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GENERAL
Nickname: Wildcats
Colors: Blue/White
Coach: Dave Lekwa
League: A District 5
Playoff Division: A
Playoff Division Rank*: #38

RATINGS
2024 Final Power Rating: -30.2
2024 National Rank: #10658
2024 State Rank: #225
Roster-Based (Players Back/Lost) Rough Rating Adjustment*: -0.1
Season Scaling/Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment*: -4.9
2025 Starting Power Rating*: -50.4
2025 National Rank*: #11518
2025 State Rank*: #234
5-Year Dynasty Rating (Average 2019-2024 Rating): -23.2
5-Year Dynasty National Rank: #10343
2025 Rating vs. 5-Year Dynasty Rating Comparison*: worse by 27.2
5-Year Dynasty Record: 23-21 (18-13 in league)
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2024 Rating): -22.9
Dynasty National Rank: #13208
2025 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison*: worse by 27.5
Dynasty Record: 57-141 (37-104 in league)

HISTORICAL
2024 Overall Record: 4-5
2024 League Record/Finish: 4-3 (4th)
2024 Points For Average: 29.2
2024 Points Against Average: 29.6
2024 Differential: -0.4
2024 Wins: #11987 Highland (Riverside) (48-14), #13060 Wapello (51-14), #13196 Van Buren County (Keosauqua) (48-7), #13853 Louisa-Muscatine (Letts) (54-0)
2024 Losses: #4552 Lisbon (49-6), #5410 Mediapolis (42-19), #5731 Maquoketa Valley (Delhi) (61-13), #7156 Pekin (Packwood) (48-0), #11149 Danville (31-24)
2024 Opponents W-L: 44-40
Winning Streak Entering 2025 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2025 Schedule: 8/29 B-G-M (Brooklyn), 9/5 Van Buren County (Keosauqua), 9/12 at Danville, 9/19 at North Linn (Troy Mills), 9/26 New London, 10/3 at Wapello, 10/10 at Highland (Riverside), 10/17 Pekin (Packwood)
Highest-Rated 2025 Regular Season Opponents*: North Linn (Troy Mills) (-23.8), Pekin (Packwood) (-23.8), Danville (-50.3)
Lowest-Rated 2025 Regular Season Opponents*: Wapello (-70.7), Van Buren County (Keosauqua) (-63.8), Highland (Riverside) (-54.1)
2024 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -26.7 (-26.6 overall)
2025 Regular Season Schedule Strength*: -35.7
2025 vs. 2024 Schedule Strength Comparison*: -9
2025 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank*: #238
2025 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank*: #1802
2025 Projected Regular Season Record*: 3-5
2025 Projected League Finish*: 2nd
2025 Undefeated Regular Season Probability*: less than 1%



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