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GENERAL
Nickname: Wildcats
Colors: Blue/Gold
Coach: Rusty Fuller
League: C2 District 6
Playoff Division: C2
Playoff Division Rank: #6

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 8
Returning Defensive Starters: 8
2018 JV Record: 5-1
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Eli Larson 6'0" 210 Junior RB/LB 4.51
Kaleb Pedersen 6'4" 325 Junior T/DT 5.6
Tommy Wroblewski 6'2" 165 Junior WR/DB 4.6

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Experience/Depth At Every Position, Have 20 Players Who Can Get Quality Minutes, Athletic
Team Weaknesses: Must Replace All-State DE

RATINGS
2018 Final Power Rating: 5.3
2018 National Rank: #5202
2018 State Rank: #48
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +9.5
2019 Starting Power Rating: -0.5
2019 National Rank: #3280
2019 State Rank: #29
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2018 Rating): 7
Dynasty National Rank: #7050
2019 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 7.5
Dynasty Record: 68-81 (37-36 in league)

HISTORICAL
2018 Overall Record: 8-3
2018 League Record/Finish: 4-0 (1st)
2018 Points For Average: 33
2018 Points Against Average: 14.8
2018 Differential: +18.2
2018 Wins: #8445 Grand Island Central Catholic (Grand Island) (48-6), #9488 Centura (Cairo) (42-0), #9700 St. Cecilia (Hastings) (42-7), #10256 O'Neill (21-14), #10877 Malcolm (47-0), #11089 Wood River (26-3), #13416 Gibbon (56-0), #13487 Southern Valley (Oxford) (42-12)
2018 Losses: #1369 Norfolk Catholic (Norfolk) (56-12), #1369 Norfolk Catholic (Norfolk) (49-20), #4734 Central City (16-7)
2018 Opponents W-L: 54-55
Recent League Championships: 2018, 2016, 2006 (C1 District 7), 2005 (tied for 1st; C1 District 7)
Winning Streak Entering 2019 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2019 Schedule: 8/30 at Central City, 9/6 Southern Valley (Oxford), 9/13 Norfolk Catholic (Norfolk), 9/20 at Malcolm, 9/27 Wood River, 10/4 at Gibbon, 10/11 at O'Neill, 10/18 Centura (Cairo), 10/25 at Grand Island Central Catholic (Grand Island)
Highest-Rated 2019 Regular Season Opponents: Norfolk Catholic (Norfolk) (13.5), Central City (-1.1), Centura (Cairo) (-21.9)
Lowest-Rated 2019 Regular Season Opponents: Southern Valley (Oxford) (-50), Gibbon (-48.7), Malcolm (-44.3)
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -11.2 (-7.6 overall)
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -28.1
2019 vs. 2018 Schedule Strength Comparison: -16.9
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #118
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #10173
2019 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-1
2019 Projected League Finish: 1st
2019 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 5%