GENERAL
Nickname: Knights
Colors: Black/Gold
Coach: Ryan Gottula
League: A District 5
Playoff Division: A
Playoff Division Rank: #4
RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 6
Returning Defensive Starters: 4
2020 JV Record: 7-0
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes
TOP PLAYERS
Jake Appleget 6'4" 210 Senior ILB/WR 4.52
Teitum Tuioti 6'3" 215 Junior DE/TE 4.95
Gunnar Gottula 6'6" 270 Junior OL/DL 5.25
STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: 4 OL Starters Return
Team Weaknesses: Replacing QB, DB Inexperience
RATINGS
2020 Final Power Rating: 36.1
2020 National Rank: #721
2020 State Rank: #11
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -0.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +1.9
2021 Starting Power Rating: 20
2021 National Rank: #1041
2021 State Rank: #8
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2020 Rating): 28.1
Dynasty National Rank: #1596
2021 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 8.1
Dynasty Record: 108-73 (54-35 in league)
HISTORICAL
2020 Overall Record: 8-1
2020 League Record/Finish: 2-0 (2nd)
2020 Points For Average: 27.8
2020 Points Against Average: 13.7
2020 Differential: +14.1
2020 Wins: #979 Kearney (14-10), #1288 Lincoln East (Lincoln) (24-14), #1347 Creighton Prep (Omaha) (24-21), #2909 Grand Island (35-10), #3146 Columbus (31-7), #4229 Lincoln Southwest (Lincoln) (35-5), #4729 Papillion-LaVista (Papillion) (31-12), #6622 Bellevue East (Bellevue) (49-16)
2020 Losses: #369 Elkhorn South (Omaha) (28-7)
2020 Opponents W-L: 47-41
Recent State Championships: 2011
Recent League Championships: 2019 (A District 1), 2012, 2011 (A District 1), 2010 (tied for 1st; A District 1), 2009 (tied for 1st; A District 2), 2003 (Class A District 2)
Winning Streak Entering 2021 Season: none
SCHEDULE
2021 Schedule: 8/27 at Omaha North (Omaha), 9/3 Lincoln Southwest (Lincoln), 9/10 at Grand Island, 9/16 at Creighton Prep (Omaha), 9/23 Lincoln East (Lincoln), 9/30 at Papillion-LaVista (Papillion), 10/8 Bellevue East (Bellevue), 10/14 at Gretna, 10/22 Elkhorn South (Omaha)
Highest-Rated 2021 Regular Season Opponents: Lincoln East (Lincoln) (18.1), Elkhorn South (Omaha) (17.2), Gretna (14.2)
Lowest-Rated 2021 Regular Season Opponents: Papillion-LaVista (Papillion) (-15.1), Bellevue East (Bellevue) (-11), Lincoln Southwest (Lincoln) (-10.3)
2020 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 18.5 (21.6 overall)
2021 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 2.3
2021 vs. 2020 Schedule Strength Comparison: -16.2
2021 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #10
2021 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1795
2021 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-1
2021 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2021 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 21%