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GENERAL
Nickname: Dragons
Colors: Blue/White
Coach: Jason Grider
League: Central Kansas
Playoff Division: 3A
Playoff Division Rank*: #13

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 6
Returning Defensive Starters: 6
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: no

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Experience, Explosive Offensively, Defensive Size/Speed

RATINGS
2019 Final Power Rating: 17.6
2019 National Rank: #3070
2019 State Rank: #54
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment*: +1.5
2020 Starting Power Rating*: 8.4
2020 National Rank*: #2719
2020 State Rank*: #46
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2019 Rating): 9.3
Dynasty National Rank: #6209
2020 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison*: worse by 0.9
Dynasty Record: 95-74 (60-34 in league)

HISTORICAL
2019 Overall Record: 8-1
2019 League Record/Finish: 5-0 (1st)
2019 Points For Average: 42.7
2019 Points Against Average: 15
2019 Differential: +27.7
2019 Wins: #4313 Hesston (46-6), #5855 Rock Creek (St. George) (44-38), #6903 Clay Center (45-20), #7432 Nickerson (38-0), #7981 Chapman (54-14), #8686 Smoky Valley (Lindsborg) (49-0), #9361 Pratt (36-14), #11927 Lyons (58-8)
2019 Losses: #2230 Collegiate (Wichita) (35-14)
2019 Opponents W-L: 31-51
Recent League Championships: 2019, 2009 (Mid-Central - Mid)
Winning Streak Entering 2020 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2020 Schedule: 9/4 at Smoky Valley (Lindsborg), 9/11 Nickerson, 9/18 at Hoisington, 9/25 Andale, 10/2 Clearwater, 10/9 at Hesston, 10/16 Collegiate (Wichita), 10/23 at Trinity Academy (Wichita), 10/30 at Cheney
Highest-Rated 2020 Regular Season Opponents*: Andale (43.9), Cheney (27.8), Hoisington (20)
Lowest-Rated 2020 Regular Season Opponents*: Trinity Academy (Wichita) (-30.5), Smoky Valley (Lindsborg) (-18.9), Nickerson (-16.3)
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -0.1 (0.1 overall)
2020 Regular Season Schedule Strength*: 5.5
2020 vs. 2019 Schedule Strength Comparison*: +5.6
2020 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank*: #42
2020 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank*: #1975
2020 Projected Regular Season Record*: 5-4
2020 Projected League Finish*: 2nd
2020 Undefeated Regular Season Probability*: less than 1%




*temporary; not finalized until August 6th






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