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GENERAL
Nickname: Pioneers
Colors: Maroon/Gold
Coach: Weston Schartz
League: Greater Wichita City
Playoff Division: 6A
Playoff Division Rank: #10

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 5
Returning Defensive Starters: 8
2018 JV Record: 5-2
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Quentin Saunders 6'0" 185 Sophomore LB/RB
J'Qwan Johnson 5'11" 170 Junior DB/WR
Kaleb Pless 6'0" 210 Senior OL

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Speed, Extremely Talented Sophomore Class
Team Weaknesses: Very Young, OL Depth

RATINGS
2018 Final Power Rating: 24.5
2018 National Rank: #1920
2018 State Rank: #28
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -0.5
2019 Starting Power Rating: 8.6
2019 National Rank: #2002
2019 State Rank: #28
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2018 Rating): 5.9
Dynasty National Rank: #7383
2019 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 2.7
Dynasty Record: 44-104 [46-102 on the field] (33-74 in league)

HISTORICAL
2018 Overall Record: 6-4
2018 League Record/Finish: 3-3 (tied for 4th)
2018 Points For Average: 34.2
2018 Points Against Average: 20.3
2018 Differential: +13.9
2018 Wins: #2884 Dodge City (27-14), #4730 Hutchinson (55-14), #6389 East (Wichita) (47-0), #6389 East (Wichita) (28-7), #6808 South (Wichita) (57-21), #7990 North (Wichita) (51-0)
2018 Losses: #265 Northwest (Wichita) (56-32), #516 Manhattan (36-25), #623 Bishop Carroll (Wichita) (49-20), #2038 Kapaun Mt. Carmel (Wichita) (6-0)
2018 Opponents W-L: 56-45
Winning Streak Entering 2019 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2019 Schedule: 9/6 at Hutchinson, 9/13 Kapaun Mt. Carmel (Wichita), 9/20 at Bishop Carroll (Wichita), 9/27 at Northwest (Wichita), 10/4 Dodge City, 10/10 North (Wichita), 10/18 at South (Wichita), 10/25 East (Wichita)
Highest-Rated 2019 Regular Season Opponents: Northwest (Wichita) (35.1), Bishop Carroll (Wichita) (22.5), Dodge City (5.2)
Lowest-Rated 2019 Regular Season Opponents: North (Wichita) (-26.7), East (Wichita) (-19.8), South (Wichita) (-12.8)
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 19.6 (17.6 overall)
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -0.6
2019 vs. 2018 Schedule Strength Comparison: -20.2
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #32
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #2121
2019 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-2
2019 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2019 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%