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GENERAL
Nickname: Wildcats
Colors: Blue/White
Coach: Dave Lekwa
League: A District 5
Playoff Division: A
Playoff Division Rank*: #26

RATINGS
2023 Final Power Rating: -15
2023 National Rank: #8590
2023 State Rank: #195
Roster-Based (Players Back/Lost) Rough Rating Adjustment*: +2.7
2024 Starting Power Rating*: -28.1
2024 National Rank*: #8075
2024 State Rank*: #171
5-Year Dynasty Rating (Average 2018-2023 Rating): -25.8
5-Year Dynasty National Rank: #11216
2024 Rating vs. 5-Year Dynasty Rating Comparison*: worse by 2.3
5-Year Dynasty Record: 20-25 (14-15 in league)
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2023 Rating): -22.5
Dynasty National Rank: #13265
2024 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison*: worse by 5.6
Dynasty Record: 53-136 (33-101 in league)

HISTORICAL
2023 Overall Record: 6-3
2023 League Record/Finish: 6-1 (2nd)
2023 Points For Average: 45.6
2023 Points Against Average: 22.2
2023 Differential: +23.4
2023 Wins: #9826 Pekin (Packwood) (56-24), #11264 Danville (63-18), #12787 Van Buren County (Keosauqua) (61-14), #13060 Highland (Riverside) (55-0), #13470 Wapello (49-6), #13708 Louisa-Muscatine (Letts) (70-14)
2023 Losses: #3671 Mediapolis (33-7), #5440 Maquoketa Valley (Delhi) (57-21), #5878 Lisbon (34-28)
2023 Opponents W-L: 40-41
Winning Streak Entering 2024 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2024 Schedule: 8/30 Mediapolis, 9/6 Wapello, 9/13 at Lisbon, 9/20 at Pekin (Packwood), 9/27 Highland (Riverside), 10/4 at Louisa-Muscatine (Letts), 10/11 Van Buren County (Keosauqua), 10/18 at Danville
Highest-Rated 2024 Regular Season Opponents*: Mediapolis (-3.5), Lisbon (-20.1), Pekin (Packwood) (-39.1)
Lowest-Rated 2024 Regular Season Opponents*: Louisa-Muscatine (Letts) (-88.8), Wapello (-85.3), Van Buren County (Keosauqua) (-73.8)
2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -32.8 (-25.6 overall)
2024 Regular Season Schedule Strength*: -54.3
2024 vs. 2023 Schedule Strength Comparison*: -21.5
2024 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank*: #256
2024 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank*: #7438
2024 Projected Regular Season Record*: 6-2
2024 Projected League Finish*: 2nd
2024 Undefeated Regular Season Probability*: 1%



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