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GENERAL
Nickname: Pioneers
Colors: Red/White
Coach: Leo Pohlkamp
League: Mid Northwest - White (moving from Mid State - Red)
Playoff Division: AAA
Playoff Division Rank: #25

RATINGS
2022 Final Power Rating: 2.2
2022 National Rank: #5110
2022 State Rank: #123
Roster-Based (Players Back/Lost) Rough Rating Adjustment: -3.3
Season Scaling/Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -0.2
2023 Starting Power Rating: -18.6
2023 National Rank: #5557
2023 State Rank: #127
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2022 Rating): 16.1
Dynasty National Rank: #2598
2023 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 34.9
Dynasty Record: 46-10 (18-2 in league)

HISTORICAL
2022 Overall Record: 6-4
2022 League Record/Finish: 4-1 (tied for 1st)
2022 Points For Average: 23
2022 Points Against Average: 19.8
2022 Differential: +3.2
2022 Wins: #5658 Rockford (12-7), #7149 Holdingford (28-14), #8817 Melrose (34-14), #8817 Melrose (27-14), #9936 Montevideo (35-21), #10872 Minnewaska Area (Glenwood) (43-14)
2022 Losses: #803 New London-Spicer (New London) (28-6), #1057 Eden Valley-Watkins (Eden Valley) (38-7), #2866 Royalton (22-14), #4890 Morris Area/Chokio-Alberta (Morris) (26-24)
2022 Opponents W-L: 46-54
Recent State Championships: 2019, 2017, 2015, 2004 (AA)
Recent League Championships: 2022 (tied for 1st; Mid State - Red), 2020 (Mid State - Sub 1), 2018 (Mid State - Sub 1), 2017 (Mid State - Sub 1), 2016 (tied for 1st; Mid State - Sub 1), 2015 (tied for 1st; Mid State), 2014 (Central Minnesota), 2011 (Central Minnesota), 2006 (Central Minnesota), 2005 (Central Minnesota), 2004 (tied for 1st; Central Minnesota)
Winning Streak Entering 2023 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2023 Schedule: 8/31 at Little Falls, 9/8 Rockford, 9/15 at Minnewaska Area (Glenwood), 9/22 Albany, 9/29 at Melrose, 10/6 at Sauk Centre, 10/13 Montevideo, 10/18 Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted (Howard Lake)
Highest-Rated 2023 Regular Season Opponents: Albany (3.7), Sauk Centre (-5.6), Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted (Howard Lake) (-8.1)
Lowest-Rated 2023 Regular Season Opponents: Minnewaska Area (Glenwood) (-45.8), Melrose (-37), Montevideo (-32.3)
2022 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -9.9 (1.6 overall)
2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -20.4
2023 vs. 2022 Schedule Strength Comparison: -10.5
2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #142
2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #5594
2023 Projected Regular Season Record: 4-4
2023 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2023 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%



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