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GENERAL
Nickname: Thunder
Colors: Navy/Columbia
Coach: Tom Kish
League: AAAA Section 6 (moving from East Central - North)
Playoff Division: AAAA
Playoff Division Rank: #11

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 8
Returning Defensive Starters: 6
2018 JV Record: 4-2
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Brett Howard 6'0" 210 Senior RB/ILB 4.85
Carter McEachern 6'5" 190 Senior QB/DB 4.8
Tim Vorobyev 5'11" 180 Senior RB/ILB 4.7

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Many Players With Experience
Team Weaknesses: Lack Depth At Some Positions

RATINGS
2018 Final Power Rating: 3
2018 National Rank: #5718
2018 State Rank: #97
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +6.5
2019 Starting Power Rating: -5.8
2019 National Rank: #4271
2019 State Rank: #63
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2018 Rating): 5.2
Dynasty National Rank: #7582
2019 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 11
Dynasty Record: 73-76 (51-36 in league)

HISTORICAL
2018 Overall Record: 6-4
2018 League Record/Finish: 4-2 (3rd)
2018 Points For Average: 25.5
2018 Points Against Average: 16.6
2018 Differential: +8.9
2018 Wins: #4277 Delano (37-19), #6298 Becker (15-13), #9611 Milaca (30-6), #11189 Foley (32-0), #12225 Little Falls (52-6), #12906 St. Cloud Cathedral (St. Cloud) (53-20)
2018 Losses: #2753 Dassel-Cokato (Cokato) (19-10), #3587 New London-Spicer (New London) (49-13), #4277 Delano (20-7), #5948 Albany (14-6)
2018 Opponents W-L: 50-51
Recent League Championships: 2017 (East Central - North), 2016 (tied for 1st; East Central - North), 2011 (Granite Ridge)
Winning Streak Entering 2019 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2019 Schedule: 8/30 at Litchfield, 9/6 Foley, 9/13 at Albany, 9/20 at Milaca, 9/27 Princeton, 10/4 St. Cloud Cathedral (St. Cloud), 10/11 at Little Falls, 10/16 Glencoe-Silver Lake (Glencoe)
Highest-Rated 2019 Regular Season Opponents: Albany (-10.2), Glencoe-Silver Lake (Glencoe) (-21.7), Litchfield (-24.7)
Lowest-Rated 2019 Regular Season Opponents: St. Cloud Cathedral (St. Cloud) (-49.4), Little Falls (-42.9), Foley (-32.6)
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -9.8 (-3.1 overall)
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -30
2019 vs. 2018 Schedule Strength Comparison: -20.2
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #231
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #10680
2019 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-1
2019 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2019 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 51%