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GENERAL
Nickname: Sailors
Colors: Green/White
Coach: Aundra Meeks
League: 1A District 4
Playoff Division: 1A
Playoff Division Rank*: #5

RATINGS
2023 Final Power Rating: 25.4
2023 National Rank: #1645
2023 State Rank: #34
2024 Starting Power Rating*: 8.1
2024 National Rank*: #2103
2024 State Rank*: #40
5-Year Dynasty Rating (Average 2018-2023 Rating): 15
5-Year Dynasty National Rank: #2734
2024 Rating vs. 5-Year Dynasty Rating Comparison*: worse by 6.9
5-Year Dynasty Record: 38-14 (21-4 in league)
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2023 Rating): 3.5
Dynasty National Rank: #7231
2024 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison*: better by 4.6
Dynasty Record: 93-110 (58-73 in league)

HISTORICAL
2023 Overall Record: 9-3
2023 League Record/Finish: 4-1 (2nd)
2023 Points For Average: 33.3
2023 Points Against Average: 15.8
2023 Differential: +17.5
2023 Wins: #2085 Sumner-Fredericksburg (Sumner) (35-14), #2671 South Hamilton (Jewell) (35-24), #4145 South Hardin (Eldora) (19-6), #4660 Hudson (42-18), #6114 Alburnett (35-7), #7848 Pocahontas (47-6), #8318 Beckman (Dyersville) (37-0), #10866 Durant (56-22), #11042 East Marshall (Le Grand) (50-0)
2023 Losses: #269 Grundy Center (21-14), #269 Grundy Center (42-7), #2710 West Branch (30-23)
2023 Opponents W-L: 69-49
Recent State Championships: 2004 (2A)
Recent League Championships: 2020, 2010 (2A District 3)
Winning Streak Entering 2024 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2024 Schedule: 8/30 Beckman (Dyersville), 9/6 Durant, 9/13 at West Branch, 9/20 Hudson, 9/27 at Grundy Center, 10/4 Alburnett, 10/11 at East Marshall (Le Grand), 10/18 South Hardin (Eldora)
Highest-Rated 2024 Regular Season Opponents*: Grundy Center (34.7), South Hardin (Eldora) (-1.4), West Branch (-11.1)
Lowest-Rated 2024 Regular Season Opponents*: Durant (-47.4), East Marshall (Le Grand) (-39.5), Beckman (Dyersville) (-29.8)
2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -5 (9.9 overall)
2024 Regular Season Schedule Strength*: -15.4
2024 vs. 2023 Schedule Strength Comparison*: -10.4
2024 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank*: #119
2024 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank*: #3161
2024 Projected Regular Season Record*: 7-1
2024 Projected League Finish*: 2nd
2024 Undefeated Regular Season Probability*: 2%



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