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GENERAL
Nickname: Black Bears
Colors: Black/White
Coach: Matt Hendricks
League: Heart of America
Playoff Division: 2A
Playoff Division Rank: #26

RATINGS
2018 Final Power Rating: -17.7
2018 National Rank: #10198
2018 State Rank: #164
Roster-Based (Players Back/Lost) Rough Rating Adjustment: -0.8
2019 Starting Power Rating: -33.8
2019 National Rank: #10200
2019 State Rank: #164
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2018 Rating): -4
Dynasty National Rank: #10222
2019 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 29.8
Dynasty Record: 68-88 (34-52 in league)

HISTORICAL
2018 Overall Record: 3-6
2018 League Record/Finish: 0-3 (6th)
2018 Points For Average: 23.7
2018 Points Against Average: 38
2018 Differential: -14.3
2018 Wins: #11346 Southwestern Heights (Kismet) (42-34), #12760 Ellinwood (34-6), #13882 Lyons (55-21)
2018 Losses: #2246 Hoisington (38-13), #4869 Ell-Saline (Brookville) (48-7), #5015 Cimarron (74-19), #5094 Lakin (38-22), #5147 Sedgwick (47-8), #11071 Marion (36-13)
2018 Opponents W-L: 47-41
Recent League Championships: 2003 (tied for 1st; Mid-Central Mid)
Winning Streak Entering 2019 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2019 Schedule: 9/6 Ell-Saline (Brookville), 9/13 Marion, 9/20 at Sedgwick, 9/27 at Lyons, 10/4 at Cimarron, 10/11 Ellinwood, 10/18 Lakin, 10/25 at Southwestern Heights (Kismet)
Highest-Rated 2019 Regular Season Opponents: Ell-Saline (Brookville) (-7), Lakin (-8.6), Cimarron (-14.7)
Lowest-Rated 2019 Regular Season Opponents: Lyons (-74), Ellinwood (-45.8), Marion (-44.5)
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -12.9 (-5.8 overall)
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -31.1
2019 vs. 2018 Schedule Strength Comparison: -18.2
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #175
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #10940
2019 Projected Regular Season Record: 3-5
2019 Projected League Finish: 6th
2019 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%



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