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GENERAL
Nickname: Wildcats
Colors: Black/Gold
Coach: Dan Essler
League: East Central - South
Playoff Division: AAA
Playoff Division Rank: #19

RATINGS
2020 Final Power Rating: 9.2
2020 National Rank: #3923
2020 State Rank: #96
Roster-Based (Players Back/Lost) Rough Rating Adjustment: -3
2021 Starting Power Rating: -8.6
2021 National Rank: #4925
2021 State Rank: #126
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2020 Rating): 18.2
Dynasty National Rank: #3511
2021 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 26.8
Dynasty Record: 129-63 (69-31 in league)

HISTORICAL
2020 Overall Record: 4-4
2020 League Record/Finish: 1-2 (6th)
2020 Points For Average: 19.9
2020 Points Against Average: 17
2020 Differential: +2.9
2020 Wins: #6946 Minnewaska Area (Glenwood) (26-7), #7248 Watertown-Mayer (Watertown) (14-7), #7651 Atwater-Cosmos-Grove City (Grove City) (28-6), #9486 Montevideo (39-6)
2020 Losses: #588 Albany (8-0), #1383 Litchfield (39-12), #2401 Dassel-Cokato (Cokato) (34-18), #4954 Zimmerman (29-22)
2020 Opponents W-L: 29-27
Recent State Championships: 2009
Recent League Championships: 2018 (East Central - North), 2014 (Wright County - West), 2009 (West Central - North), 2006 (tied for 1st; West Central - North)
Winning Streak Entering 2021 Season: 2
Streak List: 11/17/20 Montevideo (39-6), 11/20/20 Minnewaska Area (Glenwood) (26-7)

SCHEDULE
2021 Schedule: 9/2 at St. Cloud Cathedral (St. Cloud), 9/10 Watertown-Mayer (Watertown), 9/17 at Holy Family Catholic (Victoria), 9/24 Annandale, 10/1 at Litchfield, 10/8 Milaca, 10/15 Glencoe-Silver Lake (Glencoe), 10/20 at Dassel-Cokato (Cokato)
Highest-Rated 2021 Regular Season Opponents: Annandale (16.4), Litchfield (13.2), Dassel-Cokato (Cokato) (4.5)
Lowest-Rated 2021 Regular Season Opponents: Holy Family Catholic (Victoria) (-34.3), St. Cloud Cathedral (St. Cloud) (-28.5), Watertown-Mayer (Watertown) (-20)
2020 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 9.5 (3.5 overall)
2021 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -9.3
2021 vs. 2020 Schedule Strength Comparison: -18.8
2021 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #117
2021 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #4378
2021 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-3
2021 Projected League Finish: 5th
2021 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%



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