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GENERAL
Nickname: Spartans
Colors: Maroon/White
Coach: Dalton Wademan
League: Eastern South Dakota (moving from Black Hills - Mount Rushmore)
Playoff Division: 11AA
Playoff Division Rank*: #8

RATINGS
2023 Final Power Rating: -10
2023 National Rank: #7604
2023 State Rank: #31
Roster-Based (Players Back/Lost) Rough Rating Adjustment*: +1.2
2024 Starting Power Rating*: -29.4
2024 National Rank*: #8328
2024 State Rank*: #34
5-Year Dynasty Rating (Average 2018-2023 Rating): -25.3
5-Year Dynasty National Rank: #11131
2024 Rating vs. 5-Year Dynasty Rating Comparison*: worse by 4.1
5-Year Dynasty Record: 12-36 (7-10 in league)
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2023 Rating): -9.5
Dynasty National Rank: #10897
2024 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison*: worse by 19.9
Dynasty Record: 65-146 (29-72 in league)

HISTORICAL
2023 Overall Record: 4-6
2023 League Record/Finish: 2-1 (2nd)
2023 Points For Average: 28.4
2023 Points Against Average: 33
2023 Differential: -4.6
2023 Wins: #7390 More [St. Thomas] (Rapid City) (51-27), #10603 Brookings (31-0), #11747 Douglas (Box Elder) (47-20), #12681 Belle Fourche (40-7)
2023 Losses: #1321 Riggs [T. F.] (Pierre) (49-26), #2797 Yankton (42-27), #3306 Tea (62-13), #3662 Watertown (42-7), #6588 Sturgis Brown (Sturgis) (46-14), #8440 Mitchell (35-28)
2023 Opponents W-L: 50-51
Recent State Championships: 2003
Recent League Championships: 2021 (tied for 1st; Black Hills - Mount Rushmore)
Winning Streak Entering 2024 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2024 Schedule: 8/30 Tea, 9/6 at Rapid City Central (Rapid City), 9/13 at Mitchell, 9/20 at Aberdeen Central (Aberdeen), 9/27 Huron, 10/4 at Watertown, 10/11 Douglas (Box Elder), 10/18 at Riggs [T. F.] (Pierre), 10/24 Sturgis Brown (Sturgis)
Highest-Rated 2024 Regular Season Opponents*: Riggs [T. F.] (Pierre) (11.5), Tea (2.3), Watertown (-8.7)
Lowest-Rated 2024 Regular Season Opponents*: Douglas (Box Elder) (-52.5), Mitchell (-33.6), Rapid City Central (Rapid City) (-31.8)
2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -9.8 (-2.8 overall)
2024 Regular Season Schedule Strength*: -18.5
2024 vs. 2023 Schedule Strength Comparison*: -8.7
2024 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank*: #24
2024 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank*: #3528
2024 Projected Regular Season Record*: 3-6
2024 Projected League Finish*: 8th
2024 Undefeated Regular Season Probability*: less than 1%



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