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GENERAL
Nickname: Spartans
Colors: Blue/Gray
Coach: Rusty Van Wetzinga
League: 5A Group 5
Playoff Division: 5A
Playoff Division Rank*: #6
D1 PROSPECT
Joey VanWetzinga 6'2" 255 Senior DL
RATINGS
2023 Final Power Rating: 24.3
2023 National Rank: #1767
2023 State Rank: #36
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment*: +2.1
Roster-Based (Players Back/Lost) Rough Rating Adjustment*: +1.3
2024 Starting Power Rating*: 14.7
2024 National Rank*: #1457
2024 State Rank*: #23
5-Year Dynasty Rating (Average 2018-2023 Rating): 22.3
5-Year Dynasty National Rank: #1720
2024 Rating vs. 5-Year Dynasty Rating Comparison*: worse by 7.6
5-Year Dynasty Record: 39-12 (18-2 in league)
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2023 Rating): 21.8
Dynasty National Rank: #2370
2024 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison*: worse by 7.1
Dynasty Record: 139-75 (101-41 in league)
HISTORICAL
2023 Overall Record: 7-2
2023 League Record/Finish: 4-0 (1st)
2023 Points For Average: 32.9
2023 Points Against Average: 25.1
2023 Differential: +7.8
2023 Wins: #1466 Cedar Falls (31-28), #1815 Kennedy [John F.] (Cedar Rapids) (36-35), #2423 Prairie (Cedar Rapids) (28-23), #3677 Iowa City West (Iowa City) (38-25), #3844 Linn-Mar (Marion) (28-14), #6564 Muscatine (48-21), #7533 Dubuque (56-19)
2023 Losses: #1125 Valley (West Des Moines) (31-21), #1818 Bettendorf (30-10)
2023 Opponents W-L: 46-45
Recent League Championships: 2023, 2022 (5A Group 4), 2021 (5A Group 4), 2020 (4A Group 7), 2015 (4A District 7), 2014 (4A District 7), 2013 (4A Mississippi), 2012 (4A Mississippi)
Winning Streak Entering 2024 Season: none
SCHEDULE
2024 Schedule: 8/30 Bettendorf, 9/6 at Kennedy [John F.] (Cedar Rapids), 9/13 Liberty (North Liberty), 9/20 at Prairie (Cedar Rapids), 9/27 Dubuque, 10/4 at Cedar Falls, 10/11 Muscatine, 10/18 at Iowa City West (Iowa City), 10/25 Linn-Mar (Marion)
Highest-Rated 2024 Regular Season Opponents*: Kennedy [John F.] (Cedar Rapids) (15.9), Liberty (North Liberty) (8.8), Bettendorf (6.7)
Lowest-Rated 2024 Regular Season Opponents*: Muscatine (-30), Dubuque (-29.1), Linn-Mar (Marion) (-2.8)
2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 12.8 (16.4 overall)
2024 Regular Season Schedule Strength*: -2.7
2024 vs. 2023 Schedule Strength Comparison*: -15.5
2024 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank*: #24
2024 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank*: #1469
2024 Projected Regular Season Record*: 7-2
2024 Projected League Finish*: 1st
2024 Undefeated Regular Season Probability*: 8%
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