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GENERAL
Nickname: Fighting Saints
Colors: Red/Blue/White
Coach: Jason Fernholz
League: Mid Northwest - Gopher-Gold (moving from Mid State - Blue)
Playoff Division: AA
Playoff Division Rank: #23

D1 PROSPECT
Hunter Kallstrom 6'4" 220 Senior DL

RATINGS
2022 Final Power Rating: -0.8
2022 National Rank: #5885
2022 State Rank: #139
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +1.5
Roster-Based (Players Back/Lost) Rough Rating Adjustment: +1.1
2023 Starting Power Rating: -22.2
2023 National Rank: #6246
2023 State Rank: #146
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2022 Rating): -10
Dynasty National Rank: #8279
2023 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 12.4
Dynasty Record: 28-19 (18-13 in league)

HISTORICAL
2022 Overall Record: 8-3
2022 League Record/Finish: 6-2 (tied for 3rd)
2022 Points For Average: 21
2022 Points Against Average: 12.7
2022 Differential: +8.3
2022 Wins: #7957 Upsala/Swanville (Upsala) (7-6), #7957 Upsala/Swanville (Upsala) (14-8), #8241 Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa (Belgrade) (42-6), #8611 Browerville/Eagle Valley/Stacey Family HomeSchool (Browerville) (27-26), #8611 Browerville/Eagle Valley/Stacey Family HomeSchool (Browerville) (31-14), #9859 Atwater-Cosmos-Grove City (Grove City) (29-6), #11642 Benson (28-0), #11882 Long Prairie-Grey Eagle (Long Prairie) (35-8)
2022 Losses: #3000 Springfield/Comfrey (Springfield) (28-6), #4403 Kimball (12-6), #5080 B O L D (Olivia) (26-6)
2022 Opponents W-L: 61-52
Recent State Championships: 2008 (A)
Recent League Championships: 2018 (tied for 1st; Mid State - Sub 3), 2008 (tied for 1st; Prairie - South), 2007 (Prairie - South), 2006 (Prairie - South), 2003 (Prairie South)
Winning Streak Entering 2023 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2023 Schedule: 9/1 Wadena-Deer Creek (Wadena), 9/8 at Benson, 9/15 Browerville/Stacey Family HomeSchool/Lafreniere HomeSchool (Browerville), 9/22 West Central Area/Ashby (Barrett), 9/29 at Long Prairie-Grey Eagle (Long Prairie), 10/6 at Upsala/Swanville (Upsala), 10/13 Atwater-Cosmos-Grove City (Grove City), 10/18 at Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa (Belgrade)
Highest-Rated 2023 Regular Season Opponents: West Central Area/Ashby (Barrett) (-21.4), Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa (Belgrade) (-29.4), Upsala/Swanville (Upsala) (-33.5)
Lowest-Rated 2023 Regular Season Opponents: Benson (-62.7), Long Prairie-Grey Eagle (Long Prairie) (-56.9), Atwater-Cosmos-Grove City (Grove City) (-46.9)
2022 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -10 (-9.9 overall)
2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -36.6
2023 vs. 2022 Schedule Strength Comparison: -26.6
2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #243
2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #9820
2023 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-2
2023 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2023 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 2%



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