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GENERAL
Nickname: Bulldogs
Colors: Black/Red
Coach: Mark Thomas
League: Missouri River Valley - West
Playoff Division: 3
Playoff Division Rank: #10

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 4
Returning Defensive Starters: 8
2021 JV Record: 3-3
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Lane Croucher 6'3" 220 Junior TE/DE 4.75
Gage Westerhold 6'2" 210 Junior ILB/TE 4.85
Zane Palmer 6'0" 190 Senior LB/RB 4.75

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: LB, DL
Team Weaknesses: Skill Position Experience

RATINGS
2021 Final Power Rating: 9.7
2021 National Rank: #3743
2021 State Rank: #64
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.5
2022 Starting Power Rating: -3
2022 National Rank: #3508
2022 State Rank: #67
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2021 Rating): 16.5
Dynasty National Rank: #3800
2022 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 19.5
Dynasty Record: 128-80 (67-47 in league)

HISTORICAL
2021 Overall Record: 8-2
2021 League Record/Finish: 5-1 (1st)
2021 Points For Average: 39.5
2021 Points Against Average: 19.7
2021 Differential: +19.8
2021 Wins: #4324 Pleasant Hill (27-24), #4720 Center (Kansas City) (42-41), #5297 Harrisonville (55-14), #5889 Oak Grove (29-21), #7089 Warrensburg (40-0), #9174 Lansing (KS) (35-0), #9639 Marshall (49-0), #10001 Southern Boone (Ashland) (50-12)
2021 Losses: #3885 Excelsior Springs (36-20), #4324 Pleasant Hill (49-48)
2021 Opponents W-L: 45-56
Recent State Championships: 2019
Recent League Championships: 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2005 (Missouri River Valley)
Winning Streak Entering 2022 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2022 Schedule: 8/26 at Southern Boone (Ashland), 9/2 at Clinton, 9/9 Mexico, 9/16 Oak Grove, 9/23 at Pleasant Hill, 9/30 Warrensburg, 10/7 at Center (Kansas City), 10/14 at Chillicothe, 10/21 Harrisonville
Highest-Rated 2022 Regular Season Opponents: Mexico (8.2), Center (Kansas City) (1.9), Pleasant Hill (-6.2)
Lowest-Rated 2022 Regular Season Opponents: Southern Boone (Ashland) (-52.5), Warrensburg (-33.3), Chillicothe (-20.3)
2021 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 2.9 (-2.9 overall)
2022 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -13.9
2022 vs. 2021 Schedule Strength Comparison: -16.8
2022 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #58
2022 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #4711
2022 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-3
2022 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2022 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%