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GENERAL
Nickname: Wildcats
Colors: Red/White/Gold
Coach: Peter Griffin
League: 4A District 5 (moving from 4A District 4)
Playoff Division: 4A
Playoff Division Rank*: #18

RATINGS
2024 Final Power Rating: 0.7
2024 National Rank: #5003
2024 State Rank: #113
Roster-Based (Players Back/Lost) Rough Rating Adjustment*: +3.9
2025 Starting Power Rating*: -5.2
2025 National Rank*: #3962
2025 State Rank*: #90
5-Year Dynasty Rating (Average 2019-2024 Rating): 12.7
5-Year Dynasty National Rank: #2924
2025 Rating vs. 5-Year Dynasty Rating Comparison*: worse by 17.9
5-Year Dynasty Record: 25-24 (14-11 in league)
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2024 Rating): 15.2
Dynasty National Rank: #3765
2025 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison*: worse by 20.4
Dynasty Record: 126-91 (80-55 in league)

HISTORICAL
2024 Overall Record: 2-7
2024 League Record/Finish: 2-3 (tied for 4th)
2024 Points For Average: 19.2
2024 Points Against Average: 30.2
2024 Differential: -11
2024 Wins: #4174 Bondurant-Farrar (Bondurant) (21-14), #10653 Hoover (Des Moines) (43-6)
2024 Losses: #345 North Polk (Alleman) (41-27), #877 Pella (34-21), #1420 Gilbert (41-10), #2032 Indianola (28-7), #2297 Newton (45-11), #2719 Norwalk (35-7), #3541 Winterset (28-26)
2024 Opponents W-L: 57-36
Recent League Championships: 2022, 2010 (tied for 1st; 3A District 8), 2007 (tied for 1st; 3A District 7), 2003 (tied for 1st; 2A District 8)
Winning Streak Entering 2025 Season: 2
Streak List: 10/18/24 Hoover (Des Moines) (43-6), 10/25/24 Bondurant-Farrar (Bondurant) (21-14)

SCHEDULE
2025 Schedule: 8/29 at Newton, 9/5 Indianola, 9/12 Grinnell, 9/19 at Winterset, 9/26 Des Moines North (Des Moines), 10/3 at Gilbert, 10/10 Bondurant-Farrar (Bondurant), 10/17 at North Polk (Alleman), 10/24 at Ballard (Huxley)
Highest-Rated 2025 Regular Season Opponents*: North Polk (Alleman) (26.8), Gilbert (19.2), Ballard (Huxley) (11.1)
Lowest-Rated 2025 Regular Season Opponents*: Des Moines North (Des Moines) (-49.5), Bondurant-Farrar (Bondurant) (-13.3), Winterset (-2.1)
2024 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 15.3
2025 Regular Season Schedule Strength*: 0
2025 vs. 2024 Schedule Strength Comparison*: -15.3
2025 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank*: #34
2025 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank*: #350
2025 Projected Regular Season Record*: 3-6
2025 Projected League Finish*: 4th
2025 Undefeated Regular Season Probability*: less than 1%



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