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GENERAL
Nickname: Scarlets
Colors: Red/Black
League: 5A District 1 (moving from 5A Group 1)
Playoff Division: 5A
Playoff Division Rank*: #35

RATINGS
2024 Final Power Rating: -18.7
2024 National Rank: #8750
2024 State Rank: #189
Roster-Based (Players Back/Lost) Rough Rating Adjustment*: -3.8
Season Scaling/Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment*: -3.8
2025 Starting Power Rating*: -36.6
2025 National Rank*: #9587
2025 State Rank*: #205
5-Year Dynasty Rating (Average 2019-2024 Rating): -27.2
5-Year Dynasty National Rank: #11050
2025 Rating vs. 5-Year Dynasty Rating Comparison*: worse by 9.4
5-Year Dynasty Record: 6-30 (2-14 in league)
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2024 Rating): 6.2
Dynasty National Rank: #6180
2025 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison*: worse by 42.8
Dynasty Record: 85-115 (50-51 in league)

HISTORICAL
2024 Overall Record: 3-6
2024 League Record/Finish: 1-3 (5th)
2024 Points For Average: 13.1
2024 Points Against Average: 31.1
2024 Differential: -18
2024 Wins: #9155 Roosevelt [Theodore] (Des Moines) (25-20), #10532 Lincoln [Abraham] (Des Moines) (40-14), #10782 Des Moines North (Des Moines) (20-16)
2024 Losses: #848 Ankeny Centennial (Ankeny) (44-7), #3525 Urbandale (42-0), #4543 Ottumwa (48-12), #5041 Lincoln [Abraham] (Council Bluffs) (35-6), #5565 Jefferson [Thomas] (Cedar Rapids) (24-8), #6176 Sioux City North (Sioux City) (37-0)
2024 Opponents W-L: 33-50
Recent League Championships: 2009 (tied for 1st; 4A Central Iowa Metro - Metro), 2007 (Central Iowa Metro - Metro)
Winning Streak Entering 2025 Season: 1
Streak List: 10/25/24 Roosevelt [Theodore] (Des Moines) (25-20)

SCHEDULE
2025 Schedule: 8/29 Des Moines North (Des Moines), 9/5 Roosevelt [Theodore] (Des Moines), 9/12 at Ottumwa, 9/19 Marshalltown, 9/26 at Northwest (Waukee), 10/3 at Norwalk, 10/10 Iowa City, 10/17 at Lincoln [Abraham] (Des Moines), 10/24 Southeast Polk (Pleasant Hill)
Highest-Rated 2025 Regular Season Opponents*: Southeast Polk (Pleasant Hill) (37.3), Northwest (Waukee) (17), Iowa City (14.2)
Lowest-Rated 2025 Regular Season Opponents*: Des Moines North (Des Moines) (-49.5), Lincoln [Abraham] (Des Moines) (-43.1), Roosevelt [Theodore] (Des Moines) (-23.4)
2024 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -4.8
2025 Regular Season Schedule Strength*: -8.6
2025 vs. 2024 Schedule Strength Comparison*: -3.8
2025 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank*: #94
2025 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank*: #690
2025 Projected Regular Season Record*: 2-7
2025 Projected League Finish*: 6th
2025 Undefeated Regular Season Probability*: less than 1%



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