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GENERAL
Nickname: Wildcats
Colors: Purple/Vegas Gold
Coach: Jacob Sumner
League: St. Louis Suburban - Yellow
Playoff Division: 5
Playoff Division Rank: #13

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 6
Returning Defensive Starters: 6
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Play Together
Team Weaknesses: Inexperience

RATINGS
2022 Final Power Rating: 20.5
2022 National Rank: #2174
2022 State Rank: #42
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -2.5
2023 Starting Power Rating: 1.1
2023 National Rank: #2468
2023 State Rank: #48
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2022 Rating): 24
Dynasty National Rank: #1522
2023 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 23.1
Dynasty Record: 39-12 (15-3 in league)

HISTORICAL
2022 Overall Record: 9-2
2022 League Record/Finish: 5-0 (1st)
2022 Points For Average: 33.4
2022 Points Against Average: 17.8
2022 Differential: +15.6
2022 Wins: #1545 Marquette (Chesterfield) (35-28), #2396 Kirkwood (31-30), #3869 Fort Zumwalt West (O'Fallon) (43-28), #4934 Parkway West (Ballwin) (32-7), #4993 Hazelwood Central (Florissant) (39-2), #5468 Pattonville (Maryland Heights) (34-7), #6040 Oakville (St. Louis) (42-19), #6371 Parkway North (St. Louis) (49-21), #12439 Hazelwood West (Hazelwood) (35-0)
2022 Losses: #2062 MICDS (St. Louis) (34-14), #4181 Lafayette (Wildwood) (20-13)
2022 Opponents W-L: 67-55
Recent League Championships: 2022, 2020 (tied for 1st; Suburban West - North), 2019 (Suburban West - North), 2017 (Suburban West - North), 2016 (tied for 1st; Suburban West - North), 2015 (Suburban West - North), 2014 (Suburban - West American), 2013 (Suburban - West), 2010 (tied for 1st; Suburban - West), 2008 (Suburban - South), 2007 (Suburban - South), 2004 (tied for 1st; Suburban South)
Winning Streak Entering 2023 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2023 Schedule: 8/25 at Fort Zumwalt West (O'Fallon), 9/1 Hazelwood West (Hazelwood), 9/8 at Kirkwood, 9/15 Marquette (Chesterfield), 9/22 at Oakville (St. Louis), 9/29 Pattonville (Maryland Heights), 10/6 at Lafayette (Wildwood), 10/13 Parkway North (St. Louis), 10/20 at Hazelwood Central (Florissant)
Highest-Rated 2023 Regular Season Opponents: Marquette (Chesterfield) (4.4), Kirkwood (-0.3), Fort Zumwalt West (O'Fallon) (-4)
Lowest-Rated 2023 Regular Season Opponents: Hazelwood West (Hazelwood) (-59.9), Parkway North (St. Louis) (-23.2), Pattonville (Maryland Heights) (-18.5)
2022 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 2.5 (5.5 overall)
2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -16
2023 vs. 2022 Schedule Strength Comparison: -18.5
2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #61
2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #4379
2023 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-2
2023 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2023 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 6%