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GENERAL
Nickname: Thunder
Colors: Navy/Columbia
Coach: Tom Kish
League: East Central - North
Playoff Division: AAAA
Playoff Division Rank: #14

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 6
Returning Defensive Starters: 7
2021 JV Record: 0-7
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Caden Spence 6'3" 190 Senior RB/CB 4.48
Trey Wibeto 6'3" 235 Senior OL/DL 5.0
Brock Snow 5'9" 165 Senior QB/OLB 4.75

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Speed, Athleticism, Experience
Team Weaknesses: Depth

RATINGS
2021 Final Power Rating: 4.5
2021 National Rank: #4694
2021 State Rank: #107
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +1.5
2022 Starting Power Rating: -8.2
2022 National Rank: #4346
2022 State Rank: #91
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2021 Rating): 5.5
Dynasty National Rank: #6974
2022 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 13.7
Dynasty Record: 88-86 (58-40 in league)

HISTORICAL
2021 Overall Record: 6-3
2021 League Record/Finish: 5-1 (tied for 1st)
2021 Points For Average: 31
2021 Points Against Average: 24.6
2021 Differential: +6.4
2021 Wins: #3864 Princeton (49-40), #5845 Glencoe-Silver Lake (Glencoe) (49-7), #6520 St. Cloud Cathedral (St. Cloud) (21-13), #7013 Milaca (41-8), #7983 Foley (50-40), #8628 Little Falls (41-14)
2021 Losses: #1805 Annandale (24-13), #3864 Princeton (35-7), #4755 Albany (40-8)
2021 Opponents W-L: 41-49
Recent League Championships: 2021 (tied for 1st), 2017, 2016 (tied for 1st), 2011 (Granite Ridge)
Winning Streak Entering 2022 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2022 Schedule: 9/1 Annandale, 9/9 at Princeton, 9/16 St. Cloud Cathedral (St. Cloud), 9/23 at Foley, 9/30 at Glencoe-Silver Lake (Glencoe), 10/7 Little Falls, 10/14 at Milaca, 10/19 Albany
Highest-Rated 2022 Regular Season Opponents: Annandale (12.7), Albany (-0.9), Princeton (-10.2)
Lowest-Rated 2022 Regular Season Opponents: Foley (-35.1), Little Falls (-32.1), Glencoe-Silver Lake (Glencoe) (-26.1)
2021 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 7.6 (1.8 overall)
2022 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -17.1
2022 vs. 2021 Schedule Strength Comparison: -24.7
2022 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #138
2022 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #5577
2022 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-2
2022 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2022 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%