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GENERAL
Nickname: Little Cyclones
Colors: Orange/Black
Coach: Bruce Vertanen
League: 5A District 3 (moving from 5A Group 4)
Playoff Division: 5A
Playoff Division Rank*: #24

D1 PROSPECT
Jeffrey Roberts 6'0" 180 Senior WR

RATINGS
2024 Final Power Rating: -8.1
2024 National Rank: #6718
2024 State Rank: #144
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment*: +2.7
Roster-Based (Players Back/Lost) Rough Rating Adjustment*: +4.7
2025 Starting Power Rating*: -11.6
2025 National Rank*: #5081
2025 State Rank*: #110
5-Year Dynasty Rating (Average 2019-2024 Rating): -1
5-Year Dynasty National Rank: #5628
2025 Rating vs. 5-Year Dynasty Rating Comparison*: worse by 10.6
5-Year Dynasty Record: 16-28 (6-11 in league)
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2024 Rating): 18.8
Dynasty National Rank: #2875
2025 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison*: worse by 30.4
Dynasty Record: 113-101 (57-45 in league)

HISTORICAL
2024 Overall Record: 1-8
2024 League Record/Finish: 0-4 (6th)
2024 Points For Average: 22.2
2024 Points Against Average: 45.6
2024 Differential: -23.4
2024 Wins: #9155 Roosevelt [Theodore] (Des Moines) (49-21)
2024 Losses: #535 Valley (West Des Moines) (49-14), #848 Ankeny Centennial (Ankeny) (55-14), #1684 Waukee (59-14), #1866 Sioux City East (Sioux City) (56-34), #1935 Northwest (Waukee) (50-6), #2136 Iowa City (53-14), #4543 Ottumwa (41-34), #7441 Marshalltown (26-21)
2024 Opponents W-L: 50-40
Recent League Championships: 2013 (4A Division 2)
Winning Streak Entering 2025 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2025 Schedule: 8/29 at Marshalltown, 9/5 at Urbandale, 9/12 Johnston, 9/19 Norwalk, 9/26 at Roosevelt [Theodore] (Des Moines), 10/3 Lincoln [Abraham] (Council Bluffs), 10/10 Ankeny, 10/17 at Dallas Center-Grimes (Dallas Center), 10/24 Sioux City East (Sioux City)
Highest-Rated 2025 Regular Season Opponents*: Ankeny (30), Johnston (28.2), Sioux City East (Sioux City) (14.6)
Lowest-Rated 2025 Regular Season Opponents*: Dallas Center-Grimes (Dallas Center) (-26.5), Roosevelt [Theodore] (Des Moines) (-23.4), Lincoln [Abraham] (Council Bluffs) (-17.6)
2024 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 14
2025 Regular Season Schedule Strength*: -3.2
2025 vs. 2024 Schedule Strength Comparison*: -17.2
2025 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank*: #57
2025 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank*: #407
2025 Projected Regular Season Record*: 4-5
2025 Projected League Finish*: 4th
2025 Undefeated Regular Season Probability*: less than 1%



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