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GENERAL
Nickname: Braves
Colors: Purple/Gold
Coach: Andrew Carlson
League: C2 District 3 (moving from C2 District 4)
Playoff Division: C2
Playoff Division Rank*: #4

RATINGS
2023 Final Power Rating: 14.4
2023 National Rank: #3043
2023 State Rank: #35
Roster-Based (Players Back/Lost) Rough Rating Adjustment*: +2.1
Season Scaling/Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment*: -0.8
2024 Starting Power Rating*: 4.5
2024 National Rank*: #2561
2024 State Rank*: #33
5-Year Dynasty Rating (Average 2018-2023 Rating): 22.4
5-Year Dynasty National Rank: #1708
2024 Rating vs. 5-Year Dynasty Rating Comparison*: worse by 17.9
5-Year Dynasty Record: 40-15 (15-6 in league)
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2023 Rating): 23.3
Dynasty National Rank: #2123
2024 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison*: worse by 18.8
Dynasty Record: 140-74 (58-39 in league)

HISTORICAL
2023 Overall Record: 8-2
2023 League Record/Finish: 3-1 (2nd)
2023 Points For Average: 37.8
2023 Points Against Average: 14.1
2023 Differential: +23.7
2023 Wins: #1264 Ord (34-14), #3941 Cedar Catholic (Hartington) (30-12), #7340 Ponca (49-6), #7925 Grand Island Central Catholic (Grand Island) (38-33), #9886 West Holt (Atkinson) (48-14), #10667 Archbishop Bergan (Fremont) (51-7), #11487 David City (47-0), #11950 Centennial (Utica) (47-0)
2023 Losses: #333 Norfolk Catholic (Norfolk) (24-19), #2686 Kearney Catholic (Kearney) (31-15)
2023 Opponents W-L: 45-56
Recent League Championships: 2019, 2015 (C2 District 5), 2014 (C2 District 5), 2013 (C2 District 6)
Winning Streak Entering 2024 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2024 Schedule: 8/30 Cross County (Stromsburg), 9/6 at Aquinas (David City), 9/13 at Boone Central (Albion), 9/20 Archbishop Bergan (Fremont), 9/27 Oakland-Craig (Oakland), 10/4 at Cedar Catholic (Hartington), 10/11 West Point-Beemer (West Point), 10/18 at Norfolk Catholic (Norfolk), 10/25 at Ponca
Highest-Rated 2024 Regular Season Opponents*: Norfolk Catholic (Norfolk) (35.3), Boone Central (Albion) (31.4), Oakland-Craig (Oakland) (2.9)
Lowest-Rated 2024 Regular Season Opponents*: Archbishop Bergan (Fremont) (-47.3), Ponca (-23.1), West Point-Beemer (West Point) (-9.7)
2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -7.3 (-1.7 overall)
2024 Regular Season Schedule Strength*: -2.6
2024 vs. 2023 Schedule Strength Comparison*: +4.7
2024 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank*: #17
2024 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank*: #1504
2024 Projected Regular Season Record*: 6-3
2024 Projected League Finish*: 2nd
2024 Undefeated Regular Season Probability*: less than 1%



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