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GENERAL
Nickname: Cardinals
Colors: Red/Blue/White
Coach: Josh Muncy
League: 2A District 7 (moving from 2A District 8)
Playoff Division: 2A
Playoff Division Rank: #9

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 8
Returning Defensive Starters: 8
2022 JV Record: 6-1
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Madden Miller 5'10" 190 Senior RB/ILB
Brock Miller 5'8" 145 Senior RB/OLB
Bryston Wells 6'3" 255 Senior OL/DE

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: OL, Power Running Game, 4 OL/Top 2 RBs Returning
Team Weaknesses: Secondary

RATINGS
2022 Final Power Rating: -13.3
2022 National Rank: #8374
2022 State Rank: #130
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +5.5
2023 Starting Power Rating: -27.7
2023 National Rank: #7293
2023 State Rank: #104
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2022 Rating): -22.2
Dynasty National Rank: #10845
2023 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 5.7
Dynasty Record: 26-27 (12-9 in league)

HISTORICAL
2022 Overall Record: 7-5
2022 League Record/Finish: 4-1 (2nd)
2022 Points For Average: 33
2022 Points Against Average: 23.4
2022 Differential: +9.6
2022 Wins: #9767 Prestonsburg (27-20), #10337 Leslie County (Hyden) (46-40), #10337 Leslie County (Hyden) (41-19), #11717 West Carter (Olive Hill) (48-0), #11719 East Ridge (Lick Creek) (57-22), #13468 Bath County (Owingsville) (46-0), #13531 Knott County Central (Hindman) (41-0)
2022 Losses: #4427 Greenup County (Greenup) (43-6), #5487 Shelby Valley (Pikeville) (47-34), #5923 Breathitt County (Jackson) (34-21), #6445 East Carter (Grayson) (35-15), #8249 Fleming County (Flemingsburg) (21-14)
2022 Opponents W-L: 68-65
Recent League Championships: 2010 (tied for 1st; 3A District 8), 2006 (tied for 1st; 2A District 8)
Winning Streak Entering 2023 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2023 Schedule: 8/18 Hazard, 8/25 vs Pike County Central (Pikeville), 9/1 at Shelby Valley (Pikeville), 9/8 at Paintsville, 9/15 at Magoffin County (Salyersville), 9/22 Perry County Central (Hazard), 9/29 Prestonsburg, 10/13 at Knott County Central (Hindman), 10/20 Floyd Central (Eastern), 10/27 at East Carter (Grayson)
Highest-Rated 2023 Regular Season Opponents: Shelby Valley (Pikeville) (-12.3), Hazard (-15), East Carter (Grayson) (-22)
Lowest-Rated 2023 Regular Season Opponents: Knott County Central (Hindman) (-84.6), Pike County Central (Pikeville) (-54.5), Floyd Central (Eastern) (-54.3)
2022 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -21.3 (-19.8 overall)
2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -39.2
2023 vs. 2022 Schedule Strength Comparison: -17.9
2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #153
2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #10433
2023 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-4
2023 Projected League Finish: 1st
2023 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%