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GENERAL
Nickname: Jaguars
Coach: Joel Applebee
League: Sunflower (moving from Eastern Kansas)
Playoff Division: 5A
Playoff Division Rank*: #2

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 8
Returning Defensive Starters: 6
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Cole Clauder Senior DB
Robbie Dervin Senior OL
Jacob Hartman Senior WR

COLLEGE PROSPECT LOST TO GRADUATION
Kyle Kelly 6'6" 245 Senior OT

RATINGS
2019 Final Power Rating: 52.3
2019 National Rank: #173
2019 State Rank: #4
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment*: +6.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment*: -0.6
2020 Starting Power Rating*: 47.5
2020 National Rank*: #144
2020 State Rank*: #3
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2019 Rating): 25.6
Dynasty National Rank: #2074
2020 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison*: better by 21.9
Dynasty Record: 119-60 (72-28 in league)

HISTORICAL
2019 Overall Record: 10-3
2019 League Record/Finish: 4-3 (tied for 4th)
2019 Points For Average: 33.8
2019 Points Against Average: 17
2019 Differential: +16.8
2019 Wins: #206 Northwest (Wichita) (40-31), #212 Aquinas [St. Thomas] (Overland Park) (34-31), #739 Blue Valley (Stilwell) (24-20), #1543 Blue Valley North (Overland Park) (38-7), #1575 De Soto (18-7), #1657 St. James Academy (Lenexa) (27-7), #3376 Blue Valley Southwest (Overland Park) (56-14), #3763 Olathe West (Olathe) (42-6), #4364 Pittsburg (31-0), #8275 West (Topeka) (52-0)
2019 Losses: #125 Bishop Miege (Shawnee Mission) (42-35), #212 Aquinas [St. Thomas] (Overland Park) (28-21), #954 Blue Valley West (Stilwell) (28-21)
2019 Opponents W-L: 92-50
Recent State Championships: 2019, 2016, 2015
Recent League Championships: 2015 (Kaw Valley), 2014 (Kaw Valley), 2013 (Kaw Valley), 2012 (Kaw Valley), 2008 (Kaw Valley)
Winning Streak Entering 2020 Season: 9
Streak List: 10/4/19 Blue Valley North (Overland Park) (38-7), 10/11/19 Pittsburg (31-0), 10/18/19 Blue Valley (Stilwell) (24-20), 10/25/19 Blue Valley Southwest (Overland Park) (56-14), 11/1/19 West (Topeka) (52-0), 11/8/19 Olathe West (Olathe) (42-6), 11/15/19 De Soto (18-7), 11/22/19 Aquinas [St. Thomas] (Overland Park) (34-31), 11/30/19 Northwest (Wichita) (40-31)

SCHEDULE
2020 Schedule: 9/4 vs Derby, 9/18 vs Bentonville (AR), 9/25 vs Gardner-Edgerton (Gardner), 10/2 Lawrence Free State (Lawrence), 10/9 at Olathe West (Olathe), 10/16 Olathe East (Olathe), 11/6 Spring Hill, 11/13 at De Soto, 11/20 Aquinas [St. Thomas] (Overland Park), 11/28 vs Northwest (Wichita)
Highest-Rated 2020 Regular Season Opponents*: Derby (55.3), Aquinas [St. Thomas] (Overland Park) (48.9), Bentonville (AR) (39.5)
Lowest-Rated 2020 Regular Season Opponents*: Spring Hill (-6.5), Olathe West (Olathe) (8.1), Lawrence Free State (Lawrence) (12.5)
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 35.4 (30.1 overall)
2020 Regular Season Schedule Strength*: 24.1
2020 vs. 2019 Schedule Strength Comparison*: -11.3
2020 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank*: #2
2020 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank*: #284
2020 Projected Regular Season Record*: 9-2
2020 Projected League Finish*: 1st
2020 Undefeated Regular Season Probability*: 6%




*temporary; not finalized until August 6th






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