton, 10/4 Pleasant Ridge (Easton), 10/11 at Riverside [Wathena/Elwood] (Wathena), 10/18 Atchison County (Effingham), 10/25 at Maur Hill Prep-Mount Academy (Atchison)
Highest-Rated 2019 Regular Season Opponents: Sabetha (25.4), Maur Hill Prep-Mount Academy (Atchison) (-9), Holton (-15.3)
Lowest-Rated 2019 Regular Season Opponents: Horton (-72.5), Atchison County (Effingham) (-55.1), Pleasant Ridge (Easton) (-37.6)
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -11.1 (-7.8 overall)
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -29.5
2019 vs. 2018 Schedule Strength Comparison: -18.4
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #170
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #10539
2019 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-3
2019 Projected League Finish: 5th
2019 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%