Grundy Center (IA) previews home TEAM NOT OFFICIALLY RATED YET; HAVEN'T HEARD BACK FROM COACH GENERAL Nickname: Spartans Colors: Maroon/White Coach: Bob Munson League: 1A District 3 (moving from 1A District 4) Playoff Division: 1A Playoff Division Rank*: #2 RATINGS 2024 Final Power Rating: 44.9 2024 National Rank: #328 2024 State Rank: #3 Historical Reload/Regression Factor*: +6.4 Season Scaling/Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment*: -12.3 2025 Starting Power Rating*: 23.2 2025 National Rank*: #854 2025 State Rank*: #14 5-Year Dynasty Rating (Average 2019-2024 Rating): 35.4 5-Year Dynasty National Rank: #546 2025 Rating vs. 5-Year Dynasty Rating Comparison*: worse by 12.2 5-Year Dynasty Record: 61-3 (27-0 in league) Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2024 Rating): 8.4 Dynasty National Rank: #5565 2025 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison*: better by 14.8 Dynasty Record: 138-88 (80-56 in league) HISTORICAL 2024 Overall Record: 13-0 2024 League Record/Finish: 5-0 (1st) 2024 Points For Average: 39 2024 Points Against Average: 6.8 2024 Differential: +32.2 2024 Wins: #907 Dike-New Hartford (Dike) (21-7), #907 Dike-New Hartford (Dike) (28-7), #1690 Wilton (42-7), #2066 South Hardin (Eldora) (35-0), #2767 Sumner-Fredericksburg (Sumner) (35-6), #4367 Alburnett (41-13), #4630 West Branch (42-7), #5886 Hudson (35-0), #6301 Aplington-Parkersburg (Parkersburg) (43-7), #8268 Pella Christian (Pella) (40-7), #9199 East Marshall (Le Grand) (42-6), #9369 Columbus (Waterloo) (48-6), #11792 Eddyville-Blakesburg-Fremont (Eddyville) (55-16) 2024 Losses: none 2024 Opponents W-L: 73-59 Recent State Championships: 2024, 2023, 2022 (A) Recent League Championships: 2024 (1A District 4), 2023 (1A District 4), 2022 (A District 3), 2021 (A District 3), 2020 (A District 7) Winning Streak Entering 2025 Season: 39 Streak List: 8/26/22 South Hardin (Eldora) (27-6), 9/2/22 Dike-New Hartford (Dike) (17-14), 9/9/22 Wapsie Valley (Fairbank) (20-7), 9/16/22 Hudson (47-0), 9/23/22 AGWSR (Ackley) (35-0), 9/30/22 Nashua-Plainfield (Nashua) (35-8), 10/7/22 BCLUW (Conrad) (56-8), 10/14/22 North Tama (Traer) (42-0), 10/21/22 Belle Plaine (49-0), 10/28/22 Columbus (Columbus Junction) (41-7), 11/4/22 East Buchanan (Winthrop) (20-6), 11/10/22 Woodbury Central (Moville) (49-20), 11/17/22 West Hancock (Britt) (27-0), 8/25/23 Dike-New Hartford (Dike) (7-6), 9/1/23 Aplington-Parkersburg (Parkersburg) (31-7), 9/8/23 Pella Christian (Pella) (38-6), 9/15/23 East Marshall (Le Grand) (49-0), 9/21/23 Columbus (Waterloo) (21-14), 9/29/23 South Hardin (Eldora) (42-14), 10/6/23 Alburnett (35-0), 10/12/23 Hudson (28-3), 10/20/23 Cascade (50-14), 10/27/23 Pella Christian (Pella) (35-12), 11/3/23 Dike-New Hartford (Dike) (40-0), 11/10/23 Columbus (Waterloo) (42-7), 11/16/23 MFL MarMac (Monona) (42-0), 8/30/24 Dike-New Hartford (Dike) (21-7), 9/6/24 Aplington-Parkersburg (Parkersburg) (43-7), 9/13/24 Pella Christian (Pella) (40-7), 9/20/24 East Marshall (Le Grand) (42-6), 9/27/24 Columbus (Waterloo) (48-6), 10/4/24 South Hardin (Eldora) (35-0), 10/11/24 Alburnett (41-13), 10/18/24 Hudson (35-0), 10/25/24 Eddyville-Blakesburg-Fremont (Eddyville) (55-16), 11/1/24 West Branch (42-7), 11/8/24 Sumner-Fredericksburg (Sumner) (35-6), 11/15/24 Wilton (42-7), 11/21/24 Dike-New Hartford (Dike) (28-7) SCHEDULE 2025 Schedule: 8/29 Aplington-Parkersburg (Parkersburg), 9/5 at Columbus (Waterloo), 9/12 at Dike-New Hartford (Dike), 9/19 Garner-Hayfield/Ventura (Garner), 9/26 at Clarion-Goldfield/DOWS (Clarion), 10/3 South Hardin (Eldora), 10/10 at Central Springs (Manly), 10/17 Eagle Grove Highest-Rated 2025 Regular Season Opponents*: Dike-New Hartford (Dike) (18), South Hardin (Eldora) (8), Garner-Hayfield/Ventura (Garner) (-13.7) Lowest-Rated 2025 Regular Season Opponents*: Eagle Grove (-56), Columbus (Waterloo) (-29.4), Clarion-Goldfield/DOWS (Clarion) (-26.8) 2024 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 3.7 (4 overall) 2025 Regular Season Schedule Strength*: -18.8 2025 vs. 2024 Schedule Strength Comparison*: -22.5 2025 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank*: #158 2025 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank*: #1157 2025 Projected Regular Season Record*: 7-1 2025 Projected League Finish*: 1st 2025 Undefeated Regular Season Probability*: 48% We have not yet been able to contact coach to obtain preview info. If you are the coach of this team, please help us by sending us your info. *temporary; not finalized until August 7th Late transfer? Player name spelled incorrectly? Not too late to change it-- please contact this specific preview's author (Please do not contact us about recruiting info; we do NOT originate that data, it is compiled from other sources, so we don't control it) |