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GENERAL
Nickname: Patriots
Colors: Red/White/Blue
Coach: Will Velez
League: Black Hills - Mount Rushmore
Playoff Division: 11AA
Playoff Division Rank: #11

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 4
Returning Defensive Starters: 5
2022 JV Record: 1-7
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Sylvan Kent 5'10" 215 Junior G/LB 5.13
Matthew Denekamp 5'11" 175 Senior SB/CB
Steven Koper 5'10" 175 Senior RB/DB 4.83

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Close-Knit, Coachability, Willing To Learn
Team Weaknesses: Youth, Inexperience, Developing Skills To Execute Playbook

RATINGS
2022 Final Power Rating: -39.5
2022 National Rank: #12418
2022 State Rank: #56
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -0.5
2023 Starting Power Rating: -57.6
2023 National Rank: #11939
2023 State Rank: #55
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2022 Rating): -33.7
Dynasty National Rank: #12567
2023 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 24.1
Dynasty Record: 2-43 (2-16 in league)

HISTORICAL
2022 Overall Record: 0-9
2022 League Record/Finish: 0-3 (4th)
2022 Points For Average: 7.3
2022 Points Against Average: 37.4
2022 Differential: -30.1
2022 Wins: none
2022 Losses: #1283 Riggs [T. F.] (Pierre) (46-6), #2122 Tea (42-0), #6103 Stevens (Rapid City) (66-8), #7651 Brookings (40-6), #7728 More [St. Thomas] (Rapid City) (21-8), #8564 Sturgis Brown (Sturgis) (27-0), #9436 Spearfish (36-8), #9942 Huron (32-14), #11858 Belle Fourche (27-16)
2022 Opponents W-L: 48-43
Winning Streak Entering 2023 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2023 Schedule: 8/25 at Belle Fourche, 9/2 at Stevens (Rapid City), 9/8 Spearfish, 9/15 at Tea, 9/22 at Brookings, 9/29 Huron, 10/6 More [St. Thomas] (Rapid City), 10/13 Sturgis Brown (Sturgis), 10/19 at Riggs [T. F.] (Pierre)
Highest-Rated 2023 Regular Season Opponents: Riggs [T. F.] (Pierre) (7.3), Tea (4.6), Stevens (Rapid City) (-17.8)
Lowest-Rated 2023 Regular Season Opponents: Belle Fourche (-58.8), Huron (-48.4), Spearfish (-37.2)
2022 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -6.8
2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -27.6
2023 vs. 2022 Schedule Strength Comparison: -20.8
2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #18
2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #7566
2023 Projected Regular Season Record: 1-8
2023 Projected League Finish: 4th
2023 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%