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GENERAL
Nickname: Golddiggers
Colors: Maroon/White/Gold
Coach: Kyle Kooima
League: Black Hills - Crazy Horse
Playoff Division: 11B
Playoff Division Rank: #18

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 5
Returning Defensive Starters: 6
2022 JV Record: 3-2
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Sam Kooima 6'0" 190 Senior QB/LB 4.91
Connor Harrison 6'3" 260 Junior OL/DL 5.5
Ethan Hess 6'2" 190 Senior OL/DL 5.1

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: OL
Team Weaknesses: Depth

RATINGS
2022 Final Power Rating: -26.1
2022 National Rank: #10673
2022 State Rank: #46
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +1.5
2023 Starting Power Rating: -43.3
2023 National Rank: #10009
2023 State Rank: #42
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2022 Rating): -28.9
Dynasty National Rank: #11976
2023 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 14.6
Dynasty Record: 21-23 (17-7 in league)

HISTORICAL
2022 Overall Record: 4-5
2022 League Record/Finish: 3-2 (3rd)
2022 Points For Average: 22.8
2022 Points Against Average: 31.6
2022 Differential: -8.8
2022 Wins: #11159 Miller/Highmore/Harrold (Miller) (27-18), #13298 Hill City (48-6), #13558 Custer (40-6), #13737 Lakota Tech (Pine Ridge) (53-30)
2022 Losses: #1757 Winner (62-7), #1757 Winner (44-0), #3175 Hot Springs (44-0), #8222 Woonsocket/Wessington Springs/Sanborn Central (Woonsocket) (38-0), #10088 Rapid City Christian (Rapid City) (36-30)
2022 Opponents W-L: 45-41
Recent League Championships: 2018 (tied for 1st)
Winning Streak Entering 2023 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2023 Schedule: 8/18 at Rapid City Christian (Rapid City), 9/1 Hill City, 9/9 at Miller/Highmore/Harrold (Miller), 9/16 Winner, 9/22 at Hot Springs, 9/29 at Custer, 10/6 Woonsocket/Wessington Springs/Sanborn Central (Woonsocket), 10/13 at Lakota Tech (Pine Ridge)
Highest-Rated 2023 Regular Season Opponents: Winner (5.8), Hot Springs (-6.2), Woonsocket/Wessington Springs/Sanborn Central (Woonsocket) (-30.5)
Lowest-Rated 2023 Regular Season Opponents: Custer (-79.4), Lakota Tech (Pine Ridge) (-79.4), Hill City (-71.2)
2022 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -22.8 (-13.7 overall)
2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -43
2023 vs. 2022 Schedule Strength Comparison: -20.2
2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #54
2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #11218
2023 Projected Regular Season Record: 4-4
2023 Projected League Finish: 4th
2023 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%