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GENERAL
Nickname: Lions
Colors: Red/Black
Coach: Tim Lovell
League: 5A District 6 (moving from 5A Group 5)
Playoff Division: 5A
Playoff Division Rank*: #16

RATINGS
2024 Final Power Rating: 17.8
2024 National Rank: #2240
2024 State Rank: #51
Roster-Based (Players Back/Lost) Rough Rating Adjustment*: -4.1
2025 Starting Power Rating*: 7.2
2025 National Rank*: #2185
2025 State Rank*: #53
5-Year Dynasty Rating (Average 2019-2024 Rating): 11.5
5-Year Dynasty National Rank: #3109
2025 Rating vs. 5-Year Dynasty Rating Comparison*: worse by 4.3
5-Year Dynasty Record: 25-21 (12-6 in league)
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2024 Rating): 14.8
Dynasty National Rank: #3857
2025 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison*: worse by 7.6
Dynasty Record: 97-112 (61-52 in league)

HISTORICAL
2024 Overall Record: 7-3
2024 League Record/Finish: 4-1 (2nd)
2024 Points For Average: 33.6
2024 Points Against Average: 19.3
2024 Differential: +14.3
2024 Wins: #1940 Cedar Falls (28-27), #2136 Iowa City (28-27), #3314 Kennedy [John F.] (Cedar Rapids) (21-7), #5373 Washington [George] (Cedar Rapids) (41-10), #7322 Muscatine (47-7), #7959 Dubuque (50-0), #11028 Davenport West (Davenport) (55-6)
2024 Losses: #959 Ankeny (47-21), #1314 Pleasant Valley (35-21), #2020 Bettendorf (27-24)
2024 Opponents W-L: 42-54
Recent League Championships: 2019 (tied for 1st; 4A District 4), 2014 (4A District 5), 2011 (4A Mississippi Valley - Mississippi), 2009 (tied for 1st; 4A Mississippi Valley - Valley)
Winning Streak Entering 2025 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2025 Schedule: 8/29 Prairie (Cedar Rapids), 9/5 at Ankeny Centennial (Ankeny), 9/12 at Liberty (North Liberty), 9/19 Kennedy [John F.] (Cedar Rapids), 9/26 at Davenport Central (Davenport), 10/3 Pleasant Valley, 10/10 at Muscatine, 10/17 Cedar Falls, 10/24 at Iowa City West (Iowa City)
Highest-Rated 2025 Regular Season Opponents*: Liberty (North Liberty) (29.4), Iowa City West (Iowa City) (23.1), Ankeny Centennial (Ankeny) (16.9)
Lowest-Rated 2025 Regular Season Opponents*: Davenport Central (Davenport) (-31.5), Muscatine (-23.5), Kennedy [John F.] (Cedar Rapids) (-4.2)
2024 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 8.8 (9.5 overall)
2025 Regular Season Schedule Strength*: 4
2025 vs. 2024 Schedule Strength Comparison*: -4.8
2025 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank*: #17
2025 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank*: #272
2025 Projected Regular Season Record*: 5-4
2025 Projected League Finish*: 3rd
2025 Undefeated Regular Season Probability*: less than 1%



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