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GENERAL
Nickname: Whippets
Colors: Purple/White
Coach: Jebb Hatch
League: C1 District 7 (moving from C1 District 6)
Playoff Division: C1
Playoff Division Rank*: #28

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 8
Returning Defensive Starters: 7
2019 JV Record: 4-3
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Alex Banuelos 5'9" 180 Senior OL/DL 5.1
Irvin Hernandez 5'9" 185 Senior OL/DL 5.2
Gage Fries 6'1" 180 Junior RB/LB 4.7

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Experience, Depth
Team Weaknesses: Undersized

RATINGS
2019 Final Power Rating: -7
2019 National Rank: #8160
2019 State Rank: #97
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment*: +3.5
2020 Starting Power Rating*: -14.1
2020 National Rank*: #7334
2020 State Rank*: #90
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2019 Rating): 2.5
Dynasty National Rank: #8216
2020 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison*: worse by 16.6
Dynasty Record: 58-96 (27-52 in league)

HISTORICAL
2019 Overall Record: 4-5
2019 League Record/Finish: 0-4 (5th)
2019 Points For Average: 13.9
2019 Points Against Average: 18
2019 Differential: -4.1
2019 Wins: #8740 Sidney (21-16), #9047 Fillmore Central (Geneva) (14-0), #10978 Gibbon (40-0), #13320 Southern Valley (Oxford) (2-0)
2019 Losses: #829 Adams Central (Hastings) (55-0), #2954 Kearney Catholic (Kearney) (31-22), #4745 Cozad (29-6), #9167 Holdrege (7-6), #9208 Broken Bow (24-14)
2019 Opponents W-L: 31-55
Recent League Championships: 2011 (C1 District 6), 2010 (C1 District 6), 2009 (C1 District 8), 2008 (C1 District 8)
Winning Streak Entering 2020 Season: 1 officially, 0 on field
Streak List: 10/25/19 Southern Valley (Oxford) (2-0)

SCHEDULE
2020 Schedule: 8/28 at Fairbury, 9/4 Boone Central (Albion), 9/11 at Adams Central (Hastings), 9/18 Hershey, 9/25 Kearney Catholic (Kearney), 10/2 at Holdrege, 10/9 Cozad, 10/16 Wood River/Shelton (Wood River), 10/23 at Broken Bow
Highest-Rated 2020 Regular Season Opponents*: Kearney Catholic (Kearney) (18.7), Adams Central (Hastings) (16.9), Cozad (1.7)
Lowest-Rated 2020 Regular Season Opponents*: Holdrege (-24.7), Hershey (-17.3), Broken Bow (-14.2)
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -5
2020 Regular Season Schedule Strength*: -3.2
2020 vs. 2019 Schedule Strength Comparison*: +1.8
2020 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank*: #67
2020 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank*: #3812
2020 Projected Regular Season Record*: 3-6
2020 Projected League Finish*: 3rd
2020 Undefeated Regular Season Probability*: less than 1%




*temporary; not finalized until August 6th






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