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GENERAL
Nickname: Bluejays
Colors: Blue/White
Coach: Garrett Michael
League: Big Seven
Playoff Division: 3A
Playoff Division Rank*: #8

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 6
Returning Defensive Starters: 5
2019 JV Record: 4-4

TOP PLAYERS
Drew Schmelzle 6'4" 210 Senior TE/LB
Brycen Hartley 6'4" 230 Senior OL/DL
Kaden Dillon 5'11" 160 Senior QB/DB

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Senior Character/Leadership
Team Weaknesses: Holes To Fill Offensively, Must Replace Key Positions

RATINGS
2019 Final Power Rating: 21.6
2019 National Rank: #2446
2019 State Rank: #42
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment*: -0.5
2020 Starting Power Rating*: 10.4
2020 National Rank*: #2411
2020 State Rank*: #37
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2019 Rating): 13.7
Dynasty National Rank: #4889
2020 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison*: worse by 3.3
Dynasty Record: 112-70 (74-45 in league)

HISTORICAL
2019 Overall Record: 6-3
2019 League Record/Finish: 6-0 (1st)
2019 Points For Average: 32.8
2019 Points Against Average: 19
2019 Differential: +13.8
2019 Wins: #904 Perry-Lecompton (Perry) (41-21), #1624 Holton (35-13), #1746 Nemaha Central (Seneca) (13-6), #6064 Riverside [Wathena/Elwood] (Wathena) (50-7), #8239 Royal Valley (Hoyt) (56-21), #9356 Hiawatha (53-0)
2019 Losses: #801 Hayden (Topeka) (35-0), #2655 Marysville (40-32), #3176 Wamego (28-15)
2019 Opponents W-L: 58-35
Recent State Championships: 2018, 2017
Recent League Championships: 2019, 2018, 2007
Winning Streak Entering 2020 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2020 Schedule: 9/4 Chapman, 9/11 Riverside [Wathena/Elwood] (Wathena), 9/18 at Nemaha Central (Seneca), 9/25 at Holton, 10/2 Rock Creek (St. George), 10/9 at Royal Valley (Hoyt), 10/16 vs Doniphan-Trumbull (Doniphan, NE), 10/23 at Hiawatha, 10/30 at Hayden (Topeka)
Highest-Rated 2020 Regular Season Opponents*: Hayden (Topeka) (30.2), Holton (17.1), Nemaha Central (Seneca) (9.5)
Lowest-Rated 2020 Regular Season Opponents*: Hiawatha (-33.4), Royal Valley (Hoyt) (-18.2), Chapman (-13.9)
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 11.3 (18.5 overall)
2020 Regular Season Schedule Strength*: -2.5
2020 vs. 2019 Schedule Strength Comparison*: -13.8
2020 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank*: #88
2020 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank*: #3640
2020 Projected Regular Season Record*: 6-3
2020 Projected League Finish*: 4th
2020 Undefeated Regular Season Probability*: less than 1%




*temporary; not finalized until August 6th






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