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GENERAL
Nickname: Cardinals
Colors: Red/White
Coach: Jon Pedersen
League: A District 7 (moving from A District 6)
Playoff Division: A
Playoff Division Rank*: #45

COLLEGE PROSPECT LOST TO GRADUATION
Tariq Miller 6'3" 285 Senior IOL

RATINGS
2024 Final Power Rating: -38.9
2024 National Rank: #11830
2024 State Rank: #243
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment*: -0.6
Season Scaling/Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment*: -9.5
2025 Starting Power Rating*: -59.7
2025 National Rank*: #12461
2025 State Rank*: #248
5-Year Dynasty Rating (Average 2019-2024 Rating): -18.1
5-Year Dynasty National Rank: #9406
2025 Rating vs. 5-Year Dynasty Rating Comparison*: worse by 41.6
5-Year Dynasty Record: 19-25 (11-16 in league)
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2024 Rating): -9.1
Dynasty National Rank: #10572
2025 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison*: worse by 50.6
Dynasty Record: 99-105 (59-76 in league)

HISTORICAL
2024 Overall Record: 2-6
2024 League Record/Finish: 1-5 (6th)
2024 Points For Average: 11.3
2024 Points Against Average: 38.6
2024 Differential: -27.3
2024 Wins: #12802 Nodaway Valley (Greenfield) (22-6), #13214 Martensdale-St. Mary's (Martensdale) (20-15)
2024 Losses: #3642 Madrid (49-0), #5531 Mount Ayr (54-14), #6060 Earlham (41-12), #7637 Lynnville-Sully (Sully) (45-0), #8258 Wayne (Corydon) (30-6), #8833 North Mahaska (New Sharon) (69-16)
2024 Opponents W-L: 36-37
Recent League Championships: 2019 (A District 8)
Winning Streak Entering 2025 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2025 Schedule: 8/29 Saydel (Des Moines), 9/5 at Nodaway Valley (Greenfield), 9/12 Southwest Valley (Corning), 9/19 at Colfax-Mingo (Colfax), 9/26 Mount Ayr, 10/3 at Adair-Casey/Guthrie Center (Guthrie Center), 10/10 at Riverside (Oakland), 10/17 AHSTW (Avoca)
Highest-Rated 2025 Regular Season Opponents*: Adair-Casey/Guthrie Center (Guthrie Center) (-1.5), AHSTW (Avoca) (-8.8), Riverside (Oakland) (-14.8)
Lowest-Rated 2025 Regular Season Opponents*: Nodaway Valley (Greenfield) (-67.6), Colfax-Mingo (Colfax) (-58.1), Saydel (Des Moines) (-47.3)
2024 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -18.9
2025 Regular Season Schedule Strength*: -32.8
2025 vs. 2024 Schedule Strength Comparison*: -13.9
2025 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank*: #226
2025 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank*: #1679
2025 Projected Regular Season Record*: 2-6
2025 Projected League Finish*: 6th
2025 Undefeated Regular Season Probability*: less than 1%



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