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GENERAL
Nickname: Bluejays
Colors: Blue/Gold
Coach: Jamie Opfer
League: B District 4 (moving from B District 3)
Playoff Division: B
Playoff Division Rank*: #15

RATINGS
2023 Final Power Rating: -3.9
2023 National Rank: #6434
2023 State Rank: #76
2024 Starting Power Rating*: -15.6
2024 National Rank*: #5763
2024 State Rank*: #76
5-Year Dynasty Rating (Average 2018-2023 Rating): 8.5
5-Year Dynasty National Rank: #3852
2024 Rating vs. 5-Year Dynasty Rating Comparison*: worse by 24.1
5-Year Dynasty Record: 28-23 (9-11 in league)
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2023 Rating): 15.9
Dynasty National Rank: #3694
2024 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison*: worse by 31.5
Dynasty Record: 93-109 (27-48 in league)

HISTORICAL
2023 Overall Record: 6-4
2023 League Record/Finish: 2-2 (3rd)
2023 Points For Average: 19.6
2023 Points Against Average: 20
2023 Differential: -0.4
2023 Wins: #2825 Norris (Firth) (14-7), #4658 Hastings (26-14), #7947 Pius X (Lincoln) (20-13), #8053 Gering (22-15), #8835 Gretna East (Gretna) (35-31), #11218 Lincoln Northwest (Lincoln) (61-12)
2023 Losses: #1967 Waverly (33-6), #4045 York (27-0), #4658 Hastings (35-6), #5172 Grand Island Northwest (Grand Island) (13-6)
2023 Opponents W-L: 52-49
Recent League Championships: 2009 (B District 5), 2007 (tied for 1st)
Winning Streak Entering 2024 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2024 Schedule: 8/30 at Gretna East (Gretna), 9/6 Waverly, 9/13 Pius X (Lincoln), 9/20 at Scottsbluff, 9/27 Lincoln Northwest (Lincoln), 10/4 at Grand Island Northwest (Grand Island), 10/11 Blair, 10/18 York, 10/25 at Crete
Highest-Rated 2024 Regular Season Opponents*: Waverly (7.4), Scottsbluff (-2.2), Blair (-4.7)
Lowest-Rated 2024 Regular Season Opponents*: Lincoln Northwest (Lincoln) (-45.2), Crete (-38.6), Gretna East (Gretna) (-22)
2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 1.8 (-0.7 overall)
2024 Regular Season Schedule Strength*: -16.5
2024 vs. 2023 Schedule Strength Comparison*: -18.3
2024 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank*: #100
2024 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank*: #3228
2024 Projected Regular Season Record*: 4-5
2024 Projected League Finish*: 3rd
2024 Undefeated Regular Season Probability*: less than 1%



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