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GENERAL
Nickname: Huskies
Colors: Maroon/Gold
Coach: Paul Peterson Sr
League: Midwest - Blue (moving from AA Section 6)
Playoff Division: AA
Playoff Division Rank*: #24

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 2
Returning Defensive Starters: 4
2019 JV Record: 4-1
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Griffin Decker 5'10" 170 Senior DB/RB 4.91
Cole Hiltner 6'1" 210 Senior DL 5.23
Abe Posner 6'2" 245 Junior OL 5.63

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Winning Tradition, Family-Oriented
Team Weaknesses: Inexperience, Depth, DB/OL

RATINGS
2019 Final Power Rating: 0
2019 National Rank: #6577
2019 State Rank: #131
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment*: -7.5
2020 Starting Power Rating*: -18.1
2020 National Rank*: #8208
2020 State Rank*: #169
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2019 Rating): -7.6
Dynasty National Rank: #11036
2020 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison*: worse by 10.5
Dynasty Record: 88-79 (52-32 in league)

HISTORICAL
2019 Overall Record: 7-3
2019 League Record/Finish: 1-1 (3rd)
2019 Points For Average: 29.8
2019 Points Against Average: 14.4
2019 Differential: +15.4
2019 Wins: #8006 Staples-Motley (Staples) (22-6), #8006 Staples-Motley (Staples) (28-8), #9935 Frazee (49-8), #10515 Otter Tail Central co-op [Battle Lake/Henning] (Battle Lake) (28-10), #11101 Crookston (43-6), #11497 Roseau (34-6), #12019 Hawley (46-15)
2019 Losses: #3777 Osakis (29-6), #7657 Pequot Lakes (28-20), #8455 West Central Area/Ashby (Barrett) (28-22)
2019 Opponents W-L: 47-50
Recent League Championships: 2016 (Northwest - White), 2013 (tied for 1st; Northstar - East), 2012 (Northstar - East), 2011 (Northstar - East)
Winning Streak Entering 2020 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2020 Schedule: 10/3 vs Barnesville, 10/9 Staples-Motley (Staples), 10/15 Otter Tail Central co-op [Battle Lake/Henning] (Battle Lake), 10/30 at Crookston, 11/6 West Central Area/Ashby (Barrett), 11/11 at Roseau, 11/20 vs Osakis
Highest-Rated 2020 Regular Season Opponents*: Barnesville (11.4), Osakis (-2.9), West Central Area/Ashby (Barrett) (-13.4)
Lowest-Rated 2020 Regular Season Opponents*: Crookston (-35.3), Roseau (-34.7), Otter Tail Central co-op [Battle Lake/Henning] (Battle Lake) (-28.5)
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -13.9 (-9.3 overall)
2020 Regular Season Schedule Strength*: -16.8
2020 vs. 2019 Schedule Strength Comparison*: -2.9
2020 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank*: #115
2020 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank*: #7474
2020 Projected Regular Season Record*: 4-3
2020 Projected League Finish*: 3rd
2020 Undefeated Regular Season Probability*: less than 1%




*temporary; not finalized until August 6th






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