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GENERAL
Nickname: Wildcats
Colors: Royal Blue/Gold
League: 3A District 1 (moving from 3A District 2)
Playoff Division: 3A
Playoff Division Rank*: #2

RATINGS
2024 Final Power Rating: 34.6
2024 National Rank: #782
2024 State Rank: #12
Roster-Based (Players Back/Lost) Rough Rating Adjustment*: +2.1
Season Scaling/Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment*: -3.7
2025 Starting Power Rating*: 21.9
2025 National Rank*: #928
2025 State Rank*: #16
5-Year Dynasty Rating (Average 2019-2024 Rating): 24.2
5-Year Dynasty National Rank: #1410
2025 Rating vs. 5-Year Dynasty Rating Comparison*: worse by 2.3
5-Year Dynasty Record: 42-14 (19-6 in league)
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2024 Rating): 14.1
Dynasty National Rank: #4031
2025 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison*: better by 7.8
Dynasty Record: 122-97 [123-96 on the field] (76-59 in league)

HISTORICAL
2024 Overall Record: 11-2
2024 League Record/Finish: 5-0 (1st)
2024 Points For Average: 25
2024 Points Against Average: 16.7
2024 Differential: +8.3
2024 Wins: #1169 Mt. Vernon (28-25), #1272 Van Meter (28-21), #1328 Algona (21-20), #1941 Ballard (Huxley) (21-16), #2052 Solon (35-3), #2159 Clear Lake (13-10), #2159 Clear Lake (23-13), #3210 Spencer (27-10), #3907 Webster City (28-14), #4615 Hampton-Dumont/CAL (Hampton) (28-10), #7650 Charles City (42-0)
2024 Losses: #273 Wahlert (Dubuque) (49-14), #345 North Polk (Alleman) (26-17)
2024 Opponents W-L: 96-43
Recent State Championships: 2006
Recent League Championships: 2024 (3A District 2), 2022 (tied for 1st; 3A District 2), 2021 (3A District 2), 2012 (tied for 1st; 3A District 3), 2006 (3A District 2), 2005 (tied for 1st)
Winning Streak Entering 2025 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2025 Schedule: 8/29 Spencer, 9/5 vs Clear Lake, 9/12 at Carroll, 9/19 at Ballard (Huxley), 9/26 Webster City, 10/3 at Algona, 10/10 at MOC-Floyd Valley (Orange City), 10/17 Bishop Heelan Catholic (Sioux City), 10/24 at Sioux Center
Highest-Rated 2025 Regular Season Opponents*: Algona (18.5), MOC-Floyd Valley (Orange City) (11.6), Ballard (Huxley) (11.1)
Lowest-Rated 2025 Regular Season Opponents*: Sioux Center (-10.9), Spencer (-7.9), Webster City (-3.3)
2024 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 17.5 (22.1 overall)
2025 Regular Season Schedule Strength*: 3.9
2025 vs. 2024 Schedule Strength Comparison*: -13.6
2025 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank*: #19
2025 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank*: #276
2025 Projected Regular Season Record*: 8-1
2025 Projected League Finish*: 1st
2025 Undefeated Regular Season Probability*: 18%



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