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GENERAL
Nickname: Bobcats
Colors: Red/White
League: 5A District 2 (moving from 5A Group 4)
Playoff Division: 5A
Playoff Division Rank*: #27

RATINGS
2024 Final Power Rating: -11.7
2024 National Rank: #7441
2024 State Rank: #156
Roster-Based (Players Back/Lost) Rough Rating Adjustment*: +5.2
2025 Starting Power Rating*: -17.1
2025 National Rank*: #6028
2025 State Rank*: #131
5-Year Dynasty Rating (Average 2019-2024 Rating): -10
5-Year Dynasty National Rank: #7650
2025 Rating vs. 5-Year Dynasty Rating Comparison*: worse by 7.1
5-Year Dynasty Record: 16-28 (7-9 in league)
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2024 Rating): 9
Dynasty National Rank: #5388
2025 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison*: worse by 26.1
Dynasty Record: 90-118 (33-67 in league)

HISTORICAL
2024 Overall Record: 2-7
2024 League Record/Finish: 1-3 (5th)
2024 Points For Average: 17
2024 Points Against Average: 30.3
2024 Differential: -13.3
2024 Wins: #6718 Ames (26-21), #10532 Lincoln [Abraham] (Des Moines) (28-14)
2024 Losses: #535 Valley (West Des Moines) (35-8), #2297 Newton (35-0), #3646 Waterloo West (Waterloo) (44-17), #4543 Ottumwa (42-28), #5429 Davenport North (Davenport) (28-14), #5565 Jefferson [Thomas] (Cedar Rapids) (28-7), #5755 Mason City (26-25)
2024 Opponents W-L: 44-43
Recent League Championships: 2009 (4A Central Iowa Metro - Iowa)
Winning Streak Entering 2025 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2025 Schedule: 8/29 Ames, 9/5 at Waterloo East (Waterloo), 9/12 Mason City, 9/19 at Des Moines East (Des Moines), 9/26 Kennedy [John F.] (Cedar Rapids), 10/3 at Waukee, 10/10 Dallas Center-Grimes (Dallas Center), 10/17 at Waterloo West (Waterloo), 10/24 Dowling (West Des Moines)
Highest-Rated 2025 Regular Season Opponents*: Dowling (West Des Moines) (29), Waukee (19.5), Kennedy [John F.] (Cedar Rapids) (-4.2)
Lowest-Rated 2025 Regular Season Opponents*: Des Moines East (Des Moines) (-36.6), Dallas Center-Grimes (Dallas Center) (-26.5), Waterloo East (Waterloo) (-24.4)
2024 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 2.6
2025 Regular Season Schedule Strength*: -8.6
2025 vs. 2024 Schedule Strength Comparison*: -11.2
2025 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank*: #94
2025 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank*: #690
2025 Projected Regular Season Record*: 4-5
2025 Projected League Finish*: 5th
2025 Undefeated Regular Season Probability*: less than 1%



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