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GENERAL
Nickname: Spartans
Colors: Maroon/White
Coach: Chad McCarty
League: Black Hills - Mount Rushmore
Playoff Division: 11AA
Playoff Division Rank: #7

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 3
Returning Defensive Starters: 6
2018 JV Record: 0-9
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Jacob Johnson 6'2" 230 Senior RB/DL 4.9

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Enthusiasm, Experienced Youth, Running Game
Team Weaknesses: Youth

RATINGS
2018 Final Power Rating: -31
2018 National Rank: #12289
2018 State Rank: #48
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -3.5
2019 Starting Power Rating: -49.8
2019 National Rank: #12623
2019 State Rank: #48
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2018 Rating): -4.5
Dynasty National Rank: #10369
2019 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 45.3
Dynasty Record: 53-110 (22-62 in league)

HISTORICAL
2018 Overall Record: 2-8
2018 League Record/Finish: 2-3 (5th)
2018 Points For Average: 10.8
2018 Points Against Average: 39.9
2018 Differential: -29.1
2018 Wins: #10296 Sturgis Brown (Sturgis) (32-21), #13439 Douglas (Box Elder) (42-25)
2018 Losses: #2855 Riggs [T. F.] (Pierre) (54-14), #6171 Huron (28-0), #6235 Brookings (51-0), #7958 Mitchell (41-7), #8862 More [St. Thomas] (Rapid City) (48-0), #9268 Hot Springs (16-0), #9457 Stevens (Rapid City) (66-6), #9741 Belle Fourche (49-7)
2018 Opponents W-L: 47-53
Recent State Championships: 2003
Winning Streak Entering 2019 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2019 Schedule: 8/30 at Yankton, 9/6 Custer, 9/13 Mitchell, 9/20 at More [St. Thomas] (Rapid City), 9/27 Riggs [T. F.] (Pierre), 10/4 at Douglas (Box Elder), 10/11 Belle Fourche, 10/18 vs Brookings, 10/25 vs Sturgis Brown (Sturgis)
Highest-Rated 2019 Regular Season Opponents: Riggs [T. F.] (Pierre) (8.5), Brookings (-11.7), More [St. Thomas] (Rapid City) (-20.8)
Lowest-Rated 2019 Regular Season Opponents: Douglas (Box Elder) (-51.6), Custer (-35.9), Belle Fourche (-33.6)
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -9 (-7.1 overall)
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -25.9
2019 vs. 2018 Schedule Strength Comparison: -16.9
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #39
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #9570
2019 Projected Regular Season Record: 1-8
2019 Projected League Finish: 4th
2019 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%